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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
FARMERS INSTITUTES
Two Days Sessions at Buck
Valley and Warfordsburg

Following is the program for the annual
sessions of the Fulton County Farmers
Institute to be held at Warfordsburg on
November 18th and 18th and at Buck
Valley on November 18th and 18th;
PROGRAM FOR WARFoRDSBURG
Wednesday afternoon. Nov. IL, 1870 o'clock
Meeting called to order.
Corn Growing; a Large Crop. L. W.. Leishty
Soil Management Fred W. Gard
Need of Lime in the Soil /. E. L. Phillips
Wednesday evening, 1880 o'clock
Literary Exercises
Some Farm Mistakes | Have Made . Fred
W. Gard
The Rural School House and Some Sugges'
tons for Improvement. l.. W. Leighty
Thursday morning, Nov. IL, $3.50 O'Clock
How to Buy Commercial Fertilizers and
How to Use Them . E. l.. Phillips
Silo, Soiling n Pasture : l.. w. Leignty
Fruit Growing Fred W. Card
Thursday afternoon, 1880 o'clock
Poultry Farming Z. L. Phillips
Maintaining and Improving Soil Fertility
L. w. Leighty
The Call of the Land . . Fred W. Care
Thursday evening, 1880 o'clock
Some Things Outside the Farm.yard Gat'
Fred W. Gard
The Business of Dairy Production : L. "
Leighty
Poultry Houses. Location. Construction
and Care Z. L. Phillip
Adjournment
COMMITTEE:
W. B. Ranck. W. B. Stigers. Lee Charlton
Willard Palmer. Charles Runyan
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

IHlDES.-Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop In McConn ellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf 81 ms
sheepsklns and tallow.
Advertisement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
PROGRAM FOR BUCK VALLEY

Friday morning, November 18th
1000 Meeting Called to Order
1905 Music by Orchestra
l0:15 Invocation
1920 Address Of Welcome . DR., J. M. Nc.
Kibbin
1925 Soil Fertility . L. W. Leishty
lilo Soil Management : F. W. Gard
Query Box
Friday afternoon
1880 Music by Orchestra
lao How to Buy Commercial Fertilizers
and How to Use Them E.. L. Phillips
2:l5 Music by Orchestra
2:2O Silo, Soiling and Pasturase . L. W.
Leiehty
Query Box
Friday evening
1880 Call to order
1885 Music by Choir
7:45 Address by County Chairman, Frank
Ranck
500 Some Farm Mistakes | Have Made
Fred W. Gard
S:45 Music by Orchestra
s:55 Poultry Farming . E. L. Phillips
Query Box
Saturday morning. November 18th
1000 Call to order and Music by Choir
1O:l5 Corn Growing, a Large Crop L. W.
Leighty
HOO Fruit Growing Fred W. Gard
Query Box
Saturday afternoon
1880 Music by Orchestra
1885 Need of Lime in the Soil E. L.
Phillips
2:l5 Music by Choir
2:25 The Call Of the Land . Fred W. Card
3l5 Singing by Children
Query Box
Saturday evening
1880 Music by Orchestra
7:40 Singing by Choir
ESQ The Rural School; Some Suggestions
for Improvement L. w. Leiehty
$50 Singing by Choir
$40 Some Lessons at School . Fred W
Gard
9:25 Adjournment
COMMITTEE:
]. M. McKibbin, ]. J. Henderson,, Glen
Lehman, Howard Deneen, j. c. Hixsoi
FRANK RANCK, County Chairman
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

Brush Creek township, on road
leading from Bedford to Hancock.
1921 acres in cultivation, and 100
acres IN timber. Terms-For
farm made known on day of sale.
For personal property, credit of
6 months. Sale begins at 10
o'clock, a. m.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

Nothing adds more to the refinements Of home than
good music. To have good music you must have a good
Instrument. There are good bad and Indifferent instru-
mentS, and to the unSkilled eye they look much alike.
The unprinclpled dealer is likely to make you pay
~frst-class price for fourth class instrument have
lived IN this county since my birth, am a taxpayer and
in a position to make good any business transactions.
Buy your piano, organ, or victrola from me and if it is
not all right you can come back at me.
There are antilles in every part Of this county that
have purchased instruments from me. Ask them about
me.
Perhaps you want to trade your organ for a Piano,
OF Player Piano; or your PLAIN Piano, for a Player. See
me. Let's talk it over.
L. w. FUNK.
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L, w. FUNK
= DEALER IN -

= DEHLEH IN =
High Grade Plain Pianos, Player
Pianos, Organs, ViCtrolas, Rec
Ords, and Professional Tu-
ner, MCConnellsburg,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18
LEPRosY AND WITCHcRAFT.

FIR. J. Michotte, of South India, has
a combination of evils with which
to contend-leprosy ON one hand, and
diabolical doings on the other. He
has charge of the leper hospital at
Kumbakonam, and as usual with the
promoter of charitable undertaking
has insufficient accommodations for
all the sufferers who present them.
selves, and no money to enlarge his
asylum.
"The lepers continue to arrive
he says, Il recently received three,
two pagans and one Christian. One
of the pagans is already dead. The
black cloud on the horizon is the CUES.
ton of where to lodge those that beg
for admittance. The lives that the
,noor creatures must lead as outcasts
from their fellow beings, hidden in
caves or huts, and lacking every
consolation makes it hard for me to
turn them from the door. Who will
come to the rescue?
"The evil one is busy here, and
always at the old tricks that mean
so much to the imagination of the
natives. His doings have even got
into the newspapers, and [ enclose a
clipping from the Madras Mail. The
disturbances described have occurred
at Pondicherry, Bengalore and other
places. Here is the item:
A KumbakOnam correspondent
writes as follows to a contemporary
During the last two or three days
there has been some excitement and
sensation in the Brahmin quarters
of Kamakshi, Josier and Muttan SITS.
over the inexplicable and freakish do
ings of the witchcraft practised on
the unfortunate inmates of a house
All the members of the family are
subject to some trouble or other. Thei1
clothes all of a sudden catch fire
utensils are broken, furniture smashed
and food prepared rendered unfit fol
eating. One of the inmates found
himself bodily lifted from his long-arm
chair and safely lodged in we'll ii
the backyard The valuables in the
house all thrown into the latrine. II
their sons go to school they find the11
clothes, as they are in the midst Of
their lessons all of a sudden catching
fire; if the lights are lit up at night
they are blown out. Indeed, many
more things are done by this witch
craft or whatever craft one may cal
it-poor inmates"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18
THE BLESSED VIRGIN AS A PRO.
TEcTREss OF MISSIONS.

The month of May brings with it
special devotions to the Blessed Moth
er of God, and special efforts to please
her on the part of the faithful
Perhaps no act would be productive
of more good than little Offering to
some modest chapel erected in her
honor, or to some charitable work
undertaken in her name. Letters
from our missionaries show how fire.
quently she is invoked as their pro-
tectress, and how much confidence
they repose in her power to inspire
generous souls with desire to assist
those dwelling in darkness and misery.
Cardinal Lavigerie, founder of the
White Fathers of Africa, wrote to his
missionaries:
do not fail to implore especially
the help of the Immaculate Virgin, of
whom it has been said that She alone
can crush all errors"
To cooperate with Mary in reliev-
ing distress and crushing superstition
would surely be meritorious manner
of observing the month dedicated to
her.
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to prison. Who will give me push up
the wall? For the Love of God, send
me some help! l cannot hold my
position, and it will be shameful to
beat retreat
"It would seem that in responding to
this appeal of Father Cain, a grand
opportunity is offered to Jealous Ca
tholics to assist a poor priest who has
more than his share of adversely. The
Society or the editor will be glad to
receive such donations as are sent
and transmit them to Father Cain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18
MGR. BONZANO ENDORSES THE
PROPAGATION OF THE
FAITH"

On May 3rd, The Most Rev. John
Bonzano, the new Apostolic Delegate
to the United States, landed in New
York and was welcomed at the pier
by the delegates of Cardinal Farley
and representative of the New York
clergy, also by the National Director
of the Propagation of the Faith.
His Excellency is warm friend of
the missions and of the Society which
furnishes the principal support for
the Catholic Missions. Prior to his
departure from Rome, he wrote to Mgr.
Freri the following letter:
"A few days ago, I received the
kind letter of congratulations, which
you had been pleased to send me, on
the part of yourself and that of the
Society you represent.
Having known by experience of
what good fruits your Society is pro-
ductive, I had a special pleasure in
receiving your letter, and I sincerely
thank you and the members of your
Society for your good wishes in my
regard.
II assure you that, while amongst
you, shall be happy to do anything
in my power in the interest of Our
Holy Faith and the missions.
wishing you and your Society
every blessing from our Lord, I am,
Yours sincerely in J. c.,
+JOHN BONZANO,
Archbishop of Mitilene,
Apostolic Delegate to the
United States.
Mgr. Bonzano is an alumnus of the
! Seminary of IS. Peter and Paul for
Foreign Missions (Rome). He worked
for six years in Shanghai (China) but
was forced by ill health to return to
his native land.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18

Western World, settled down to a
happy life in the little state Of Rhode
Island. Murty was true to his promise
to Eileen, he took the pledge from
Father Mathews own hand and nobly
kept it through life. To his dying day,
however, Murty Crehan maintained,
that though there may not be Fairies
in Rhode Island there are legends of
them yet in Ireland, where they make
their homes down deep in the clear
waters of Loeb Neagh, and around
those ivy-clad round-towers from
whence they yet come forth on bright,
moonlight nights to play their pranks,
on people, and dance over hillside
and vale.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18
SLEEPING SICKNESS STILL THE
SCoURGE OF AFRICA. -.

A special work of mercy undertaken
by the Fathers of the Holy Ghost in
Africa is the care and solace of victims
of the dread disease known as the
sleeping sickness. From Ubanghi-
Chair comes the following graphic
description of the pitiable condition
of the hapless natives afflicted with
this incurable malady and, incident
ally, obtain some idea of the heroic
charity of the missionaries who succor
them:
"The villages on the coast and in
the interior are literally invaded by
victims of the sleeping sickness.
These unfortunates are chiefly young
slaves more accustomed to blows than
to kindness.
eve purchase them from their mast
ers, baptize them, and care for them
as best we can. Alas, we cannot re-
store their physical health, but we
are happy to have released them
from the cruel servitude that would
goad them On to work while they had
power W perlOfm even Iuo l4SuteSl
labor. We are glad to be able to
soothe their misery and to show them
the way to salvation. Nothing can
really arrest the progress of the terri,
BILE malady.
1--WE seek out these poor sufferers
and do what we can for them
FATHER COTEL, C. S., SP.,
Project Apostolic,
Ubanghi-C Chart, Africa
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FATHER CAIN OF THE PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS.

About two years ago, one of the Off
GERS of The Catholic Church Extension
Society was in Rome and happened to
meet the late Archbishop Agius, ApOs-
tolic Delegate to the Philippine Is
lands. In the presence of large COM
pany of priests, the name of Father
Cain, one of the Mill Hill Missionaries,
was brought up; and the Delegate gave
an enthusiastic account of the wonder
full work which this good, Jealous
priest was doing.
The Extension Society, on the rec
ommendation of the Archbishop took
up the cause of Father Cain and has
been instrumental in sending him
some assistance. Every bit of this has
been acknowledged by grateful letters.
A couple of letters arrived few days
ago, which the Society has given out
to the public, hoping that their per-
usal may prompt generous people to
assist Father Cain in his present diff
culties.
''In my last letter." he says, ct men
toned that my children had nothing
to sit on. I appealed for support for
my teachers. My case is really for
lorn one-trying to establish Catho-
lie School-a respectable one, in a
place where, as yet, none exists.
"The Philippines have practically
possessed no Catholic Schools since
American occupation. The children
go to the public schools, as if they
have suddenly come across treasure
for centuries jealousy hidden from
them. Any attempt to put up anything
of the same kind, under the auspices
of the Church is looked upon as an
intolerable trespass upon their newly
acquired felicity. Talk to them of the
duties of conscience with regard to
their children, and they look askance,
and spread it about that you envy the
liberty" they have acquired. You can,
not imagine how difficult it is to work
here. It cannot be known until felt
I was thrown into a wretched parish,
with the church half on the ground
thrown down by an earthquake, and
used as a stable for the horses of the
American Army; the priests house
abandoned and ruined by having been
the quarters of company of soldiers
Soldiers do not treat places gently in
time of war. I have the Church up
l did the work on it myself. Now
am concerned about the school. There
was none. The school house used by
the Church in Spanish times has been
confiscated by the government, and is
being used as a public school. 1t is
strong stone building, bearing the
name of the former parish priest, CHS
eled in stone, side by side, with the
then Presidents of the town
81 threw up, with great effort, 6
temporary roof over the heads of the
children who come to me. The people
could not quite stomach the idea. Now
the frail edifice is tumbling down. The
parents are afraid the wind will blow
it down with the children inside. You
may guess my anxiety when these fear
full winds threaten, winds which ever
pluck up strong edif1ces. shake witt
fear for my children, lest they should
be buried in the ruins and carried of
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18

II you cannot be happy in one way,
be happy in another This facility OF
disposition wants but little aid from
philosophy. for health and good humor
are almost the whole affair. Many run
about after felicity, like an absent
minded man hunting for his hat while
It is in his hand or on his head.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-18
St. RAPHAEL'S H0spITAL
ST. CLOUD, MINI.
Conducted by the SISTERS OF ST. BENEDICT
WITH A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES

Newly rebuilt and provided with all
modern appliances. Spacious and we'll
ventilated rooms with all conveniences.
Beautifully located in a quiet part of
the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
The AUTO LAW,

One of the state papers says:
while the new state law requiring
white light on the front and rear
of all horse drawn vehicles after
dark has been looked upon as
joke that will never be observed or
enforced, attorneys say that failure
to observe it might result seriously
for the one carrying no lights. For
instance, if he were run into and
smashed UP by an autoist he would
have no action for damages, but If
the autoist was hurt or his machine
damaged he would have clear case
against the man with the unlighted
rig. So, perhaps. the wise man Will
not be one who jeers at the new fool
auto" law but he will be the one who
obeys its provisions as to lights,
whether or not he approves of it..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
HOW TO SAVE THE MONEY

President Taft not only breaches
economy in the operation of the
governmental machinery, but he points
out the way for putting into prac-
tice1 his suggestions. In recent mes
sage, the president told congress
how saving Of! something like ten
millions of dollars could be saved to
the people of the United states an
nually. One of the suggestions COW
cred a change in several branches
of government. All minor offices
connected with the treasury, post
Office, justice, interior and commerce
and labor departments :. should be
put under the classified or civil serv-
ice rules. BY this policy the presi-
dent estimates that the govern
ment might save s1o,0OO,Ooo a year.
Then he says that another million
might be. saved, by having the rev.
enue cutter service consolidated
with the lighthouse service under
the commerce and labor department.
The big saving in the postal service
would arise from the requirement
that, the postmasters actually de-
vote their time to the work instead
of employing assistants to do it,
as is now the practice. That would
be considerable of a saving,-prO-
vided the amount stated would not
be swallowed up elsewhere.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
FRowNs ON CARD PLAYING.

The New York Medical Journal
denounces card playing as "pure
and simple mental dissipation, which
grows upon the victim, like all other
designations, to the eventual exclus-
ion of logical and close thinking"
The Journal expresses hearty APP
prevail of dancing as IAN art, perfec.
ton in which requires study and
practice, and leads to a healthy
fatigue which prevents excess"
Not content with that much sharp
criticism of the card-playing habit.
The Journal continues in this strain:
"The legend which attributes the
invention of playing cards to the
necessity for amusing a mad king OF
France possesses verisimilitudee.
Appealing primarily to the. unbalanc-
ed mind, they son reduce that of
better quality to the same level.
They are comparable in every way
to the habit-forming drugs and lead
surely to the neglect of every sane
and healthy amusement, to say moth
ing of business and professional
duties. Skill counts for only three
per cent in. even the most scientific
of card games; much less in the
popular gambling forms"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
BAD ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE.

No one ..who understands the stu
alton will take exceptions to this
comment by The Little Falls Tran
script. Zone of the best arguments
to be put forth in, the interest OF
good roads in any community is
that of the necessary expense in
Cured by the use of bad roads.
Much waste of time and energy will
be expended in hauling produce over
bad roads. Farmers have not looked
at the economical side of the good
roads proposition in the past but
all are now beginning to see the
advantage accruing to them in ac-
tual dollars and cents by the main
tenance of good roads in place or
bad ones. An interesting campaign
for good roads is now on in many
counties of Minnesota, where the argu-
ments for them are based largely
on figures prepared showing the &C
tual cost of bad roads to farmers
and the economy resultant from good
ones"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
EDUCATION AND MARRIAGE.

The sweet girl graduates seldom
become old maids. The proof of
this bold statement Is found in the
figures which, appear In the alumni
directory just issued by the Univcr.
Eslty OF WISCONSIN. or 1,037 women
who were graduated between 1857
and last year, 663, or sixty-four per
cent, are married. Most of those
unmarried are recent graduates.
The figures show that forty.three
per cent of the women graduates
were married to alumni of the uni
versity.
! That college graduates outlive non.
graduates also is indicated by the
new directory. In the ten classes
between 1876 and 1885, there is "a
total Of 145 deaths among the 724
graduates, which is eight and one
half per scent less than the number
of DEATHS sam0hg Americans gener-
ally of approximately the same age
as these graduates. fF
OF the seventy.twe graduates Of
the class of 1876, nineteen, or TWEEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
ouAcKs IN THE PROFESSION.

According to estimates by credlt'
rating concerns and the postoiflce
authorities, the people of the United
States lose more than $1Q0,00O,0O0
a year through. fake and wildcat
securities. Kansas is the only state,
so far as we know, that has attemp'
ted to protect it's people against this
class of swindling. That state has
law which is popularity known as
the "blue sky law. It is estimated
to save Kansas investors $2,0O0.OOO
a year. 1.
But it simply covers one line OF
business. that of stock.selling in it's
broad sense; it does not cover the
multitude of other fake schemes such
as those of the swindling patent
medicine takers. 1t protects only
people who have money to invest
and who might be considered we'll
TODD or even rich.
Commensurate as it is, IL does mol
protect the people who need protec'
tton most-those who are sick, OF
think they are sick, and who are
more likely to be- influenced by
Misrepresentation than any other
class of people. The Journal of the
American Medical Association thinks
that the admirable Kansas law
sl,ould be extended to protect people
from the most vicious form Of swind.
ling. ss'
II the people of the United States
are swindled out of hundred mil
lion dollars annually by stock job
bers and similar concerns, it would
not be reckless statement to make
that they are swihdled out. of twice
that sum by those who prey on the
sick, the quacks and others who
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12

refused to approve this amendment
We wish the Southern Minnesota
Development association the greatest
measure Of success" The Free
Press hopes most sincerely that
the, action taken by the league rel
alive to the seven-senator bill will
in no way affect any friendly rela
tions that exist between the cities
and the country districts. There are
those in the country who do not
endorse the seven-senator bill, and
on the other hand there are a great
many people who live outside of the
cities that feel the country must
have some measure Of protection
against the rapaeity Of the twins
every time the legislature is in SEES,
sion. Az II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
POWER OF NIAGARA FALLS.

Amid all the excitement over the
conversation of the scenic beauty of
Niagara Falls it must not be for
gotten what a.. saving of our coal
supply the HARVESTING of this mighty
cataract would mean. The 372,S00
horse power now developed at the
falls is equivalent of 1e,776,0O0 man
power working an eight-hour day,
or more than the combined strength
of all ablebodied men in the United
States
Under the Americans Canadian
treaty, promulgated by the two
nations to guard the scenic beauty
of the falls for all time, only S.
600 cubic feet of water per second
out of total now Of 100000 cubic
feet, may be diverted from the
Niagara river for power purposes.
But even with this restriction, when
the treaty goes into effect the force
conserved by falling water will be
equivalent of 35,559,0OO men work
| ing the average eight.hour day.
Stupendous although this saving
is, it is as nothing compared to the
| full strength of the falls. The
volume OF water that will be per-
mitted to run, SO as to perpetuate
| the beauty of the falls, is estimated
to represent 11S,6S0,00e eight-hour
man power or about 100000 more
man power than there are men,
women and children in the United
States and all its possessions.