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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-23

Laymen's Mission Movement.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. ga large
number of delegates have arrived to-
day to attend the Interdenominational
Laymen's Missionary Movement
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Praying without Watching.

II don't know how it is" said
a servant girl on her way to the Bible
Glass;; my temper is always getting
the better of me. Then my mistress
scolds. Yet / never run downstairs
without asking God for grace to be
meek all day."
"Oh. dear!" sighed a fair-faced
maiden, just returned from church.
Another service over. and haven't
brought single word away. / made
such good resolves this morning when
! said my prayers, but Kate's and
Mary's bonnets put them all to
flight"
1T seems as IL the public house Is
stronger than the Lord Himself"
complained man who rarely started
to his work without sense OF shame
at having spent SO much of his hard
earned money overnight on beer.
The parson bids us ask the Lord to
lead us past the door. I don't know
what He does for other folk; He
been for want of asking Him.
Il never meant to have wasted
such long time gossiping," sighed a
woman, 'for what are Mrs. Browns
affairs to me? It's my besetting sin,
] know. l thought of 1t, too, yester-
day at church. when / said, Lead us
not into temptation but now I'm all
behind again."
The girl who let those precious
hours OF the service slip had thought
OF little else but dress and vanity the
whole week through. What wonder.
then, II new bonnets drove out of her
head the resolutions that she made
upon her knees.
The man who prayed that God
would lead him past the public house
never tried to help himself; and SO
with the woman and her besetting
sin OF gossiping.
God has little help for those who
do not strive against their sins as
well as say their prayers.
''If regard iniquity in my heart"
the Psalmist says-if / delight in It.
that is to say-"the Lord will not
hear me. psalm G6:1S.l-Young
Peoples Paper.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
A Shortage I'm the PIG Crop.

The American Swineherd says:
"From the general tenor of letters re-
ceiyed from breeders in the different
parts OF the country we are led to be-
lieve that the pig crop will be demon
strared a short one. The fact is we
have been getting into this condition
for eighteen months or more. High
priced grain and pork below a COM
parative price of grain caused people
to market their hogs close and to save
fewer sows. AS one man said in the
Office It is very hard to convince a
farmer, when he can get seventy
cents cash a bushel for his corn at
his town elevator, that 1t was not his
duty to cash It in there instead of
feeding It to hogs or any other ami
mails. The shortage is showing in
the number OF hogs that are being
marketed. as they are below previous
years, while the number of consumers
are constantly increasing"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
THE WARFARE AGAINST DRINK
TEMPERANCE BATTLE GATHERS
STRENGTH EVERY DAY.
Sobricty in Business.


That there is now in business cir.
cles a firm and effectual conviction
that alcohol should play little or no
part In the relations between buyer
and seller is emphatically stated by
a writer in the Journal of Commerce
In an article contrasting with past
conditions the present refusal OF the
big wholesale houses to pay expense
accounts that only a few years ago
were passed as matter OF course
Then the out OF town merchant in
most cases expected, when he came
to New York, to be taken In hand by
an agent or representative of the firm
whose goods he was going to buy and
to be carried for several days and
nights from one festive scene to an
other, not all of which could have
been explicitly described, even in
these tolerant days. Now the buyers
have come to the conclusion that the
obligations thus incurred do not tend
to facilitate the exercise of the best
judgment in the selection OF goods,
while the statesmen have for the most
part decided that even though "the
house" were willing to pay the cost
of drinks taken and given in the
course of business, its checks could
not restore health shattered by sys-
tematized conviviallty.
With both sides thus agreed, man.
ners and morals In the wholesale
district have been vastly improved
and reformed, and though there is
practically no direct demand for or
incubation of total abstinence, moth
ing more than the most moderate in
dulgence is often tolerated, and, other
things being equal the total abstainer
gets the preference as regards both
employment and promotion This, of
course, is real advance of temper
ance, founded on no fanatical notion
that 1t is wrong" to drink, no mat
ter how moderately, but upon reason
and experience-upon the practical
observation of men and affairs, and
the belief that he who would contend
successfully in the battles of business
should have all his wits about him
all the time.
The argument from expediency
may not be the highest, but It is not
low one, and It is unanswerable
by anybody to whom II has been
brought home. When almost every
body drank hard or at least freely,
success was not so much imperiled by
it as now when the relative number
of drinkers and non-drinkers has been
reversed. and the man with the dis
turbed and muddled brain has to
compete, not with others in like
state, but with those in full possess
sion of such faculties and abilities as
kindly nature has given them.-New
York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Potash Requircd With Lime,

Many farmers have an idea that
lime will unlock the stores of insolu-
BILE potash In the soil AMI make 1t
available for plant food. But when
you ask for their reasons you viii
find them very uncertain and unable
to substantiate their opinions either
with the results of experiment station
work or practical experiments on their
own farms. Properly used lime Is
! one OF the most valuable aids to sue
cessful farming. but when used with
out fertilizer 1t will impoverish the
soil, as shown by the old English pro-
I verb: Lime without manure will
make the farm and the farmer DOOR,"
There Is nothing gained by making
eytravagant claims for the use of
lime, and that II makes any Of the
potash in the soil available Is very
doubtful and not supported by expert
ments so far as l can learn. In fact
my experience is that an application
OF potash viii give much better re-
suits with lime than without It, which
would not be the case II the lime
nado any quantity of potash avail
able. In addition to its effect In
sweetening the soil, all four mate
riais, life, nitrogen, phosphorlc acid
ana potash are necessary for plant
I growth. No one element will answer
{ the purpose without the other. but
all are necessary to obtain the best
results. An experiment conducted
with fertilizers at the Ohio expert
ment station shows the increased
yield OF clover In tho hay crop in ro-
tatlon of corn, oats, wheat. clover and
timothy, the lime being applied to
the corn crop. Acid phosphate and
lime gave anincrease of 1s47 pounds;
acid phosphate, potash and lime gave
an Increase of 1881 pounds, a gain of
GA pounds for the use of potash with
the lime and phosphoric acid, and
this in soil that the authorities say
Is very deficient In phosphorlc acid
and lime and supposed to have fair
amount OF potash. The weight OF
evidence goes TO show that the use OF
potash and lime should go hand in
hand. Still the farmer should not
follow any experiment blindly, but
rather test his soil for himself and
find out the properties OF lime, phos-
phoric acid. nitrogen and potash,
which Will give the best results on his
own farm. and nse the results OF the
experiment stations simply as guide.
--d' y. Marsh, in Practical Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Better shelter; Less Feed.

When one of those northwesters
comes up and the wind RACES and
snow flies the stock appreciate a good
shelter. We often see stock out in
all kinds OF weather. shivering and
huddled together; their owners are
often very saving Of feed, very care
ful TO make both ends meet, on the
farm as 1t were, yet they do not think
how each minute their stock Is un-
sheltered I'm such weather, the extra
feed or fat they are consuming to
generate that heat, which passes of
so readily under sIch conditions.
We have noted in the fattenlng Of
hogs how In a cold spell OF weather
their apoetites Increased with II
cold. While they consumed consider
ably more feed the gain in fat was
slow. This was accounted for by the
fact that the food goes to produce
heat TO a certain extent; the colder
the more heat must be produced
hence taking more feed; 30 II Is easily
seen while feed is 50 high It Is essen
tial TO have good shelter.-Omer Il.
Abraham, in the Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
a Talk on TURKEYS.

Now is the time to feed the early
hatched turkeys literally and have
them ready for the Thanksgiving
market. 1t rarely pays to hold them
for the holiday market. The Thanks
giving market is nearly always the
best. And turkeys take on fat better
now than they will later when cold l.
snowy weather comes. Corn is the
national fattening grain for the ma
tional birds and the most available
feed with most of us. We like to
give them all the corn they will eat
these days for their evening ration,
and oats soaked over night in water
for the morning meal. Another thing
very essential while feeding turkeys
heavily is coarse sharp grit. And
plenty of milk to drink is an aid in
fattening turkeys. How their bodies
plump up after few weeks Of good
feeding. 1t won't do to rush them off
to market regardless of flesh. The
returns from a lean lot of birds are
sure to be discouraging. When we'll
fattened their plumage is smooth and
tell by the appearance of the plumage
whether they are we'll fattened or not.
In England, l am told, they confine
turkeys during the fattening period
with good results. We have tried
shutting them upwhile fattening with
poor success. They are such liberty
loving birds, in our experience. it
won't do to confine them very long
at any time in their lives.
Don't you think It will pay to keep
enough turkey hens so you will have
, eggs to spare your friends and neigh
bors? They will willingly pay you a
good price. have a nelghbor who
keeps dozen turkey hens and she
sells all the eggs to her neighbors at
81 setting. She considers this the
surest way of getting money out OF
turkeys. One nice thing about SELL
ing turkey eggs for Matching Is that
it is no trouble to sell them near
home, This lady have been telling
you about gets orders for her eggs
over the phone. and they are all spo-
ken for long before the laying season.
One dollar for eleven eggs doesn't
seem like very big price, but It
amounts to a neat little sum at the
end of the season, and this party is at
no expense to sell her eggs. Whether
we sell the eggs or set them ourselves
we should be careful in selecting
breeding birds and holding onto them.
Selling off older hens we know to
be good layers and breeders and keep
ing young ones for breeding Is a mis-
take. Up to their NTH year turkeys
are profitable as breeders. And they
are not fully mature until two years
old, and at three years hen Is at her
best.-Fannie M. Wood, in the In
diana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
For Young Horses.

An experienced breeder has dlscov-
cred that equal parts OF ground oats
and corn make an excellent ration for
young horses. Others add bran to
make a well balanced ration to pro-
duce a symmetrical growth OF bone,
muscle and fat in young horses. The
bran is rich in protein and phospho-
rus, which build up bone and muscu-
lar development, and being mildly ca
tharic prevents constipation. Glover
hay and alfalfa are excellent rough
age for young horses, as they are rich
in the elements of bone and muscle
growth. Commercial horses now
must have heavy bone as n founda-
tion of stable endurance, and breed
ers should develop their young horses
on those rations which will promote
the growth of bone, the elements OF
which are contained in oats. bran, ali.
alfa and clover.-Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Herald Blasts.

Il shall not want" is always the
song of the soul in which there is no
Coubt
Whoever gives his body to be
burned, and has not love, throws
away his ashes.
No greater mistake can be made
tAan to make the accumulation OF
riches the first business of life.
The lantern that only shines when
the sun shines will never be of any
service TO those who are lost.
Unless we say "Our Father" in our
money getting, we cannot worship
God by saying it 4 church
Without consistent Christian life
to back up the preacher, there is no
use in ringing the church bell.
The preacher who puts thought
into his sermons will, sooner or later,
find himself preaching to people who
think.
1t hurts more to live a day without
prayer than without bread
Suppose there are hypocrites in the
church, does that make your SHINING
any safer?
The man who loves sin Is a sinner.
no matter how much he pays for a
pew in church.
Begin every day with this thought:
What happens to-day will be what
Cod sees is best.
The Christian never has to count
his cash TO find out how much he has
to be thankful for.
cold church will soon begin to
warm up when Gods fire is burning
in the preachers heart.
Isn't there strong touch of hy-
pocrisy in thanking God for the
bread and finding fault with the
cook?-Home Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Temperance Notes,

The saloon is the foe OF the home
and the enemy Of the church.
State prohibition Is coming in two
years" declares Bill Barlow, proprie-
tor OF the Budget, one OF the best
known editors OF Wyoming.
mo other agency in Chicago" :"
writes Elias Tobenkin. "can compete
with the rear room of the saloon in
the matter OF destroying character,
running homes and blighting lives"
quoting a careful student of this
phase OF city life.
State prohibition Is coming In
Michigan II the enthusiastic union OF
Prohibitionists and White Ribboners
can bring It about. 81
Educate against the saloon. Edu-
cate against Its evil effects. Tell 1t
TO the school boy. the school girl.
When there is no demand for saloons
there Will be no saloons. When there
are no buyers. there will be no sellers.
When We. legalize the saloon. we
become responsible for what II is and
for what II does. Its drunkards are
our drunkards; It's paupers are our
paupers; It's robberies are ours. and
all Its crimes may be laid at our
doors.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16

fat, the dairy herds of this country
could undoubtedly oe greatly i'm
proved, but our methods are altogeth-
er too haphazard for such an ideal
ever to be realized. In tine mean.
time, and so long as a legal limit fo.
milk Of three per cent. of fat exists
we must be content with showing
that a large number Of individual
cows do undoubtedly fall below that
limit in the course of every year.
while with equal certainty the mixed
milk of many herds undoubtedly does
so, though with less frequency than
that of individuals. The relative fire.
quency with which the herds do so
will depend on the number of such in
dividual offenders, and the only safe
way to avoid the risk of ones milk
falling below the limit OF three per
cent, Of butterfat is to find out and
get rid of the worst offenders"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Life,s Unrest and Its Cure.

Oh that | had wings like a dove.
FOR then would fly away, and be at
rest! Psalms, 55:6.
This is the impassioned cry of a
soul wearied with the turmoil and
struggle of life to the point of losing
heart
What is the cause of these fits Of
depression. One is the fatigue of
work. Another cause of these de-
pressed states is the crosses, ankle
ties and cares of life. 1t is not work
so much as worry that saps our vigor
AS the constant dropping wears away
the granite block, so these little vex-
ations try our courage and patience.
And another cause is sin-our own
misdoings. We turn aside from the
right to the pleasant path. We do
wrong to ourselves, we hurt our
neighbors. And then comes the in
evitable penalty. We are smittcn
with remorse. We are bowed in >the
dust with self-reproach and shame.
Such is life's unrest. What is it's
cure? First of ali we must recognize
that these discouraged moods are
morbid, unhealthy and unnatural. 1t
is weak and unmanly for us to give
way to them. Life was meant to be
lOpclul. DuONuLI, JOYFUL. iOOIuGJulHS
is wrong with our life machinery and
must be set straight.
We must love our work, put our
hearts into 1t, feel that we are doing
our Fathers will in 1t. Thus labor
ing we will find Joy and beauty and
poetry and not drudgery in our daily
task. The humblest life is glorifled
by the divine purpose.
We chnul6 lOnk nm tho briO cida
When our hearts droop 1t is because
we weigh our troubles, but do not
put our blessings into the balance.
We magnify crosses and overlook
joys that are not to be numbered.
Home is the renewer of the care
worn spirit. Every one should have
or make a home. The power of do
nestle love and confidence to cheer
the jaded spirit is one of the rarest
treasures Of the hearthstone.
But above all religion is the sweet
restorer of the soul. When courage
sinks and spirits flag no power like
faith in God can Danish our weak
ness. To realize, then, this living
purpose in our lives and His presence
instant at hand for our help is to
meet every task with cheer and every
dilemma with a stout heart.
Instead, then, of signing for the
wings OF dove to fly to some shelter
of rest let US face life's duties and
cares with manly spirit and eager
ardor, and we shall find in it our
true calling, our place of usefulness.
our school of growth, our present Joy
and our future hope.-Junius B. Re-
mensnyder, st. James Lutheran
Church, in the Sunday Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16

In the entire civilized world, and
even in those countries which we call
barbarian, the use of intoxicating
liquors is in itself regarded as harm
full. Medical science no longer con-
tents itself with advising against ex-
cesses. 1t recommends total absti-
nence, or the use OF such stimulants
only in times of emergency. Every
Christian church regards alcohol as a
moral danger. Insurance societies
recognize the principle of physical
danger. Residence neighborhoods
protest against the proximity of sa-
looms.
Open sale of liquor is thus not a
necessity on either week day or Sum
day. The State feels compelled to
place 1t under close regulation. Pub
lie opinion, as manifested in the feel
ing of property owners about saloons
in their neighborhood, does not sus-
tain It as benefit, but as concession
to a habit difficult to eradicate.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
Vegetable Milk.

A cheap substitute for the milch
COW has been discovered by the Jap
anese in the form OF a tiny bean,
states the Farmers Home Journal.
Tho juice. which is extracted by a
special process from the bean, is said
to be an excellent vegetable milk, the
properties of which render 1t highly
suitable for use in tropical countries.
The preparation is obtained from the
Sofa bean, which is a popular article
of food among the poorer classes OF
Chinese and Japanese. In making
the vegetable milk the beans are first
of all softened by soaking and boiled
in water. The resultant liquor is ex-
actly similar to cows milk in appear
ance, but is entirely different in its
composition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
The
Sunday School
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTs FOR DECEMBER 10.

Ecview OF the Lessons for the Fourth
Quarter-Golden Text: ~ Have
Fought Good Fight, 1 Have
Finished My Course, Have Kept
the Faith" 2 Tim. Az.
The lessons of this quarter again
are all about Paul, his life and his
teachings They can be profitably re-
viewed under two heads: The leading
events in Paul's life; and, The prom
inent points in his character. We
give here few prominent points in
his character as brought out in the
lessons of the quarter:
In Lesson I. We have his calm
ness and fearlessness in danger.
In Lesson II. We have again his
calmness in danger and also his pru-
dence and good sense.
In Lesson III. We have his deli
cate courtesy and his fearlessness and
faithfulness.
In Lesson w. We have his PROMPT
obedience to divine guidance. his un-
tiring zeal for Christ.
In Lesson V. We have his absolute
fearlessness in storm and tempest and
his absolute confidence in Gods
Word.
In Lesson VI. We have his humil-
ity and his readiness to do any kind
of work for the welfare Of others.
In Lesson VII. We have his long
ing for human friendship and sympa-
thy. his love for his countrymen and
his faithfulness in declaring the whole
Word OF God.
In Lesson VIII. We have his Joy
IN suffering for Christ and his humil-
ity.
In Lesson IN. We have his sound
Judgment, breadth of view and love
of peace.
In Lesson X. We have his tact and
his justice.
In Lesson N. We have his faith
fulness to the end. his hopefulness in
regard to the future. his forgiveness
toward his faithless friends and his
unshakable confidence in the Lord.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
DOG ASA GUIDE.

Nine kilometers south OF Dinard
Ille-et-Vilaine) on passing through
the village of Pleurtuit and descend
ing into the deep valley OF Fremur
the visitor finds the Crochais ponds
widening of the river In roman
tic spot between wooded slopes whose
dark verdure is reflected in the SOM
Der waters, says an exchange. Inc
Whole valley being private properly
dependent upon the neighboring Cas-
tie of Crochais, which dominates tno
hill, would-be visitors are directeu
to apply at the mill, whose great
wheel is turned by the waters OF tne
first pond. The miller pockets ms
gratuity, points out the Intricate pains
that must be followed, then caiis
Bernard" and indicating the visitors
tells Bernard to go With them. ber-
nard Is the dog that acts as guide III
order TO save the miller the journey
and explanations.
The dog trots quietly along In iron.
of those entrusted to his care, ana
II they take a bypath he stops ana
waits till they rejoin him. IL Is easy
to understand him. The walk Is about
a kilometer and half as far as ths
second pond, where IL terminates
Bernard goes no further. II one tries
to continue 1t Is at his own risk ana
peril Bernard win not bulge from
the spot, but squats down or carries
on Irritation at the second mill III
one returns. 7t
AS soon as he sees the visitor rs.
turning Bernard runs along the pam
back to the first pond. and without
repassing the mill where the yiSio'
was committed to his charge ne con.
ducts him directly to the road iol
Pleurtuit. Then when he sees Ihs
visitor set on ON foot or IN ca!-
riage he turns his back and frofs on
home. and no amount OF persuas'on
will induce him TO accompany any on'
further on the road