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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-16
Economical Pasturage.

II is doubtful whether unlimited
pasture may be considered econom-
teal, except perhaps for brood sows.
The proper amount of land to give
over to pasture must necessarily vary
according to its quality and other To-
.al considerations, and the length of
time the pasture will sustain hogs
likewise is dependent upon the eli
nate, quality of the crop. age and
number of the animals and other va
:ying conditions. For an average II
may be said that an acre of red clover
should support six to ten hogs for
three or four months. Alfalfa, the
eading pasture plant for swine,
should provide, II of vigorous growth,
,or twelve to twenty-five animals per
acre, but an alfalfa stand should not
De grazed by so many hogs that mow-
mg will not be necessary for keeping
t in the best condition. The practice
with alfalfa should be to pasture few
sr hogs than will be able to keep back
a rank or woody growth.-From Co
burns Swine in America"
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Success With Sheen.

The sire and the dam are the basis
Of the flock, but the lamb Is the basis
3f the sheep.
Without the lamb there would be
40 sheep and consequently no profit
N the sheep breeding business.
Thus it is readily understood how
Sery important It is that every lamb
oorn in the flock be kept alive and
grown into salable animal, whether
ls a mutton lamb or a mature sheep.
This principle of flock management
must be thoroughly impressed on the
mind, and every feature of lamb rails
ing be carefully studied so that this
period be approached with every
thing in readiness to save the lambs.
The sheep raiser who does not
sount each lamb as it comes into the
world worth its price at weaving time
should go into some other business.
With the lamb a constant growth
Is desirable, so it is quite important
that 1t be literally supplied at the
Dutset, and that this be kept up If
one would succeed as a sheep raiser.
C. w. H., in the Farmers Home
Journal.
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RpiOire i'm Him

The sainted Fletcher, in writir, ;.
a friend, said: Use no forced IsbO'
to raise a particular frame; nor tiro
fret and grow impatient, If Won havo
no comfort; but meekly acoulasco
and confess yourself unworthy of n
Lie PROSTATE in humble submission
before God, and patiently wait for tho
smiles of Jesus" '
Perhaps while sitting in the sane.
tuary or amid life's pressing duties a
tired, tagged feeling steals over tbs
spirit. What shall we do? Cat
right still before God. Then
breathe prayer like unto this.
Lord, am wholly Thine, and Thon
art all mine. l wait before Thee,
give me the bread that | need for this
work, whether 1t be to sit In humilIa.
tion and self-abasement, or in agony
and travail of soul for others, or in
the garden of temptation beset nv
bowling demons, or In holy uuietness
gazing into Thy blessed face, or with
the heart leaping with unutterable
joy; 1 will accept it as my portion
for Thine honor, and will 20 away
rejoicing in having thus been fed"
DuI, DStteT Sllll, lOOk away from
all kinds of feeling to Him who is
thy portion. If thy life is all given
to Him, He dwells in thine heart,
Rejoice in having Him reigning with.
in, and 1t matters not whether thou
art thrilled with pleasurable emo
tions, or art passing through severe
trial. The Lord is thy treasure, and
thou canst rejoice continually In hay.
ing Him as thine own.
Brother, when thou art tempted to
feel discouraged, 1t is because thou
art looking. too much at the diff
culties; take thine eyes off these and
fix them on Jesus, then thy spirit will
be made glad in the Lord. Peter did
not begin to sink until he got his eyes
off Jesus, and went to looking at
the waves rolling about him. The
trouble gets larger the longer we
look at it; whatever may be the de.
pressing influences around thee, keep
thy mind stayed on the Lord" and
HE will keep thee in perfect peace"
(Isaiah 26:3.)-Living Water.
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Grain Smuts.

A dangerous parasite Of many OF
the cereal plants is the fungus that
produces in the grain or head what is
known as smut. There are several
we'll known kinds of smut, each of
which is caused by a distinct species
Of the fungus.
The greatest foes from smuts in
this country is from the sinking
smut of wheat and the loose smut of
oats. A considerable loss is also due
to the loose smut of barley and wheat,
which are more difficult TO control
and prevent. They are widely dis
tributed, and though they occur usu-
ally in small quantities the damage
in the aggregate is large. They often
are entirely unnoticed on account of
their earliness and the absence of
any conspicuous sign of them at har-
vest time.
The sinking smut of wheat trans
forms only the kernels into smut
balls, which do not break until the
wheat is threshed, and often remain
intact in the threshed grain. The
loose smuts OF barley, on the other
hand, early discharge their spores,
which are blown of by the wind as
soon as the smutted head comes out
OF the leaf sheath; they infect the
plant in the towering stage and enter
the embryo inside the ovary before
the latter ripens into seed. An in.
fected seed develops a smutted plant
the following year.
The most successful method thus
far found for preventing these smuts
is hot water treatment of the seed.
This treatment is described in Bureau
OF Plant Industry Bulletin 1852, enti'
tied THE Loose SHUTS of Barley and
Wheat" recently issue by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. The bul.
letin Is a report of recent researches
into the life histories of these smuts
and the determination OF methods for
their prevention, and is intended for
seed growers and scientific farmers
Weekly Witness
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bring the subsoil to the surface (the
foregoing depths should be reached
gradually.
2. Use seed Of the best variety, in-
teliigently selected and carefully
stored.
3. In cultivated crops, give the
rows and the plants in the rows a
space suited to the plant, the soil and
the climate.
q. Use intensive tillage during the
growing Of the crops.
o. Secure a high content of humus
in the soil by the use of legumes,
Uarnyard manure, farm refuse and
commercial fertilizers.
6. Garry out a systematic crop ro-
tation with winter cover crop on
Southern farms.
Z. Accomplish more work in day
by using more horse power and bet
ter implements.
s. Increase the farm stock to the
extent of utilizing all the waste pro-
ducts and idle land of the farm.
8. Produce all the food required
for the men and animals on the farm.
10. Keep an account of each farm
product, in order to know from what
the gain or loss arises.-Indianap
News.
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.IOur Father. Who Art in Heaven n

How many OF us use these words at
mothers knee every night and MORN
ing, and yet scarcely realize what we
are saying! "Our Father"-our very
own Father-who has made the
earth, with its sunshine and flowers,
its trees and songbirds for our enjoy
ment, and to whom we can go with
every little trouble! Little people
are apt to think that their affairs are
too small to be told to the Heavenly
Father; but anything that is big
enough to trouble the child is big
enough to claim the Fathers atten-
ton.
Once a little boy who had a very
bad earthly father lay dying. The
lady who sat beside him trying to
soothe his pain, bent over him, and
laying her hand upon his forehead.
said: "Never mind, dear, you will
soon be with Jesus and with your
Father in Heaven" A sbiver of fear
passed over the worn little figure;
his face was streaked with terror as
he raised his eyes piteously to his
friends and asked: viii He beat
me?" To him the word Father"
only meant curses and blows. Tears
rushed to the lady's eyes as she told
him that this Father loved him, and
would soon take him to be with Him.
self forever. and a light spread over
the small face as though what she
said was almost too good to be true.
A Father who would be kind to him!
that would be Heaven. indeed.
A great man who brought Won
derful reformation in the world once
said that the best name by which we
=. l. 4 l. q
say the prayer which the Lord Jesus
taught us, let us think while we re-
peat 1t, of our Father who is in
Heaven, and realize that His care is
over US every moment of our lives
The Interior.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORN NOTES
SEPTEMBER NINETEENTH
Pilgrims Progress Series-lx-van!ty

Pilgrims Progress Series-Ix-Van!ty
Fair-EccI. I: 1918; 2: III.
A stranger here. 1 Pet. q: 11-25.
A passing pageant. 1 John Q: Is.
II.
Satan's offer. Matt. 4: S.11.
What is not vanity? Heb. 12: 25.
2S.
Made a spectacle. / Cor. 4: 6-13.
The end of vanity. Rev. 1S: 1-S:
81: 1-5.
GAN is vanity" indeed, If one goes
where there is nothing but vanity;
but not IL one goes to the right place
(Eccl. 1: 14.)
I'm much wisdom is much grief''
when the wisdom is mere knowledge,
but not when it Is the true wisdom
which Is the balm for all grief (Eccl
/: 1S.)
To Withhold not the heart from any
joy is often to miss the highest Joy
which God sends by way of sorrow
(Eccl. q: 10)
Those that find mo profit under the
SUM-" because they seek 1t in foolish
ways, conclude that there is no profit
under the sun. They condemn only
themselves (Eccle 2: II.
'ne FeTHs OF vanity FAIR.
Pride in surprising another puts
one behind the other.
None are quicker to see the folly
Of backsliders than those that have
never taken the forward step; and in
this they condemn themselves.
Hel's promises seem sometimes as
fair as those of heaven. Remember
this in dealing with temptation.
Nothing is more necessary for the
Christian to learn than when to shut
his eyes and when to open them; and
his ears; and his mind!
The Old ADAM" who assails every
pilgrim to the heavenly city, makes
out his home as beautiful as that city;
but he lives In the town of Deceit.
The reason why Adam the First
could pull part of Christian after him
self Is because part of Christian was
Adam the First
Moses, the Law, finds in every one
transgressor, and open to his at
tacks. No one can save us from him
but the One that has not transgresseC
the Law.
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THE CRUSADE AGAINST DRINK
PROGRESS MADE by CHAMPIONS
FIGHTING THE RUM DEMON.
Missouri Brewers in fearful Plea

Missouri Brewers in fearful Plea.
That Prohibition sentiment has
made itself felt in Missouri Is dem
onstrated by the almost frantic eff
forts of the prominent brewers of ST.
Louis to stem the tide. Adolphus
Busch has addressed a letter to the
people of the State in which, after
telling them of his great confidence
in their good sense, he hints that, IL
he is mistaken in them, he will leave
not only the city but the State. "I
personally would deeply regret leav-
ing St. Louis" he walls, because
love the city, but, of course, II We
are forced to go we would not only
move ourselves across the river, but
to every point in the country possl-
ble,' a conclusion that sounds as IL
Mr.. Busch had been taking too much
of his favorite beverage. AS to the
reasons why his business should be
conserved, the big brewer. with that
blindness to the larger interests of
the race which Is characteristic of sa-
loon advocates everywhere, says:
"Our industry is a perfectly legiti-
mate one. 1t is one of the greatest
revenue payers to the National. State
and city governments, and one of the
largest employers of labor; therefore
why should it not be maintained and
sustained?" If Mr.. Busch really
wants an answer to his question he
might consult the records of the jails,
almshouses and lunatic asylums
throughout the country. If that in
vestigation does not satisfy him he
can ask the homes in the State of
Missouri which liquor has practically
destroyed. After that he might get
busy trying to explain how big rev.
enues to the various taxing bodies
can make amends for losses such as
have been indicated. Mr.. Busch 8
real complaint is, of course, the fear
of himself and his associates losing
revenue IL Prohibition wins. The av-
erage brewers interests in the people
may usually be counted with cer-
tain figure which has definite re-
semblance to the letter O.-North-
western Christian Advocate.
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The Guatemalan railway from
coast to coast was opened about a
year and half ago. Arrangements
have now been made for a resumpI
tion of work on the projected line to
the Mexican border. where through
rail connection to all points in the
United States will be made by way OF
the Mexican system. The concession
for this line was recently awarded.
A branch from the interoceanic line
Is to run to the border Of Salvador.
where 1t will connect with line to
be built in that country and give Sal
vador rail connection with Puerto
Barrels ON the Caribbean coast and
via Guatemala and Mexico with the
United States. This extension of
transportation facilities should. and
doubtless viii. stimulate greatly the
agricultural and pastoral industries
Of the country. open to the market
large areas OF valuable timber and
not improbably open also the door
OF opportunity for profitable mining
enterprises. New York Sun.
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SHARK FISHING.

As bluefish follow mossbunkers, so
do the sharks trail along in their
wake. On entering Great South Bay
the sharks are scattered by porpoises
of which they have a wholesome
fear-and spread over the shallow
waters, where they are content to.live
on small fish. The porpoise sticks to
the deep channels. where his char
acteristic up-and-down antics will not
be "queered" by humping his nose
on the bottom. l think the porpoises
have great deal to do with keeping
the bluefish restless and moving. Ger
tain 1t is that all fish fee when por-
poises approach, and angling ends
until after they have departed.
Shark fishing Is great sport, and
one need not seek very far from the
channels in Great South Bay to get
into the thick of 1t. A stout hook
attached to foot of chain with quar-
ter-inch links Is essential at the end
of the line.
Once hooked, a shark must be
played like any other fish, but can be
landed in shorter time than a striped
bass or tuna. He soon tires himself
with fierce spurts and mad leaps out
OF the water. But the work is not
ended when he has turned on his
back and lies gasping, for he must be
gained and killed.
The expert knows the exact spot
Tor the knife thrust. In the throat
Just back of the gills. Those who are
not experts will occasionally have
trouble. A net fisherman. in his
small boat. will go among the hoisted
nets and kill numbers of sharks read
ily-but you and are not net fish
ermen. Much as / love the excite
ment Of playing a shark with rod and
reel, even more do / dread the knif-
ing process.
While you will have an experienced
boatman to attend to such trifies,
am generally alone In a rowboat or
skin, and must manage all the details
without assistance. once spent a
day with a net fisherman taking les
sons in shark fishing. AS is gener-
ally known a pound net isset on poles.
and. when filled with FISH. is raised
until the fish are just below the sur
face. when they are removed with
hand nets. II there are sharks among
them the knife must be used, and the
adeptness OF fishermen at this dan
geroua work is something marvel
Gus to the novice. wv. II. Ballou. In
Fisld and Stream.
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My early plantiugs of cherries were
5f both sweet and sour varieties, but
[ would be much better off in money
If l had set out nothing but the sour
Kinds like the Richmond Such kinds
Dear very young and seldom fail Of a
good crop. If starting again. I would
plant nothing but Richmond, Mont
norency and Morrello, which keep up
The season from early 10 late and sup
ply sure crops of marketable cherries
which net more per tree than other
kinds. taking one year with another.
After five years | reckon the income
Of an acre would be eight or ten per
cent on $500. Cherries require less
cultivation and pruning than other
tree fruits, producing as we'll in sod
land of good fertility as elsewhere.
The fertilizer most needed seems to
De potash. plant them on high, dry
and. They do we'll in poultry yards.
W. B. w, Bristol County, Mass.
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Christ In You.

Life is a period of witnessing BY
act. by omission, by speech "
silence, whether you will or not, YOU
are forever testifyihg. Hour by houl
you, are testifying, sometimes mSea
more loudly than by words eiIne'
for or against your Master. III
To be firm for Christ, wnen a'
the tide of opinion, business, pleasure,
runs the other, way, you need coul,
age which will never come 10 yva
except upon your knees. II you onn
have His Spirit, II His life fows lh,O ~
you, II, believing on and clinglns ~ -
Him, you have inward pulses wnlSn wu,
keep time with His heart, you WI, WIN
stand In the evil day, you VIII WI. VIZ
souls, you Will recommend the u9s, az
pei, you will live teaching ana a''
witnessing. w. Alexander.
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The
Sunday =Scl1OOl
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTs FOR SEPTEMBER 10.
Review Of the Lessons For the Third
Quarter-Golden Text: $50
Nightly Grew the Word of God
and Prevailed" Acts 1920.

and Prevailed" Acts 1920.
The lessons of this quarter are all
about Paul, his life and teachings.
They can be profitably reviewed un-
der two heads: Leading events In his
life; Prominent points in his charac-
ter.
I. The leading events in his life.
The lessons of the quarter cover six
years, A. d. SO to A. d. 5S. In Les
son /. We have Paul beginning his
work in Europe, at Philippi. In Les
son II. Paul in Jail at Philippi. In
Lesson III. Paul az. .Thessalonica and
Berea. Lesson w. At Athens. Les
son V. At Corinth. Lesson vi.
Writing from Corinth to Thessalon-
ica. Lesson VII. At Ephesus.
preaching with great success. Lesson
VIII. Still at Ephesus meeting with
bitter opposition. Lesson TX. At
Ephesus writing to Corinth. Lesson
X. At Miletus bidding farewell to the
elders of the Ephesian church. Les
son XI. At Tyre and Caesarea.
III. Prominent points In Paul's
character. Lesson /. We have Paul 8
obedience to the leadings of the
Spirit. Lesson II. We see him as a
man of prayer and praise. We also
see his watchfulness for opportunities
to save souls. In Lesson III. We
see his fearless boldness and persist
ence in preaching the Gospel, being
prosecuted and driven out Of one
place he begins in another. We also
see his dependence on the Scriptures.
In Lesson " His eagerness to
preach the Gospel to all classes, and
confidence in the one Gospel as adapt
ed to the need of philosophers as well
as to the common people, and also
his tact In Lesson v. His industry
and self sacrifice; his holy boldness
and unwearying activity in preaching
Jesus. Also the secret of his fear
lessness. In Lesson VI. We see his
humility, gentleness and tact. In
Lesson VII. We see the reverence
that even the evil spirits had for
Paul, and the favor that Paul had
with God. In Lesson VIII. We see
his dauntless courage. In Lesson IX.
We see his high esteem for love as the
supreme virtue. In Lesson X. We
See his faithfulness, his love for souls,
his untiring industry, his unselfish-
ness, his tenderness of heart and low
ableness. In Lesson XI. We see his
fervent love for Jesus and unwaver-
ing devotion to His will, and his pray
erfulness.
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God and the Doctor.

Why should we trust God less than
we do our physician? One lying on
the sick bed does not expect to have
everything he may wish for; he does
not dare to act without advice. Doc
tor, should like this, or that" he
says; ''is 1t safe for me 10 have it?"
And II the doctor says no" the pa
tient accepts the decision unquestion.
ingly. glad that he inquired and so
avoided any danger. Are we willing
to accept the Great Physicians word
on everything? His promised supply
for every real need is more to be de-
pended upon than the care of the best
human physicians. Why not let Him
decide what our real needs are? For,
as sanity old Christian put 1t:
my God will supply all my needs
not all my notions. ."-Christia and
Missionary Alliance.
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.EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.
Opening Me Mind-(Luke 81

Opening Me Mind-(luke 81,
45-49.)
Then opened he their minds that
they might understand the script.
ures." We have an immediate in.
terest in the notable scripture for
many reasons. but most of all because
1t is the secret of the highest disci.
pleship
The truth of the Bible lived out in
human life is the power of Christian
ity. But how shall we find and know
this truth In clear and living way?
How are we to enter into the great
values. which the Scriptures promise
US, and make them our own? Our
topic points the way. Christ is the
great opener of mems minds, the in.
terpreter of the Book of books. He
stands in its focal point, flooding it's
pages with divine illumination.
"The Bible is that familiar volume
containing siXty.six books known to
us by various names from Genesis to
Revelation. 1t is the volume which
has been reverenced in every house.
hold in our land. Our fathers and
our fathers fathars knew by heart its
stories, its inspiring songs, it's pre-.
cepts, and its many words of consola.
ton 1t is the volume from which
the sad have drawn inexhaustible
comfort. 1t has been the companion
Of the lonely and the source OF un.
quenchable hope to the poor. The
solitary night watcher-upon fortress
walls or upon the battlefield-has
found courage in recalling its words,
and the simrle-hearted have learned
to bear sorrow and desolation with
patience inspired by its pages. Here
Is the book which has most deeply
exercised the intellect OF the learned,
formed the morals of society, inspir.
ed the souls OF men, pointed the way
TO heaven And 1t is still the great.
est intellectual, moral and spiritual
force in the world
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Lofty Valedictory.

An account OF the closing exercises
OF the Jewish Theological Seminary
OF America, published in the Hebrew
Standard, contains this reference tc
the valedlctorian; "As listened to
his oratorical flights was seized With
a feeling OF awe and wonderment no
lesser in degree than that excited by
witnessing Count Zeppelin's aerial
flights. both OF them being phenome.
nal manifestations OF the power OF
the mind in triumphantly surmount'
ing all obstacles" Quoting this trib.
ute. a rival paper adds: LET us hope
that It was not the quantity Of gas
which suggested the comparison"
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Character Controls Life.

Our lives are the strongest part OF
us-or else the weakest. A man
knows the least of the influence OF
his own life. Life is not mere length
of time, but the web of character we
unconsciously weave. Our thougns'
lmaginations, purposes, motives,
love, will, are the under threads; our
words, tone of voice, looks, acts, haO-
Its, are the upper threads; and tne
passing moment is the shuttle swift.
ly, ceaselessly, relentless, weaving
those threads into web; and thaI
web is life. 1t Is woven not only py
our wishing or willing, but IRE.
sistibly, unavoidably woven by wnaI
We are. moment by moment, hour
after hour. What is your life weaV,,
ing out? Is It attractive because 0l
the power in It of His presence7-s'
d. Gordon, In Quiet Talks on Power