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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
l. w. FUNK
- DEALER IN =
High Grade Plain Pianos, Player
Pianos, Organs, Victrolas, Rec
Ords, and Professional Tu-
ner, McConnellsburg,

Nothing adds more to the refinementS of home than
good music TO have good music you must have 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
irst-class price for fourh-class Instrument have
lived IN this county since my birth, am a taxpayer and
in position to make good any business transactions
Buy your piano, organ or victroa from me and if IS
not all right you can come back at me.
There are families in every part of this county thai
have purchased instruments from me. Ask them about
me.
Perhaps you want to trade your organ for Piano.
OF Player Piano. your Plain Piano. for Player See
me. Let's talk it over.
L. w. FUNK.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
ALEXANDER'S
Met cConnellsburg and Fort
Loudon Automobile Line
by way of the Lincoln
Highway.

Leaves McConnellsburg at 6:l5, a..
M, and p. M, arriving at Fort Lou
don in time for the 7:44 a. m. train
and the 1913 p. m. train. Returning,
leaves Fort Loudon on the arrival of
the ll;O5 q. m. train, and the 6:27 p.
m. train.
Fare 60 cents.
Any freight or express marked in
my care will receive prompt attention.
A share Of your patronage solicited
Bell phone 3 Il 4,
j. s. ALEXANDER,
4-29'i- Proprietor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
A WORD FOR MOTHERS

Itisa grave mistake for mothers to neg
lect their aches and pains and suffer In
silence--this only leads to chronic sick
ness and often shortens life.
Ifyour work is tiring; If your nerves are
cxcitable; II you feel languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott's
.mulsion overcomes just such conditions.
1t possesses in concentrated form the
very elements TO invigorate the blood,
strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves
and build strength.
Scott's is strengthening thousands OF
Snothers-and will help you. No alcohol.
Scott q Bovine. Bloomfield. Nj.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

Rev. j. L. Yearick took Mack
Helman to Chambersburg Mon
day to consult a specialist on kid
ney trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reisner
and children, of Lancaster, are
visiting their uncles, Jacob and
G. W. Reisner, in this place.
William Brewer; of Ayr town.
ship, raised $50 bushels of buck
wheat on IA acres this year. an
average of 25 bushels to the acre.
This seems to be Scarlet Sage
year. Never before have we
seen so much of this attractive
flower. The borders of many
dooryards are ablaze with it.
Thomas F. Slean, Jr., returned
home recently after having spent
three months in California TAX
ing in the sights of that great
state, and visiting the Panama
Exposition.
Mrs. Annie Benford moved her
household goods Tuesday, from
north First street to the home of
her brother, Albert Stoner where
she will make her home for an
indefinite period.
HlDES.-Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop In McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf SKINS
sheepsklns and tallow.
Advertisement.
Among the many subscribers
who called at the News Office
last Monday was Mr.. T. B. Ap-
pleby, of Decorum, Huntingdon
lounty. He and his wife, and
Misses Anna and Rhoda Peter
son, and Mrs. S. D. Peterson,
were seeing the sights in town
including the Liberty Bell, of
course.
The season for one of mans
greatest trials is at hand-put-
ting up stovepipe. As an excuse
to swear about it, some men
swear" that somebody mixed
up the joints after they had been
carefully paired and put away on
the garret last fall, when every
body knows that he had nothing
to do with putting away the pipe.
Strange how mum the women
keep at that moment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

Geo. E. Bartholomew, McCon-
nellsburg's new dentist, will be
out of town from Saturday morn
ing until next Wednesday even
ing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
RACKET STORE.

Just received fodder yarn this lob
get the mountain they wanted there The
there 7c h. and &c
lbs This is the best money tyers H
% cents also the heavy Husng Is
cents Corn cutters 23c Hand made Bushe baskesgood Our
half bushel measures SOC.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

Buy Prime Timothy seed at
The IRWIN Store. Four dollars
per bushel. 2t
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

GUNS For SALE.-Daly 3.bar-
rel, aud Ithaca double barrel.
see DAVIS at Court House. scott
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

For Sale-Two Economy stoves
two sheet iron Stoves in good
condition. A lot of Stove pipe
VIII sell cheap. John A. Irwin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.

RATES-One cent per word for each
insertion. No advertisement accepted
for less than 10 cents. Cash must ac-
company order.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

WANTED "A bright, active
girl in one of Bedford's best
homes. No cooking, scrubbing,
milking, or other hard work, but
the wages Is all right. Apply at
the News Off ce. 107tf
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
Paints and Oils.

Now is a good time to paint
as paint has got cheap again
We are handling the best
grades of these goods that
can be found. Old Dutch
lead 74c To-; Lewis white
lead Sc; Carriers pure white
lead SC right here no freight,
Why go away and pay more?
Also the best ready mixed
pant on earth-the Devoe.
Pure oil TOR medical use and
this is what yon want for
good painting. Don't buy
Western oil. Our price 75c.
We have a full line of tintlng
colors.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

Bed Blankets 45c. to s. CO.;
Horse Blankets, CSC. to s. 00.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
MARKET REPORT.
EVERY wgpNnspAY.

The grain markets are taken from the Cham
1ersburg daily newspapers. The provision
prices are those that obtain IN McCOnnells-
1urg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-07

Mems rain coats $1.25 to
$.90-see our 81 75 coatguar
anteed, with all improve
ments.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Il very good heater. II the floor Of
the pen Ii net heaped mp too much the
pigs sOO get out Of the way when
the mother begins TO move around.
For summer or early fall pigs, the flies
sometimes bite and bother them. by
leaving one VI these tenders down and
lacking gunny sacks on It to swing
down, the pigs will soOn learn to get
under 1t when the flies bite them.
There Is no set rule to follow or
feed TO give, but there are some things
to guard against DO not scour the
pigs II you can help It. II In don't
nine times In ten by over feeding the
SOW. In the first place, she should
not have any feed at all for twelve to
twenty-four hours after narrowing, but
see TO II that she has all the water abe
wants 10 drink Sprinkle In 4 little
shorts for a starter and gradually In
crease, keeping 4 sharp lookout Ion
any sign Of scOur on the pigs. At the
first sign Of II, shut off the feed TO
half aud add Il t%easpOOnful OF copper
az to the slOp or water. II you begin
TO raise your own pigs for feeders, the
more you do 1t the more you will be
afraid Of securing them when young
II IL far better to carry them along
looking Il little thin but lively and
hungry, than 10 scour them or give
them the thumps by getting them
0yer-fRt while they are little Just a.
soon as they are large enough to fol.
low the mother see that they get out
to pasture, 1. II Ia possible Following
the mother In the open In one Of the
safest treatments ever given a bunch
Of young pigs, The pig running In the
open and ON pastures may be fed heavy
with less danger than the pig In the
close pen. Pigs within q week 6I
some times two weeks Of the same
age, viii do very little robbing, but
when you have them strung out for
a month or more as they are on most
farms, you certainly will have trouble
with the robber pigs coming from the
older filters. But we have found that
we could put the sOws In q pasture
and give each one individual sleeping
quarters, being the pen In which she
fCrrowed her pigs, and each n would
10 back to her pen vt night and all
her pigs and there IL no robbing OF
confusion. This works where the pigs
were near the same age. The more
you work with hogs the more you will
see the need OF punching this plugging
time into ss short a period a. possible
II IN a very important part OF this
cheaper production whereby we may
be able to maintain profits when prices
begin ~ sHE.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
CARING FOR THE SOW AND
LITTER

Certainly there is a great differ.
rnre In individuals when II comes to
the number Of pigs " SOW will farrow
and save. Other things being equal,
NJ course, we are justified I'm charging
the difference up to the SOW But we
find that II IL worth something b.
know your SOW and provide for her
accordingly. The big heavy SOW sim
ply must be provided for In the right
kind OF quarters and bedding and a
little time spent In being present
Some Of the finest formed COWS are
also very prolific, but they are heavy
IN their feet and inclined 10 be slug.
gish. II you csn get their pigs up 10
two or three days old, being good
suckers, they are safe for the rest OF
the time II properly fed We have
found It impossible to get a SOW OF
that kind through without protection
In the pen. The hinged pig rail has
served us better than any device W,
have tried, or personal attention W,
could give. This hinged pig rail Il Oh
guard syery minute Of the time. In 1
five-by.elght foot stall such as we use
they are ten inches from the floor ant
extend out one foot from the wall ant
are placed only on the sides OF tn,
pen. The SOW, when she il frs
placed In the pen does not like tn,
presence OF them, but by having her II
there several days before narrowing
time she gets acquainted with then
and understands how they work. Shl
% finds that she a get up and III
down and turn around In what appear
to he just a three-foot space, M ess!
rs II the whole thing was open.
The first we made we tied then
with q number twelve wire. They 500
broke down. Then we tried a humble
nine and II was 10 stiff that whel
they rooted II up II would stay ny
The next thing was to use a shOr
piece OF chain or make the wire int,
links, 90 that when the rail was roote,
NJ. II would come back 10 the sam
level The ten.inch height allows tn
s0w to lie down and turn under IN
rail part OF the way but never b
touch the wall, The rail being hinged
when she wants M, all she has to do 4
rise and the rail up with he
and than drops back to its place. Il
three or four days they may be tie,
un TO the sides Of the pen, where the
win stay without getting lost until IN
next time you want them. Have onl
enough bedding to keep the pigs arm
They will huddle close to the mother
and II the pan IN protected froT
J drafts the fever In her udder make
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Nupulpa territory, It IS estimated that
the daily production does not exceed
o. 900 barrels.
C. +. COlcOrd Sums Up Situation.
The fact that Oklahoma City Is the
logical location for the headquarters
OF the oil companies who intend 10 re-
main IN tho oklahoma fields is fast
presenting itself 20 the producers Of
the state, said G. + Colcord IN
speaking Of the oil situation with ref.
erence to the location In this city u
some Of the larger companies who
contemplate coming In Oklahoma City.
Everything Is IN our favor freight
rates, hotel accommodations. location.
accessibility 10 state departments hay.
lug 10 deal with the corporations such
AS corporation commission, courts and
others, and last but not least the fact
that oklahoma city offers the great
est Inducements to the supply men In
the way " freight facilities.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Local community fair this fall At
his time premiums from farmers and
business men will be awarded to the
boys who have shown the best results
with their pigs, and to the girls max
Ing best showing with their chickens.
For several weeks the committee
and the club has had under consid-
Grafton the question Of a breed Of
dairy cattle most suitable to condi-
lions found In the community. Affsr
considerable Investigation, defbsrs-l
ton, and argument the club at q 10
cent nesting decided on the Holstsin
a. the breed most likely to prove sue
cessful As the college has a herd Of
purebred Jerseys the COMMITTEES has
suggested that 1t get In line and pro
ceed to make the change and got scod
Representatives Of the adopted brood.
The hrmerS who attend thass mest-
inp come In the morning and stay n
day, taking q cup Of coffss and 0
sandwich at oon They bring thsly
families along for the women have On
organization that rivals that Of ~
men for discussing the problems CO.,
fronting them. And the bovs and.
girls find profitable employment FOR
the day In woodwork, repair shop,
kitchen, music hall, and on the fsxn
under instruction Of regular msmbess
Of the college faculty OF older 80
aents They learn 10 DO By doing
and are 90 interested In the work thsV
get one or two days q month thAf
some Of them drive a. Gar a. tan miles
through the worst weather Of the sss-
son. One girl comes eight miles. and
never has missed q meeting during shs
winter.
The club IL cooperating with the
Federal demonstration work In every
way possible The secretary has ~
csntly been appointed - assistant
county agent working one aay q week
without pay, 20 that the work may DO
pushed 10 the limit in a small area.
II would seam that the secret Of
the success Of this movement 70 the
set-tosethsr spirit No doubt great
good shsi come to the community
from such united efforts a great
good has already come-H r. Osxpsn-
tar, Warner, Okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

palgn will be- possible without the
same certainty OF support and protec-
ton that is afforded by the foreign
offices Of every world power but our
own.
What we need is a settled and de-
pendable policy, and under our form
Of government no policy can be con,
slant unless based upon q compelling
public opinion. When any action to-
ward the aid OF commerce through a
plan that might involve this country
politically with any foreign power has
been proposed or instituted. the public
has baked and the plan has failed.
We win eventually win a depend.
able foreign policy, but not untn the
general public comes to recognize that
forcing trade Is an inseparable part Of
domestic trade; that Il Ia not a gam,
BILE for the FEW, but the business oi
the nation"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
PUT HOGS In PASTURE
Plan Pursued BY Qua FAxmsr Who
Has Hundred Acres Of Wheat Has
Proved Msst Successful.

Mention has been made In your col
umns Of the organisation at Warner,
Oklahoma, Of q farmers club known
a. the Oklahoma Farm Home Club"
This club holds regular and frequent
meetings At the Connors State School
OF Agriculture and co operatss with
this institution but IL primarily q
farmers organization and IL solving
some Of the problems Of the farmer,
Of the section In which this school Il
located
One phase Of the work the club Il
doing In shown in the acre club which
II really q part Of the larger orgsniEa.
ton. Zach farmer who desires TO BE-
long TO this auxiliary agrees to plan
and carefully care for one acre o.
some farm crop About eighteen Of tn,
regular members agreed to this and
will limit their efforts along this lin,
10 perhaps q dozen crops. Records Of
dates OF planting, cultivation, and ma
turing are to be kept by the grower
ue cup Wni meek OIL
VI w. oWner anu neip mar
u WY nus rssping TWO mar
crops and the harvest Of facts.
De'"u :" Vns msmoet are raising
q fsw acres Of potatoes each. tn
uN "a seoo VIZ hAnuieo cssousn :
= .o'e III soon way a. 70 saw
puSne, On eacn euanes o.
go pc'a.oSs ana totsl % severa
.u uo'larS poi me community
~ Auui' An WITH uuaitJ OF zee
vas o"'slneo az one Oh une purposes
ol tns cruz IL 10 encourage ue plant
ING uno Oeet $3.50 ooVhmaole.
Out on All inc tasss undertaken o.
inc cruz prooepy ns srestest hsi
peon tne maust On cooperating IN "
management on n ioVNacre fsrm be
lohsins 10 m oonnors soss school
lnis iarm IL USED TOT demonsrsuol
sn" eAperimentsi purposes n on
u Aspt pureoreo cstue, hoss an
sneep' No' much intsrest was snow
oy tne farmers OF the community II
the work on the fsrm until they Oh
tained a voice In the management
since uhen ne college nrm has b.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

william, like many another man
before him, had Joined the army by
way Of showing his devotion TO his
country He had not yet learned the
meaning OF strict discipline, and al
though he wore the uniform Of his
regiment he fancied that he was Just
as much his own master In that as h,
was In civilian clothes, When
lights OUT sounded he insisted on
his comrades leaving the light burn.
ing
Now, than, put that light out +
shouted an officer on inspection,
HIN" retorted Wilfdt william
And pray who are your"
I'm the officer Of the day"
Then what the dickens are ypl
powling apout In the right time to,i
asked WI liam.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
THE IMPORTANCE OF GROWTH

The real value Of early Matched
chicks a. early layers or a. pullst-
breeders depends upon whether they
yet their normal growth. You AJAX
me II your pullets are good to breed
from. My answer il that they are fair
breeders, provided they are mature
pullets, And age alone does not make
maturity. They must get a full and
natural growth. II Il poor economy
indeed to try and be saving by half
feeding the growing stock. You are
building egg machines, and the eff
cheney Of these machines IL going to
depend on the material and workman.
ship you put into them. You would
not expect good results from q new
c~ultiVatOr whose irons were trail and
small on account Of the factory try.
ing TO saw metal. II IL q mistake 70
try and be too saving In the building
OF your stock. They n the foundA.
tons Of the business Spare nothing
that will add 10 the strength and per,
tectness Of this ground work The
mere fact that you hatohed your chicks
out early Ia no guarantee that you arr
going TO have fall and winter layers,
or that they win be good for next
year breeders. You can 30 easily
offset the advantages OF early hatch.
ing by insufficient feed and care
Many hundreds Of farmers do thi,
every year.
let us nov get our minds on this
while there IN plenty OF time yet "a
build. Get q variety Of feed. Feed
plenty but not too much. Feed II ir
the right manner and do not let then
get too fat Fat In not what you
want You want strong, normal vel
rounded tissues, good framework snc
plenty u life and slertness within
See b this, It's an Investment II
let your chicks drag through the sum
mer half fed Ia waste.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
GAINING AS OIL
CENTER Of STATE
Oklahoma Is Being More Re
COgnized As Logical Head
quarters For Operators.
RICHEST DISTRICTS ARE CLOSE

oklahoma city is the ceuter OF Ok
lnhomas producing oil field ~ the
entire oil field Of the state three
fourths Of the production is nearer 10
this city than ANY other metropolis
the other one fourth lu % much drilled
district lying iu the SHpulpa territory
Directly south uf oklahoma City In
% territory only to bee reached by tool
and casing men from or through okla
homa city is the newly discovered
field around IlpuIltun Although Of
lote birth this field ia producing on an
average of 10000 barrels daily with
new wells starting for the under
ground pools every day, new compa
MES being formed aud supplies being
rushed tu the new locations ON land
which two years ago was going beg
glng for twenty five dollars an acre
and which is now hard 10 find at .
thousand.
HealdtOn Developed Rapidly.
IN September OF last year the first
wells averaging twenty five barrels a
day were brought In to this Healdtun
district Oklahoma CITY at once began
% campaign tu attract the attention OF
oil men 10 the field aud 20 the advisa.
h!ity " Oklahoma city as the logical
headquarters for companies formed IL
develop the property 4 COMMITTEES
was appointed by the Chamber OF
Commerce and letters calling atten.
ton TO the possibilities were sent IA
the oil men Of the state
Some merely scoffed at the predic.
ti0n that Il field WAS opening up which
might be- expected 10 surpass sven the
Glenn Pool district The fact that land
Was going At twenty five dollars was
not considered. The fact that the
wells Of the other district we're pro
ducing held the companies TO theil
old headquarters.
Larger Companies Look This Way.
Indications are that conditions ar,
changing Already many OF the largel
companies are seeking information Al
10 the freight rates into and from OK
lGhOms CITY. office building owner,
are being sought for information. IN,
fnct that the corporation commission
ers, equalization board, supreme cour
and other offices Of the state with f,
direct interest In the oil industry ar,
located in this city are beginning I,
net az a substantial aid In the cam
pOig which Oklahoma City bushes
men are making to bring 10 this cit
the heads OF the OIL development com
panies.
II Ia estimated that In the Healdtol
district to the south and the CushinI
field TO the north more than 5000 o
barrels Of oil are being produced daily
In the other much drilled district, IN,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Banker Samuel MeROberts

dgn trade " the United States might
be built up when he talked TO the Ma
uOnal Chamber OF Commerce the 9th
or day Already the National CITY
Bank has Established brahches In Rio
Jenlero aud Buenos Ayres to facilitate
foreign trade. This Is what MIR Mo
Roberts had to say ON the subject
in the Orient In the Caribbean, in
the northern part OF South America,
in Mexico. we have the opportunity to
do great obstructive work, and by
50 doing win a place Of u own In the
future commerce Of these lands. The
uncertainty Of protection stands
sQuarely IN the way,
"No broad and comprehensive cam.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
TELLS HOW TO
GET MORE TRADE
MeROberts Of National City Bank EI-
plains How Armour Interests Are
Going After Foreign Business.

Samuel McRoberts, vice president Of
the National City Bank, who WAS
placed In that, the largest national
bank IN the United States, to repre-
sent the Armour interests Of Chicago,
II vas understood, told how a for
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

To Illustrate the democratic spirit
that prevails in the British volunteer
army, this story Ia told In Punch
A company Of the sportsmen's reg.
iment was being drilled at New For.
est. The sergeant, an elderly stable
man, said 10 one OF the young recruits,
who happened to be the brother Of an
earl
Head ny, Montsigr' 80 he pro.
nounced the name) Head up, ches,
out shoulders back"
MY name isn't Montaig-its Mon.
tngue," said the young man.
Very good, Montague" said the
sergeant For speaking Mp like that
you can Just do four days fatigue"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Its many feet are what snabls q gas
bill to u w 20 rapidly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
omdKED.

Patisnt-Are thirty high ssils-ofs
night too much. doctor.
DoctorSrhst dspends upcn ycux
powers Of resistance.
Patisnt-0h, thems IN rfshx I
licked four cops oncs.
II takes an unusually polite sAi>s-
man to ovsrcharue . woman tcr sxy-
thing and set away with n.
The secret Of svsroomtns 49,,