The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-05
FARMER TALKS.
His Feelings We're Stirred Up By An
Article Which Appeared In The
News Two Weeks Ago.
HAMMERS AWAY PROMISCUOUSLY.

tlcle under the caption 'Why Is
lt?" IN which the writer asks
why women want lover the noun
tain" flour, when the machinery
that makes that flour was made
by the same people that made
the machinery of the mills on this
side of the mountain. And, Mr..
Editor, that article kind OF stir.
ed me up, and if you will grant
me little space IN your valuable
paper, will take charge of the
writer of that article a few MIN
utes.
Now, Mr.. Writer, can you find
two men exactly alike-one on
each side of the mountaln-or
any other placer / think not.
Now, Mr.. Writer, don't you
know that the women of Fulton
county know what good flour is?
One of the highest ambitions of a
Fulton county woman is to be
able to place on her table, nice,
light, white, flaky bread. You
go into the home of a nelghbor
for a meal; as rule, the first
thing offered you at the table is
bread. If it is not of the finest
quality, the good housewlfeshows
her em barrassment by apologiz-
ing for the ''staff of life" and
saying, she cannot understand
why she missed the baking, un-
less 1t was because she changed
flour, or the miller missed the
last grlst. Why, Mr.. Writer, if
you have a wife land l don't be.
heve, from the way you write,
that you have)-I say, il you have
a wife, and you try to tie her down
to a brand of flour she does not
like, she ought to sue for d.
vorce, and she ought to get 1t
quick.
Now, Mr.. Writer, l want you
to know that Fulton county house
wives know a thing or two, and
don't you forget 1t. Ask any
farmers wife what time in the
year her cows give milk contain
ing the largest percentage of
butter fat; what kind of feed to
give the hens to make them lay
in January-she will tell you, and
tell you promptly.
Again, Mr.. Writer, you got
away out to Chicago, and got aft
er Shears, Sawbuck, & Co., and
spoke shghtingly about people
sending their money to those fel.
lows for anything from a tooth
pick to crowbar; and then you
jump on the organ man. That's
right. You didn't give 'em half
enough.
Now, | see Mr.. Writer starts
at tMcConnellsburg (agood enough
business place tor an isolated
town. and gets away out to Salu-
VIA; thence down to Harrlsonvllle;
back to McConnelIsburg, thence
to Chambersburg, and on and on
he goes until he gets to the Per-
slams when he gets out of breath
and has 40 place named.
Now, Mr.. Writer, would not
utter one unkind word against
the business men of Fulton coun
ty, for presume they are all do
ing the best they can. But are
they all keeping up with the pace
OF time? PERHAPS you might not
be able to get en- egg beater at
Saluvia or Clto; If not, you could
get one at several of the big
stores In McConnellsburg.
Now, let US see how the small
country mel chant gets his goods.
A drummer comes to McCon-
nellsburg, hires a rig, fills his
pockets with cigars, aud starts
out to see the country store
keepers. Then he returns, pays
his livery bill, and goes else
where. Now, who pays that
gentleman's expenses. The mer
chant, you will say. Yes, but
there Is some one else that pays
1t finally, and that Is the consum.
er. 1t comes home to him al
last.
Now, Mr.. Writer, before the
country storekeeper should com.