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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14

grizzled military goatee, who stood,
hat in hand, waiting with the rest.
1t was his friend of yesterday-his
old soldier. as he had thought of him.
He had not seen Hugh, OF else had
failed to recognize him. But the
light from a hall window shone in
strongly enough to bring out plainly
his fine, patient, brave old face. And
Hugh stood and stared at it with a
sudden loss of his satisfaction of a
moment before. Was his old soldier
after this place, too?
The door at his side opened, and
the young man who had taken his odd
card to Mr.. Freyne was beckoning
him inside. With his mind full of
confused speculations, he stepped into
the presence of the banker.
The man laid down his papers as
Hugh walked toward him. "Tell me
about yourself" he said. briefly, with
out introduction.
The boy. conscious that brief re-
sponse would please him, did so in
few words. When he finished his
short narrative, the dark-eyed man
seemed satisfied.
"All right" he said. "The young
man who has sense enough to use
such an idea as you did yesterday will
use his brains wherever he is. You'll
do"
The banker paused an instant and
then went on:
"The only place we have open now
is an usher's job in the banking room.
1t. pays twelve dollars a week, and
| will lead to better. We advertised
yesterday for man. but | saw your
card and made up my mind you de-
served a chance. Go into the next
room and tell Mr.. Chase I've hired
you and that he may dismiss the
| Others"
The fine dark eyes went back to
the letters on the bankers desk. But
Hugh still could not rejoice in his
fortune. The bankers words had
made the situation clear to him, and
as that gentleman ended. the face of
the gray old man out there in the
waiting room-who was presently to
be sent away sappointed--rose be-
fore him and blotted out other things.
The banker noted his pause and
looked up. "Well,?" he said, little
sharply. And Hugh's mind was made
up.
"Mr. Freyne," he said. quickly.
"you are very kind, and l appreciate
your offering me this place. But |
have IA friend---who needs 1t more
than do. II seems to be place that
requires no special training, and he
can I'LL 1t. In fact, I'm quite sure
he'll be a better man than for It..
Won't you give It to him?"
The banker was surprised, but his
| eyes turned suddenly curious as he
looked at Hugh. "Well!" he said.
And then he laughed. who Is your
friend? What's his name?"
The boy started TO answer the nrst
question eagerly. but he stopped short
at the second. His name? He did
not know II. OF course. And--what
would the bhnxer think? He hesi-
tated. And then suddenly realizing
khat he was spelling It all BY sheer
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14

Take real pure unused india rub-
ber as 1t is sent over from its native
place. 1t is sometimes called bottle
india rubber and can generally be
bought at high class artists shops
or stationers. None of the manu-
factured rubbers will answer. Cut
the rubber into the finest shavings
and cut the shavings into narrow
strips and cross again and again so
that they may be easily acted upon
for solution. Then put it into
clean bottle, filling the bottle no
more than one-tenth with the cut-up
rubber, and pour upon It till the bot
tie is about three-quarters full, benz
zine, which must have no trace of oil
IN its composition. Then agitate oc-
casionally and keep the bottle closely
corked until the rubber is dissolved.
1t ought, II the materials are good,
to be of thick, sticky consistency.
Keep the bottle always closely
corked. Should it be seldom used
and get too thick, add a little benz
zine.-Mrs. j. II. Bamford, in the
Boston Post.
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The NEGLECTED. Farm Horse.

Some farmers think it waste of
time to groom working horses in
order to make them look sleek and
shiny and would rather leave them in
their natural state.
1t should be remembered that in
the domestic horse more is demanded
than in the wild animal, and conse-
quently he requires little more
fostering to supply the wear of this
extra demand.
And grooming does not mean mere
iy cultivating "sleeky" appearance,
although 1 do not mean to depreciate
the virtue of those who take a pride
In keeping their horses in fine coat
and condition.
1t means a stimulating of the res
piratory system and consequently in
creased vigor to the health of the
horse.
Secretions are continually geing on
in the glands of the skin, which are
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
Platforms For Chicken Coops.

Anyone who expects to raise little
chickens in the spring must meet the
question of how to keep them warm,
dry and clean and safe from the rats.
1t is of no use to try to raise chickens
unless you have a suitable place to
keep them, and 1t Is better to get this
ready before they are hatched than
to walt until they are ready to take
out of the nest, and then begin to
look around for a coop.
The coops should be tight and have
good roofs and substantial platforms
under them to keep the chickens out
of the water. Every spring there are
hard rains when the ground is thor
oughly soaked with water, and 1t is
impossible to keep the chickens dry
IL the coops are on the wet ground.
1t is no pleasure to go out during or
after hard rain and gather up half
drowned chickens, and take them in
to the house to dry; but this is what
one will be compelled to do If he does
not want the chickens to drown.
If rats are bad it is almost impos-
sible to raise little chickens with the
coops on the ground for they will dig
under them and kill all that happen
to be in the coop. Another advan-
tage about having the coops on plat
forms is that they can easily be kept
clean. The coop can be lifted off, the
platform scrubbed and left until af-
ternoon to dry and air. and the coop
replaced before time for the chickens
to go into it for the night.
These are all little things, but they
have much to do with the success of
the person who expects to go into the
chicken usiness.-Margaret Whit
ney, in the Indiana Farmer.
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given over in the form of perspira-
ton, and this secretive action in
creases more rapidly the animal is
fed or the harder he is worked; so
that by perspirlng freely nature comes
to the assistance In preventing the
pores OF the skin being choked.
But the fatty fuid which comes
from the glands in the form OF sweat
Is apt to consolidate again at the roots
of the hair and forms a covering of
, dandruE which clogs the circulating
action through the pores of the skin.
When a horse is doing no work
and grazing in the open this is OF no
harm, as it helps to keep out the cold
and consequently grooming is not
needed; but, on the other hand, the
working animal requires to be kept
in better vigor. and besides the labor
and more nitrogenous food usually
given induces more excessive per-
spiration.
When he comes into the stable
either wet or perspiring he should be
well rubbed down at once.
After he is dry thorough groom
ing will well repay the labor, and In
those districts where the care of the
horse is feature of the farm | have
often heard 1t said that good groom.
ing twice a day was worth feed OF
oats w. r. Gilbert.
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A Hint About MoDs.

Do you know how extremely useful
the small five-cent mops are which
you get at the five and ten cent store?
The old-fashioned idea of using a
dishcloth to wash dishes isn't in II
with the modern one of using one of
these small mops. In the first place
you can have your water scalding
hot-too hot to put your hands in
and the ease with which the hot,
soapy water will wash the dishes you
cannot imagine until you try it.
Then when they are placed in the
dish drainer they almost If not quite
dry themselves, and then, too, your
hands are kept out of the dish water,
which reddens and toughens them.
Then keep one for the bathroom.
See how easily you can wash out the
bathtub, bowl or seat with one, or
for slop-jars, etc.
Get one of the dry floor mops and
put a little kerosene on it from time
to time and 1t will keep your oil.
cloths bright and clean and not break
your back wiping with a cloth or reg
ular mop.
For the woman who does heP
housework and does not wish to look
as If she were always scrubbing these
mops are invaluable.-Mrs. Kate L.
Totten, in the Boston Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
WOMAN GETS NEW OFFICE.
Miss Sharlot Hall Appointed His
torian of Arizona.

Governor Sloan, of Arizona, made
himself most popular with certain
people of his Territory and incidental
ly exalted the cause of woman when
after an exciting contest he appointed
Miss Sharlot NJ. Hall Territorial Hos
torian.
The Office is of great Importance to
the future, says Van Norden's Maga-
zine, because now the records of a
State in making as well as the data of
a passing race-the Indian-will be
kept by her.
Miss Hall should know of the IN
dian and of the pioneer. She was
born in Lincoln County, Kansas, in
1870, when the old Santa Fe trail
was reality and the aborigines still
ranged the prairies of her own State.
She moved with her family to Ari-
zona when very young and the method
of travel was prairie schooner.
From early youth she has taken a
great interest in the history of the
frontier, and most of this she received
at first hand from the participants in
the great events. She made a close
study of the Indian and has written
many papers on the subject.
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Mutton, Wool, or Both

Is it advisable for the average
sheep raiser, in the management of
his flock, to give attention chiefly to
the production of mutton or wool, or
to endeavor by selection to blend
both and breed to improve the two
desirable qualities? 1t has become
a believed fact that in the breeding
of live stock it is practically impos-
sible to reach the highest attainment
by attempting to carry along too
many improvements, as frequently it
becomes necessary to eliminate one to
obtain the benefit of another, writes
l.. c. Reynolds in an exchange. 1t is
seldom, indeed, that the average
flockmaster is able to secure new
blood each season to effect improve
ment. possessing strong characteris-
tics in all desirable qualities. Some
thing has generally got to be sacri-
feed in order to gain the benefit of
the Strengthening quality possessed
in the new blood.
The true object to be attained in
the management OF a flock of sheep
should, however, be kept vitality in
mind. The sheep raiser who is keep
ing sheep for the financial returns, and
who is desireus of making his flock
produce as large revenue as possible
each season, can hardly afford to
breed exclusively for wool or mutton.
In years past, wool has been a pri-
mary facter in sheep raising, and at
that time when prices were unusually
high made this product a profitable
resource, but to-day conditions have
decidedly changed. The American
people are not only wearing wooden
garments, but are greedily relishing
the flesh products of the stock as
well. The average fiockmaster can
not afford under present conditions
to maintain flock exclusively for the
production of one product, but must
combine all of them and breed for
their highest development.
The raising of sheep for the pro.
duction of both wool and mutton
opens tive sources through which the
flock can be made to insure greater
profit. While 1t must be admitted
that the highest possible improve
ment cannot be reached in developing
both the wool and mutton qualities
the profit from the average flock will
be increased by so doing and also
made more constant. The market
price of both wool and mutton vary
with the supply and demand. Some
years the supply OF mutton will be
sufficient to meet the demand, while
the market will experience a short.
age in wool. If the flock is SO main
tanned that a maximum OF both ar.
ticles can be put upon the market,
no matter II one is excessively low,
the revenue from the flock is held up
II the other is above average price,
Witness.
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More Draft Horses Needed.

Une of the features of the breeding
industry is horses are now command
ing good prices and there doesn't
seem to be any condition in sight that
will make any change in the market
values. 1t means, therefore, profit
able business to those who will breed
and raise the kind that meets the de-
mand of the public. There is at pres
ent scarcity of such horses with no
immediate prospect of an increase
In number. 1t does seem, therefore
that the breeder has before him the
promise of years of success and profit
If he will raise the kind of horses
needed and for which there is 6
demand. He only needs to look into
the market and ascertain the kind
that demands the best prices.
ana Farmer.
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Ored garD passed nina man IN a
purple coat. On the back of it, across
the shoulders, we're yellow letters:
Go to Boyne's Dental Parlors.
Teeth Filled Without Pain.
Hugh stared after the fellow. To
his unaccustomed eyes the grotesque
thing stood out from all its surround
ings. And so strikingly did 1t fit
into his thoughts that an idea leaped
into his mind on the instant
"I could do that" he said, aloud.
A man who had heard him turned
to look curiously at him, but Hugh
did not heed him. All the work and
disappointment of the two weeks past,
with the desperation that had risen at
last from dreaded failure, served to
make his resolution swift.
II can do it, and l will!"" he NUT
tered. "I'll let em know about me. +"
He looked quickly about A sta
toners store was across the street.
He crossed to 1t quickly. Inside, he
bought sheet of bristol-board two
feet square and borrowed mar-iing-
brush.
In FIVE minutes, working feverish-
ly, he had made sign of his own,
and its announcement was clear:
l Want Job.
The clerk who had lent him the
brush watched him with amusement.
But Hugh, although conscious now
that his face had Redeemed under OBJ
servation, was of the mettle to put
his idea through. He pinned his sign
board upon his breast and walked out
into the sunlight, feeling that he was
striking last. forlorn blow.
1t was not easy to face that street
full of curious eyes. he found quickly;
but he took his stand and looked into
the faces of the men who turned to
stare at him. Almost at once there
was laugh, then another.
Then the young fellow who had
laughed first looked at Hugh's serious,
flushed face, and grew sober. And
that single recognition of his earnest
ness gave the boy courage again. He
stood his ground and waited. Aa
More and more the passing people
looked at him. The big motor car
| which he had noticed before was still
at the curb, and he OF the silk hat had
come out TO re-enter 1t and had spied
| the cardboard sign. He was looking.
A woman passed and gazed wonder
ingly at the young fellow. She smiled
as she went on. Two boys jeered and
stopped to watch.
Then suddenly Hugh found himself
looking up at the big motor car again
and realizing that the man In It was
beckoning to him, The others face
was serious. too. and the boy obeyed
the gesture.
The mans eyes were dark and
keen. They locked straight into
Hugh's as the boy stood beside the
car, and he seemed TO forget that the
cardboard sign was ludicrous. Hugh's
| heart beat hard. It could hardly be
| that success had come 30 quickly.
But the big man was not sssw to
speak.
III you want job as bad az that.
he ssid. terssly but kindly. -coms u
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
Charcoal For Pigs.

A box of charcoal is as valuable an
adjunct to the hog yard as It is to
the poultry pen. An easy way to
secure a quantity of charcoal is to
dig a pit in the ground and start a
fire in it. AS the fire progresses
throw in cobs and wood until the pit
Is full. When the fire is we'll started
cover the whole with piece of sheet
iron. The mass will be thoroughly
charred in a day or two and can be
taken out and stored for future use.
1t adds to the beneficial effect OF
the charcoal to sprinkle over it be-
fore feeding a solution of twelve
pounds of salt and two pounds OF
copperas dissolved in a pail of water
letting the charcoal become we'll sat
urated.-Farmers' Home Journal.
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my Office in the bank tomorrow
morning at nine" He paused, and
then smiled. ASK for Mr.. Freyne,"
he added, "and send in that sign as
your card"
Hugh tried to thank him, but a
chauffeur had cranked the engine and
was climbing into the car as the other
finished, ana the banker turned to
him with direction.
A moment later the car had disap-
peared and the boy stood alone on the
curb, taking the card from his breast
and whispering excitedly over to him
self the name of his new acquaintance
while he folded the bristol-board care
fully.
II wish l knew where my old SOL
dier is now," he thought, as he
walked home to the hired room.
Perhaps he'd try my scheme, too"
But surprise awaited Hugh the
next morning, when he arrived at the
bank. He was ushered into a dlmly
lighted waiting room, where a score
of men and boys were waiting; and
that their errand was similar to his
was quickly evident from conversa-
tion overheard. Somewhat taken
aback, he still told the story of his
appointment with Mr.. Freyne to the
young man who had shown him in,
and offered the folded cardboard as
his credentials. He was reassured
when the other seemed promptly to
understand.
"Oh, you're the one, are your" he
asked. "Just wait minute"
The young man disappeared
through glass door, and Hugh's S
spirits rose joyously. He looked
round at the others with a natural
sense of advantage fairly won over
them by his little scheme of the day
before. He did not know certainly
that they were after the place that
would be offered to him, but it seemed
probable. They were seeking work.
He felt little twinge of regret at the
thought that what was his good for
tune might be their loss. And then
all at once he found himself looking
at tall figure near the door, figure
of an old man with white hair and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
A Word About Dairy Cows.

In the Farmer OF February 8. un-
der the heading OF Great Dairy
Cows" 1t was said that one cow in
Wisconsin produced in one month
1929 pounds OF butter-fat on 225.a
pounds OF feed. Now will Mr.. w. OF
Wisconsin please let DIS know how to
keep a cow one month on 225.2
pounds OF feed and get 1929 pounds
OF butter-fat. II is a good COW that
win make ESQ pounds OF butter In
one year-that at twenty cents a
pound would be $50; skim milk
worth about s12 or a total income
OF s62 for one COW for one year.
The cost OF keeping COW one year
would be; Pasture six months. 50;
winter feed six months. SIS; feed for
year. $27; milking. 305 days at five
cents per day. s15.25; washing milk
pals and other utensils and attending
milk and cream five cents per day
SLABS: churning. forty-tive times
working butter, washing churn, but.
ter bowl, ETC., at ten cents each time,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
Clubless Police,

Is human nature so different in To-
ledo and In Detroit from what 1t is
elsewhere that policemen's clubs are
superhuous In those cities? Or are
they superfiuous everywhere. and is
the English custom OF controlling
crowds or prisoners with the hands
alone the right one? AS matter of
fact, the emergencies in which po-
liceman really needs club are COM
paratiyely rare, for in the vast major
ity of cases firmness. decision. strength
OF character, courage, supplemented
by strong right arm. are sufficient
to enable him TO overcome even heavy
odds when he has the right ON his
side. And the right Is generally on
his side. Furthermore. the right sort
Of policeman will never draw his club
except In cases Of urgent need. II
be can't use II without abusing II,
then he's not the right sort OF person
to ~ on the foscs.---boston Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
How 10 Wash Lace.

Except where the lace is maze up
with colored material and it becomes
advisable to try cleaning, washing is
more satisfactory, and many kinds of
lace will emerge nearly as good as
new. To begin with, make necessary
repairs, else there is danger of small
holes becoming large ones. For the
washing make a lather by shreddine
plain, white soap into boiling water,
and when this has somewhat cooled
dip the lace in, moving it up and
down and pressing and half squeezing
1t until the dirt is out. Avoid any
rubbing, for the delicate threads snap
easily. Rinse in several tepid waters
For ironing use soft blanket folded
several times and covered with a soft
white material, lay the lace on this
right side down, and turn the white
covering up over II. Press lightly
with a moderately hot iron until fair
ly dry, then iron the wrong side OF
the lace itself, keeping the edges in
good shape, threads straight, etc, un
til quite dry. Should the lace be in q
lenSIn, ~ lhug NC "ouhu dIouHu
bottle or jar, the edges being pulled
out during the winding. and the ends
secured by small pins. then left tc
dry. A collar should be spread out
on a towel. each point pinned dowD
In its proper place; the towel may be
lung up by two corners and the collar
left to dry. Irish crochet and similar
laces which need no stiffening should
always be treated by this method
Lucy Lee, in the Boston Post
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BANNARD'S- OLD SOLDIE.R
BY HENRY GARDNER HUNTING

He had exhausted all of the ways he
knew to get work. And nobody
wanted him. Why was it? He was
not wholly without business expert
ence. He had worked in stores, had
reported for the newspaper, had
handled a magazine agency at home.
He had been considered an enterpris-
ing, capable young fellow in the viii
lage where his people lived.
When he had started off to look
for work in Chicago, his friends had
been ready to prophesy success for
him. And he was failing-yes, that
was the only word for it-failing as
he had not believed anybody could
fail who was in earnest.
TITS herel" he whispered to him
self, as he plodded along with the
crowd. "It's here-work-on all
sides. | know there are jobs waiting
for me. There's always a chance for
fellow who can do good work. l
know, and ought to have courage If
that old boy can keep it."
He looked about him with troubled
eyes. If these men only knew! The
wish that he could let them all know,
every one, came back suddenly as he
recalled his half-iesting words of a
few moments before.
A stalwart figure in curiously col
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-14
Sheep Worms and Tobacco.

We feed tobacco to sheep to keep
item clean from worms; tobacco
seems to be especially good to keep
tape-worms out Of sheep. We have
tried here several ways OF feeding
tobacco. One was to mix It with the
salt; but we found that the sheep
wouldn't eat enough tobacco in this
way to affect the worms. Now we
put the ground tobacco beside the
salt, and when the sheep come up
for salt they eat what tobacco they
need. In this way the sheep them
selves regulate how much they should
eat. We always keep tobacco before
the sheep and think it does a good
bit of good.-Wallace' Farmer.