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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Christian NENDEAV0RNOTEs
DECEMBER NINETEENTH
Topic - Our Christmas Gifts Ma.

'oP'o our Christmas Gifts = Matt
2: III.
Gods Gift to us. Q Cor. 9. 15
Christs gift-Himself. Eph. s: o..
81. " 90
The heart to God. Prov. 90. 92.9e
The life TO service. Rom. Is. tx
substance to the poor. John ..
1919. '0in o.
ourselves to Christ. Matt. q. 1900
The best gift the wise men bronah.
to the infant Jesus was the faith t5o,
led them to make that long iournsn
". q. ''U'"ey
lnsincerity, like that of Herod will
spoil any gift and vitiate any Chris,
mas ". 81.
The star that will lead us tn cbr,.,
is love. Any love, so 1t be nnre anS
strong, will lead us to Him " 1o 'U
Gold for the King, frankinceneo d.
the God, and myrrh for the death y,
the mortal Man that was to coma on y,
Calvary ". IL.
Suggestive Thoughts.
You do not know the Joy of giving
till you have given what costs some
thing. a piece of yourself with your
gift. ''D'
Your gift will be failure IL Won
give not what your friend wants but
what you think he ought to want
Let 1t be a merry Christmas no less
than a holy one, and a holy one M
less than merry.
The peace on earth" is primarily
in mems hearts before it can be peace
among the nations; that is a result Of
peace in mems hearts.
illustrations.
AS some people spend Christmas
their Christmas tree has been sawed
up into a bargain counter.
The stocking Is q good symbol OF
Cristmas giving, as small presents
that will fit the stocking, are usually
the best.
The Christmas star has five points:
love to God, love to man, thoughtful.
ness, self denial and Joy.
The first Christmas tree is the tree
on which hung our Savior, Gods un.
speakable Gift to the world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
An Engineer.

How can man die bette. than the
locomotive engineer in that Virginia
wreck? Tennessee has reason to be
proud of him. Although he was in
bitter pain, scalded, hurt to death, he
begged those who came to his assis-
tance to let him alone and help the
passengers. No passenger. however,
needed aid, and the would-be rescu-
ers offered whisky. The injured man
refused, until four men had smelled
his breath. to bear witness that he
had not been drinking when the
wreck occurred. "All an engineer
has is his record" he said, "and he
cannot afford to have anything
against that" Then he died. It is
sad to die, to leave a wife and chill
dren, friends, work and this bright
world. but It is well to go, when the
call sounds, in the spirit Of the engi-
neer, Samuel Bush Golfers Week
ly
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Our Sphere of Service.

Our Lord did not give the wretched
man whom He had found lurking
among the tombs and cured the priv
ilege of accompanying Him. He did
not send him as missionary to some
distant city. He told him to go home
to the friends who had seen him in
his degradation. to those who knew
his history, and tell them what great
things had been done for him. Those
who receive Gods blessings should
not forget their obligations TO those
nearest them. Our first duty lies
within the little sphere In which we
move in our common daily living. TO
fill that well is our greatest privilege,
and in 1t is embodied our greatest
blessing II we will but claim 1t.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
leavening the Lump--Luke 49,: 90
21-Mlsslons.

<I-mtSSlOn5,
In other parts Of the New Testa.
ment heaven is used as a symbol OF
evil forces which tend to spread moral
corruption-"a little leaven leaveneth
the lump" says the apostle. And some
writers have tried to show that in this
passage also the word Heaven" is
used to represent corrupting infu.
ences that our Lord foresees will be
set at work in the kingdom by It's
enemies. But leaven is not necessari.
ly evil; it is life. 1t may produce
evil effects, or good effects, depending
on the sort OF leaven it is and on the
material in which 1t works. The main
thing is that life tends to reproduce
itself, whether 1t Is good or evil.
Leaven is an example of the rapidly
and thoroughness with which some
forms of life, under favorable condi.
tions, are multiplied, until they have
penetrated to every part of the mate
rial into which they were introduced.
So leaven, in spite of its being often
used as figure of i'll, Is fit symbol
of our religious capacity for expansion
and extension. 1t has been introduced
into the world, a living, aggressive
force. 1t persists in surviving, even
when conditions are not favorable,
When the conditions change for the
better 1t spreads with astonishing rap
idity and vigor.
How the First Gospel Leaven Worked
There Is no better missionary guide
book than the Acts of the Apostles. In
that book the records of the first ex'
pansion of Christianity are not only
proofs OF the faiths early power, but
inspiring prophecies Of its presentday
possibilities.
In Acts we see now the lump OF the
Roman empire was leavened. Begin.
ming at Jerusalem, the good news OF
salvation spread until ii touched the
edges of the world. From Scotland
to the Sahara the lands had heard the
Word; from Spain to the Assyrian
rivers missionaries could be found.
Leaven in meal must have favor
able conditions. The gospel In the
first century was helped In Its pro,
Tess by the conditions Of the woria
into which 1t came.
The Roman empire was unity
Throughout its whole extent there was
one law. one authority, one supreme
power. Never since has an imperlai
standard foated over so large pro
portion of the civilized world. IL S
easy to see what this political uniiy
meant. holding every part OF the worlo
rs open as every other part 10 'n0
missionary's work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
A Present Chrlst.

We need not only ths risen Christ
but the returned Christ; not only the
historic Christ. nor the heavenly. bat
the spiritual, the intimate. the hus-
hand of the soul in its daily vigor.
its daily conflict, Its daily fear, It's
daily joy. its daily sorrow. its daily
faith, hope, love. We need, oh! how
We need, Lord and Master. Lover
and King of our single, inmost,
shameful, precious souls. the Giver
and the Goal of our most personal
salvation, Conscience without our
conscience, and a Heart amidst our
heart and its ruins and It's resurrec-
tion.-P. T. Forsyth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
QunllfY OF Mil,

A great many persons have held
the mistaken notion that with certain
kinds of feeding the COW will increase
the per cent. of butter fat. An Eng
lish dairyman after much experience
says:
THE quality OF the milk yielded
by a cow depends more upon the indl-
viduality Of the COW than upon any
other factor, and that a COW is not
merely machine into which one can
pat a certain amount OF food OF
known composition with the sure
knowledge that one win get milk OF
equally known composition. A COW
Is a machine certainly. but one whose
fdIosyucrasics. as expressed In the
quality OF the milk she produces, can
only be ascertained by actual testing
Hence the need for testing cows for
the quality an well as the quantity OF
their milk Is brought out. BY such a
proeee.ung and by breeding only from
those sRps which give milk rich in
~ 80 -,
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Prohibition is Not Conf. catory.

The cleverest thini that has ap-
peared in the daily press in years in
reference to the liquor mems claim
that prohibition is or mounts to
,confiscation," is the following from
the Detroit News:
The liquor business has no stand
ing before the law. 1t has no rights.
IL Is merely tolerated by society. A
license is not property. It Is not me-
sotiable. When 1t expires that is the
end OF the States special obligation.
The contract has been fulfilled
ana Is dead-what is there to do
about it?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
The Cost Of seIf.Resnect.

No one can.respect himself, or have
that sublime faith In himself, which
is essential to all high achievements,
when he puts mean. half-hearted,
slipshod service into what he does.
He cannot get his highest self-appro-
val until he does his level best. No
man can do his best, or call out the
highest thing in him, while he re-
CARDS his occupation as drudgery or
q bOre.-Seottish Reformer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
True Faith,

True faith in God such as will al
ways help. grows out of knowing His
character. II is built on the three
words, God is love-" and thus 1t is
a heart-faith, or love-faith. 1t is
faith that God will ever do what is
in accordance with love, and nothing
contrary to IL. II is a faith that as
God is love, 30 He will be toward
you everything that love can mean
---pitiful, sympathetic and helpful.
In return 1t trusts and does not wor-
ry, no matter what the circumstances
are.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Adulteration Common.

DR.. Joseph p. Remington, dean of
the Philadelphia College of Phar-
macy, recently testified in court that
analysis Of fifty barrels of Bourbon
whisky disclosed the presence of re-
tuse from sugar manufactures, am
monia. poisonous eolorlng matter and
sulphuric acid, DR.. Remington ex-
pressed the opinion that such adul-
teration of whisky is very common.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Bell Ringer For seventy Years.

Mr.. John Skinner. aged eighty-six.
assisted In the ringing of two peals
on Broadclyst bells last week In cele-
bration OF his birthday He has rung
at all the principal events OF the pc
riod at Exeter Cathedral for upward
OF seventy years. including Queen
yictoria's coronation in 1898. her
wedding in 1899. both her jubilees
and King Edwards birth and ,coro-
nation He Is believed to be the old
est ringer In the country. London
Standard.
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EHi0US TRUTHSI
| From the Writings of Great !
| Preachers.
HEAVENLY FATHER
KNOWETH."
your

When the stars in my heavens grow dim
and die,
And alone in the blackness seem to lie.
When the arms / leaned on are breaking
reeds,
And my bitter prayer echoes btterer
needs.
When wrongs oppress and injustice tears.
| bless Him to know I've God who cares!
Pacific Baptist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
THE PRODUCER.

"Does your husband play cards for
money!"
Judging from practical results"
answered young Mrs. Torkins. IT
should say not. But all the other
men in the game do."--washington
Star.
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Nicny Virtues.

Manhood Is not fully grown until it
measures up to the religious life of
Christ. All manly virtues should be
illumined by religion; and religion
should be interpreted in the language
of manly virtues.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
on of sassnfras For insect Bites,

1t is not generally known how val
liable a preventive against the bites
OF mosquitoes, fieas, gnats. midges.
ETC., oil of sassafras is. The fact has
recently been recorded again by A.
T. Girdler. II In susceptible per-
son the oil Is applied at once to the
place that has been bitten 1t almost
invariably prevents the poisoning al
together. II applied to the infiamed
spot day or two after the bite 1t at
once stops the irritation.
To those who live In the country
and whose life is made burden by
undue susceptibility to insect bites
and to those who have not yet re-
turned from holiday making in re-
gions infested by biting insects oil of
sassafras should be great boon and
It Is harmless as an external eppli-
cation. London Globe.
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Restraining n Horse.

An cid horseman gave me his way
OF restraining fractions horse which
answers the purpose in good shape.
1t is a strap from the foreles little
above the knee to the halter and fast
ened with buckles at each end. The
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16

strap is two feet long or about right
to hold the head nearly level. The
contrivance makes unruly action very
difficult and unplesaant for the horse,
and he finally learns to behave with
out its aid. A. L., Mlddlesex Coun-
ty, Connecticut.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16

Japan's postal and telegraph re-
ceipts for 1908 were s1S.730.000. q
gain OF s22b.000 over 1907
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
A coNsIsrENr REASON

Brooke-''so you're not taking tie
electrical treatment" =
Lynn--"No; they charged me tco
much--Harper's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18
Destruction by Raf..

There are those who declare thal nothing is created in vain, and that rats and mice are in some way benefit to mankind It is hard to see just how. The statistician of the Agricul- tural Bureau at Washington computes that they create S15.OOO.COO damage g year. That Is the real money damage. saying nothing of the annoyance. AS an offset. the rat catchers of the world sell about S1.Oo0.OO0 worth of skins per year, and the furriers work them and sell them for five times that sum. It is estimated that a full-grown rat wfn eat six bushels of corn per year.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18

with great care and went out, presum- ably to call on the Considines, for three or four evenings hand running. At other times he remained in his room for an even more extended peri cd, reading "Lalla Rookh" and other poetry of distinctly sentimental na- ture. If Spink spoke to him he replied in monosyllables and he sighed until his companion complained of the draft. His appetite for breakfast was poor and occasionally he neglected to shave himself. Spink, who was not young man of great experience, was inclined to attribute all this to liver trouble. That made Mosier mad.
 What is it, then?" asked Spink.
 At last it came out, in a despairing explosion.
 Its Miss Considlne." confessed Withrop.
 What about herr" Spink inquired. What's wrong with herr"
 What's wrong with herr" echoed Mosier. "Nothing's wrong with her. It's me. Tommy, I'm afraid I've all lowed myself to fall in love with her"
 T don't see why that should make you feel bad" said Spink.
 You don't?" said Mosier. 'Why, you must be crazyl Do you think its nothing to be consumed with a hope less passion? You wait till you have one and see how you'll feel, that's all"
 You chump!" said his friend. 'Why should it be hopeless? I don't see anything hopeless about 1t. Brace up and go after her"
 "I?" said the modest young man. "I go after her? Ae fellow like me? Why, the idea Is preposterousl You've seen Miss Considine, haven't you?
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18
Feeding of EEEs.

Hens will not refuse to lay provid- ing the conditions which surround them are favorable for egg production. Of course, hen cannot keep on laying all the time, nor will some hens lay even for a majority of the time. but the farmer who provides the correct condi- tions of housing, feeding and general management will find that he will not be entirely without eggs at any time of the year. Of course, it is not the hens nature to lay at this time of the year, but if she is comfortably housed and we'll fed. the farmer will find, that the hen after all really has little senti- ment as to just which season she shall produce her eggs.
 Getting eggs is not entirely matter of feeding. yet if we feed correctly the obstacle to laying. Maturity and vigor are two important things in the hens that are to be heavy winter layers. Keep the hens in a thrifty, vigorous condition. and be sure and feed a Va riety. These things count for a great deal toward success. Corn. oats and wheat are the three principal grain feeds, but there are others that may well be fed by way of variety and the meat and green stuff in some form should never be neglected Give any kind of meat scraps or prepared meat foods, as 1t pays. Try to keep the hens under conditions as near like those In existence at spring time as you can, and you will not suffer severely from an egg famine. This is nothing impos- sible, and briefly, only means comfort able housing, variety of feeds green stuff and meat scraps. and sanitary quarters.-Agricultur Epitomist.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18

You don't seem overjoyed," remark ed Spink.
 ''Of course. I'm overjoyed," declared Mosier. "Why shouldn't I be?"
 "Lalla Rookh" went back to the book shelf and stayed there. Three evenings in each week Mosier dressed with particular care and went to see his affianced, but he showed none of the exhilaration, none of the bubbling joy that might have been expected un- der the circumstances. AS time went on he began to look most unhappy and his calls upon his betrothed became shorter and shorter in duration.
 'Winny," said Spink one evening, ''what's the matter with you and Daisy? I notice you don't talk about her any more. Is anything wrong?"
 Mosier considered a long while be- fore replying. Tommy" he said at last, 'T am wondering if haven't made a mistake. I know I can confide in you, and I don't mind saying that I've my doubts about Daisy. I've felt for some tlme-almost from the first that there was something wrong and that she wasn't all I once thought she was"
 "Why?" asked Spink.
 Hasn't 1t ever occurred to you?' said Mosier. Tommy, if there isn't something wrong, why do you suppose she accepted mel"
 Spink considered in his turn. "If understand you, Mosier." he said. you have a suspicion that at the very least she showed she hadn't very good sense. don't know but you may be right, too. I'm inclined to think that you are."-Chicago Daily News.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18
WEALTH IN LITTLE THINGS.
Many Accumulate Fortunes on What
 the World Throws Away.

Many Accumulate Fortunes on What
 the World Throws Away.
 "A Chinaman will live on what a Frenchman throws away; Frenchman will live on what a German throws away; a German will live on what an Englishman throws away; an English man will live on what an American throws away" We are the most wasteful people in the world. This. says writer in Success, is so much the better for these who deal in our trade of unconsidered trlfies, has pros pered in America more than in all other countries. In Boston lives a dealer who has accumulated more than million dollars; several of his coni- petitors could sign cheeks in six fig ures. The leading dealer in Provi- dence, who handles nothing but scrap iron, is worth half a million. Phila- delphia has two junk millionaires ana a cluster of near-millionaires. One of these Philadelphia dealers has half million invested in buildings and equipment alone. Ground in New York Is too costly for many large ware houses or iron yards, and most of them are located in New Jersey. Scat tered over that State are dozen deal CTS who have made S50.000, S100,O0O, S2O0,G00, S5O0,c0o from that which the metropolis has thrown away. One of these New Jersey dealers recently bought the greatest 'lot" of junk ever handled in the worlds ElstOry-the old iron and refuse which the French abandoned at Panama. The original cost of this material was about $20.- 100000. What was the tune of the mere song he paid for 1t, or how much he has made by selling off the scrap iron and metal, no one has ever dared to estimate.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18

dows for light, a tight door below separating same from the feed room to keep out dust and odors. The Eiiage is dropped down this chute, and from there shovelIed to the mixing boxes-one for the cows and one for the horses. There are two bins in the feed room and two more may be lOcat- cd on the floor above and connected by small spouts for drawing of the grain. These spouts may be located di- rectly over the mixing boxes. All hay is supposed to be fed from above, one hay chute being provided for each two stalls.
 The milk room being located Gs 1t is, the milk may be taken to it at once. In this room should be located the separator; also plenty of clean water i; if possible running water should be provided. The shop is a very neces- sary room, and 1t will save many small repair bills. In it may be stored the nails, bolts, etc. Tn the horse barn the harness room is located in the center, which makes it handy to all parts of the same. The two box stalls provide room for both male animals as well as sick and ailing ones.
 The hay bay is supposed to be open clear to the roof. However, some farmers may wish to arrange this space different. The partition sepa- rating the cows from the center sec ton is boarded or plastered up tight. except the calf pen. to separate the COWS from any odors, dust or dirt from the other animals. The box stalls, however, in both the COW and horse barn are so constructed that the in- mates may have a good view of the other ainmals. They like company, and will do better if they can see their neighbors.
 The floors of the COW stable, the milk room, feed room and silo are of cement, the gutter being formed in the floor and having a four-inch drain at the rear leading to the manure pit. The stalls are made to fit both long and short cows The first stall in front is four feet wide and five feet long. The rear stall is three feet six inches wide and four feet eight inches long. The stalls then slope from front to the rear, each stall being slightly shorter. Stalls are now con- structed in so many different ways that 1t Is hardly worth while to men, hon them. every COW man having his
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18
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own views of the matter. However, It is wise to so build them that the stall may be easily cleaned and washed. This construction will comply with all sanitary requirements of inspectors. The floor of the horse stable may be of cement or clay.
 The location, the local supply of materials, etc, will of course govern to a certain extent the material enter ing the construction of any building, and, in fact, all buildings. The barn as shown is twelve feet to the caves and thirty-eight feet to the peak; the silo is thirty-eight or forty feet high.
 The barn should, of course. have a good foundation of stone, brick or cement. On many farms 1t has been the practice to build a small shed here and there and the stock is scat tered all over the farm. This causes an unnecessary lot of labor to care for them; also an unsightly appearance to the surroundings. In constructing a barn of this sort 1t will not be neces- sary to do all the work before the same may be used, but a portion of 1t may be left until time and perhaps your purse will allow 1t to be finished. -Wallace's Farmer.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-18
Barn for Mixed Farming.

The farmer who can so adjust his work that he may dispense with the help of ore man is lucky indeed, but many a farmer has done so by sim ply changing his system of feeding and caring for the stock; also by so dis posing of the grain and hay that in- stead Of hauling many tons of it to market it is fed on the farm, and the beef, pork. butter, cheese, etc, sold This allows the farmer to restore to the ground at least part of the fer tility in the shape of manure.
 The barn plan shown herewith in Sle two illustrations, the ground plan and the perspective view, is so ar ranged that ore man may feed and care for the stock in a short time. As shown on the floor plan, the barn will accommodate fourteen cows, twelve horses, has box stalls for both the cows and horses, also a large calf pen. The installation of manure carriers and hay fork is very easy. and these will soon pay for themselves in the labor saved feature of the barn not to be overlooked is the arrange ment of the feed room and silo. The four-foot chute extends the entire length of the silo, and has small win