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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-06-10

Skin G) M-I-Ii-K
In a Boarding House
-Fish-
What rapturous visions haunt my
dreams
What beautious forms see
Gliding through Morgan's banquet
halls
Swimming the milk for me;
And pudding made of yellow corn
In piles before me loom
With milk enough to float them off
All round the dining room.
Fish
what glorious bumpers cree we're
quaffed
BY Saxon Lords of old,
But drink an everlasting draught
OF skim milk blue and cold;
And truer, greater, nobler souls
On earth there cannot be,
Then they who sacrifice their time
Skimming the milk for me.
Fish
What kindness Mother Nature shows
To children great and small.
Before their teeth are fairly cut
And when they've lost them all;
She gives them milk, but Mothers
now
To rob them of the gift,
Take all the cream and butter off
And give US what is left.
Fish
like good milk just like cat
But when it's split and dried,
Skinned thrice and set upon one
edge
The bark peeled off beside;
1t may do for consumptiye folks
Or such as fast and pray
For forty dogs, but as for me
| wasn't raised that way.
Hot nights in fly time when milke6
The old cows tail cut round
My head and ears like knives and
shears
With a swapping kissing sound,
But still l hugged the milking pail
Without grOan or scream.
Because | knew the milk was good
Nobody stole the cream.
Fish
And when | was farmer boy
And hungry as bear
went into the house for lunch
My mother didn't care.
If | should get hunk of cake
And dip it in the pan
OF milk and cream and eat until
felt stronger than a man.
Intoxicated red men gave
This law to kith and kin
Run from the white man when you
find
He smells of Holland GIN"
To hungry boarders everywhere
This hint | give likewise,
Runfr ONT he milk that's never
served
Before the cream can rise.
Fish
What blissful hours | now enjoy
Though I've no better half.
I drink my milk and lay me down
Like any other calf;
| dream of roasts and chicken pies
Where skim milk only streamed
But wake to know in sad surprise
never have been weaned.
Fish
Time rushos on at headlong speed
The joys of life drag
But stars of hope yet brightly shine
Along life's milky way;
I'll fondly trust there yet may como
Some compensatory day
When selfishness shall rule no more
And boarders shall not pay.
Fish
Three times the value of their fare
But still in generous store
Rivers of milk and honey flow
AS once on Canan's shore;
That fleshy boarders, generous cooks
May not be all dream,
And the milk of human kindness lost
Not any of it's cream.
Fish
Oh the skim milk people of this worlt
They are so wondrous glad,
When they can rob us of cent
And the cream our mothers had
| fancy on that final day
When God shall judge mankind
The skimmers will be all skinned of
From Heaven and left behind.
H. S. FISH.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-06-10
READ THE coNFT ADs-Iv PAYS

Look out for hot Cholera
Infantum. Don't worry-use Dr.,
Fahrney's Teething Syrup. 25 cts
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-06-10
READ THE COMET ADs-IT PAY

Hot weather. Little clothing. Plcn-
ty of water inside end out. Dr.. Fahr-
neys Teething Syrup. Babies don't
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
How to Plant Potatoes.

In the presence of many pests
that seem to be waiting for the
appearance of the first tops of
potatoes on which to feed, and
with dryrot and scab hiding in
the ground to attack the roots,
some of us have become almost
discouraged, and will not plant
as many potatoes as we would
like to plant. From Circu-
lar No. "a, Department of Agri-
cultural Extension, State College,
Pa, we take the following ex-
tracts: Select we'll drained soil,
but one that contains much hu-
mus in order to hold moisture.
A clover sod is the ideal place to
plant potatoes, because we know
it contains nitrogen. If you have
been troubled with scab, shun
fresh stable manure, lime and
wood ashes, all three having been
known to favor this disease. Pay
no attention to so-called potato
fertilizers. If your ground is
rich and full of rotted clover, or
we'll rotted manure that has lain
in the ground for some time, use
acid phosphate. If the ground
is not rich, use, at least, 500
pounds to the acre of 3-10-6
goods. If seed came from soil in
which there is scab, soak the po-
tatoes for two hours in amixture
containing one pint of formalde-
hyde in thirty gallons of water.
Begin spraying for blight
as soon as the tops are six to
eight inches above the ground,
with 4-4.50 Bordeaux mixture.
Repeat every two weeks, and
make the third, fourth, and
fifth, application stronger-say,
$3.50. For bugs, use poison as
usual. There is no remedy for
the "stock borer," except to
burn old stalks, and phantom
ground not infested.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
To Protect Deer.

An appeal has been made to
Bedford county sportsmen to get
the 200 signers for a petition to
the Legislature to close that
county to deer hunters for a Pc
riod of five years. The appeal
sets forth the argument that
since Cambria county is closed,
and Blair county about to be
closed, Bedford county should
close and share in the efforts that
will be made to stock that portion
of the State with game and fish.
If Bedford county close its gates
to deer hunters, and this county
remain open, what a long line of
detectives will be required to
patrol the dividing line which
runs through a fine deer district
Fulton county is now the dump
ing ground" for hundreds of
hunters who come from all parts
of the State-especielly from
western counties. What will it
be like if Bedford county closes
to them?
Doubt has been expressed by
many as to the efficiency of closed
periods. They base their reason
lug upon the fact that it gives
a few men, who keep no account
of law, an easy job of securing
game out of season. But the
records of eastern states, where
it has been tried, seems to prove
that game increases under this
rule. Laws will be violated in
any case, but it is up to true
sportsmen to lend a hand to hold
such citizens in check.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
6. Y. 5. n. 5. Notes.

The Franklin and Marshall Col
lege five defeated our Basket ball
team here on Friday evening by
the score of 1928. Our boys did
fine work, and made a grand
showing against a more expert
enced College team. Last Satur-
day Feb. 27 our boys badly de-
feated our sister Normal, Miller
vile, by the score of 1922. The
last game Of the season will be
played on Friday evening March
IL, with Bloomsbury Normal.
The Spring term opens on Mon
day March 20. Adams county is
again leading in the number of
students enrolled. Several teach
ers have-been added to the facul-
ty for the spring term. Prof. D.
F. Deter will come to us for the
Spring term as teacher of COM
mon school branches. Mr.. Ben
jamin Van Why of East Strouds-
burg has accepted the position of
teacher of Manual training.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11

that a tie here and one there has
been cut from butts that hereto
fore have been going to the wood
pile, because no one thought it
worth while to make but one tie.
But since Fred Black has let 1t be
known that he will buy one tie
at time-or in larger quantities
he gets thousands that, as we
said, have been going to the
woodpile. That big pile of bark
out in the freight yards was
built of quarter-ton lots saved in
about the same manner that res
cued the ties from the flames.
Yes, we could go on filling COL
umns with similar talk if we
could spare the space to speak of
the increased offerings of eggs,
poultry, homemade turned han
dies, loads of waste cuts from
mills, that makes very best par
quet flooring, hundreds of knurls
for gun stocks, apple wood for
planes, short cuts of walnut logs.
barrels of real stuff" vinegar,
huckleberries, and at least 101 lit
tie items that formerly went to
waste, but which now bring in
sums which, in the aggregate,
amount to hundreds yes, thou
sands Of dollars annually.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
War and Price Of Wheat.

The recent drop in the price of
wheat was due largely to the
prospects of the opening up to
the markets of the world the
great stores of wheat in Rnssia,
and northern Asia. If one will
take look at the map of the
Eastern hemisphere, he will see
that the natural outlets from Rus
sia to Eastern European countries
are through the Baltic sea and
its adjacent waters, and by way
of the Black Sea and southwark
through the straits of Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles. The waters
of the Baltic are controlled by
the Germans, and those of the
straits just mentioned are con-
trolled by Turkey. Consequent
ly, Germany, with Turkey as her
aid, has been able to prevent
shipments of the wheat from Rus
sia by way Of these outlets. But
large fleets composed of British
and French war ships have been
bombarding the forts along the
Dardanelles, and as one fort af-
ter another falls before their
guns, the prospect seems bright
that the Allies will soon be in
complete control of this southern
outlet, and Russia will be given
it's long coveted warm water"
seaport. In addition to this the
approach of warm weather will
open northern ice bound waters,
by way of which foodstuffs may
be shipped. But it is through
the Dardanelles that it is hoped
so supply the Allies with wheat
during the present war. Conse-
quently, spectators in wheat are
cautious about buying beyond
what they need for actual export,
and the price dropped in sympa-
thy with that feeling.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
NUMBER 25
HOUSEHOLD SANITATION.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, N. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

Undoubtedly some ancient sani-
tartan was responsible for the
proverb that, cleanliness is next
to godliness." While the major
ity of people accept this in the
ory, unfortunat0'g when it comes
to practice y .akness develops.
In ninety-nine out of every hun
dred homes there are corners in
attic or cellar, under the kitchen
sink and the bottom of the pam
try cupboard that somehow or
other seem to regularly escape
clean up days.
Accumulation is a mania with
some peop' The way in which
it mani .sts itself may vary but
the result is the same. 1t is re-
sponsible for filling our houses
with an enormous amount of
wholly unnecessary truck which
serves to make cleanliness diff
cult.
Dirt and even filth are not nec-
essarily a direct cause of disease
but generally there is an associa-
tion. Organic material which is
left about becomes a breeding
place for bacteria and flies. Care
less habits of mind and body are
cultivated and fostered be careless
habits of living. 1t is certain that
a child raised in a home where
there is indifference to the
household cleanliness, can hard
ly be expected to develop an ap-
probation of the virtue and ad-
vantage of cleanly habits.
These same influences within a
house are equally true regarding
its surroundings. A peep at the
back yard will give you a far
better insight into the character
of the occupants of the dwelling
than a study of the front door.
Ashes, garbage and rubbish scat
tered in the rear of a dwelling
are not conducive to good health
or decency.
Cleanliness and wholesomeness
go hand in hand, see that your
household sanitation is all that it
should be and make these twin
sisters of Good Health welcome
in your home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
Asks a Question.

In recent letter to this office
from one of our most highly re-
spected subscribers, he compli-
ments the News for the way in
which it has directed attention to
simple methods of restoring fer
tility to wornout soils. In the
next sentence he asks the very
question we have been expecting
namely, with no labor to be
had-or high priced if at all-and
the necessity for cleaning every
acre bare in order to tide over un-
til another season, twenty miles
to railroad and fertilizers, no
money to live on while giving the
fields over to the rest cure, how
can we put the good advice into
practiceW
AS Shakespeare says Aye,
that's the rub" Few have the
money to live on while practicing
Terry's method. Too bad. But,
if a man got into Jail, and every
day he stayed there he lost 81,
even though the county fed him,
would it not be cheaper for him
to mortgage himself in some man.
ner, pay the fine and get out and
go to work again? That is as
nearly an illustration as we can
give of how a man is losing mon
ey if he has physical ability to
work hard but who continues to
keep his nose to the grindstone
by cropping, robbing, and max
ing fields poorer every year. To
make amends for past sins is
costly, to be sure; but would it
not be better to begin, by taking
one acre at time, get it back to
produce as much as five other
acres? About the time the Sec
ond acre had been restored he
would then be reaping as much
as formerly from ten acres.
There are hundreds of strong
young men in the county who
should set aside as much each
year as his means and time will
permit of handling, and make
garden spots of each tract, keep
them in that condition, and add
to them yearly until sufficient
acreage has been restored. Each
succeeding year he could double
the acreage under improvement
by using the ever increasing prof
its from the improved acres,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
Butted by Ram.

Mrs. Gerritt Smith, of Fishing
Creek, near Columbia, is in a
precarious condition as a result
of being butted by a ram. Mrs.
Smiths right arm was broken
above the elbow, and her limbs
were severely bruised. Efforts
were made yesterday to remove
her to a hospital, but her condi-
ton would not permit the trip.
The accident occurred while Mrs.
Smith was in her orchard. The
ram suddenly darted from among
the drove of sheep.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
Opportunity Knocks.

The farming interests of this
county cannot place too much
emphasis upon the advisability
and necessity of making every
foot of ground productive to the
highest degree.
With nearly the whole of Eu-
rope unproductive there will be a
tremendous demand made upon
America for food stuffs in the
months to come, and this demand
must be met or those people will
starve,
This does not Unnecessarily mean
that America will be called upon
to feed Europe gratis. Europe
will pay in gold for what it gets
from us, dollar for dollar.
A duty and an opportunity con-
front US.
Duty demands that we produce
to the lii it, that the hungry a.
cross the wate may be fed.
Opportunity nocks at our door
in that there will be aready mar
ket at high prices for every ounce
that we can sell. Even now the
hand of Europe is outstreched
across the water for American
bread.
1t is an opportunity for the
building up of this agricultural
community, for the enriching of
our people, for an influx of for
eign gold such as we have never
known before.
For Europe must eat, and to
eat, Europe must buy the food
stuffs we have to sell.
Let every foot of ground pro-
duce something for the financial
veal of this community.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11

days. The funeral, conducted by
her pastor, Rev. Robert E. Peter
man, of McConnellsburg, took
place on Wednesday following,
and interment was made in Un-
ion cemetery. Besides the hus-
band and son already named, she
is survived by two brothers John
and Asa-and by four sisters
Mrs. Levi Keefer, near Webster
Mills; Mrs. William Morton, near
Tatesville, Bedford county; Mrs.
Jacob Gordon, near Big Cove
Tannery, and Mrs. Martha Cook,
residing somewhere in the West.
B. E. STEVENS.
Benjamin Edmondson Stevens,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Stevens of McConnellsburg, died
at his home at Lingiestown, Pa,
Sunday evening, March z, 1915,
aged 33 years, A months, and 8
days. His remains were brought
to the home of his parents last
evening, and are being taken to
Clear Ridge to-day where inter-
ment will be made in the Clear
Ridge cemetery.
The immediate cause of his
death was valvular heart trouble
and he had been confined to his
home about five weeks. He is
survived by his widow who was
Myrtle Deshong, a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Baltzer Deshong,
and by three children, Helen.
Howard, and John.
Ed, as he was popularly known
had a wide circle of friends and
was most excellent citizen.
GERTRUDE MADDEN.
Gertrude Madden, a daughter
of Judson Madden, died at her
home at Meadow Gap Hunting
don county, on Sunday night,
February %, after an illness of a
few months, of tuberculosis. She
was aged about thirteen.
She is survived by her father,
two sisters and one brother, =
Miss Lillian and Paul, at home;
Mrs. W. B. Waite, of Mt. Union.
She was a member of the Bap-
tist church.
The funeral was held the fol-
lowing Wednesday afternoon.
Services were conducted by the
Baptist minister, Rev. Doke,
with interment at Three Springs.
HESTER SCHooLEY.
| Hester P. Schooley. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John P. School
ey, near Andover, died March 6,
1915, aged 3 years, II months.
and 21 days. Funeral was held
Monday, and interment was made
in Sloan cemetery. Servic es
were conducted by Rev. E. J..
Croft.
The cause of the child's death
was pneumonia, and she was sick
but a few days. Hester was a
bright little girl.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
Some Laid Eggs.

Inc NEWS is ever on Lne look
out for items of local interest, be-
lieving that recitals of instances
of success, or failure, of neigh
borhood methods are appreciated
by those who live on farms, or
who try to make money out of
poultry. The following is based
on a report from Welsh Run that
a man at that place tried the ex-
pertinent of letting twenty of his
flock of one hundred hens stay
out in the cold this winter, while
the remaining eighty were kept
penned up where they were not
exposed to the weather. During
January and February the flock
of eighty laid fourteen hundred
and one eggs. One of the hens
laid ffty-two eggs during the
two months. The twenty hens
that fed about the buildings and
roasted wherever they could find
quarters, did not lay an egg. A
little calculation will show that
the hens that were penned up
laid eighteen eggs each during
the two months of the trial. This
was not record by any means,
but it shows that the hens did
much toward earning their keep,
while the outdoor flock was kept
at dead loss.
There is a little work connect
ed with keeping hens housed dur
ing winter months, but what do
we have that is of any value that
does not involve labor? A she'd
rooted house, 10x40 feet, does
not cost much to build, and it
will shelter successfully one hun
dred chickens. To make it a
proper place for hens, it must
have perfectly dry floor. Not
a breath of air should penetrate
the building from any quarter ex
cept from the front which must
be wide open and face the sun.
Otherwise, some fine morning a
hen will be found with a cold,
due to a draft, and as colds are
contagious, Others will follow,
and away will go the profits
for that winter. Woven wire
will prevent the hens from
leaving by way of the open front.
Clover hay a foot deep on the
floor will afford just the very
place hens love for exercise by
scratching for every grain of
food. Clean water at all times,
and clean dropping boards will
insure health; and since a health
y hens mission is to lay eggs,
there will not be many days dur
ing winter on which enough eggs
may not be gathered to pay for
their keep until weather is warm
enough to let the hens run out
doors all the time if they wish.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11

Austin May, q years of age,
married, in the hardware busi-
ness at Manns Choice Bedford
county, was out with two COM
panions riding motor cycles dur
ing the nice weather a few days
ago. May lost control of his ma
chine and at a high rate of speed
it dashed squarely into a tele-
graph pole, killing May instant
ly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
Decker--Hanna.

On Wednesday, March 3rd,
Miss Ada Decker, former Full
ton County girl, and Mr.. Harry
Hanna, a wealthy farmer in
Wood county, Ohio, were united
in the holy bonds Of matrimony
by Rev. Gordon of the Methodist
Episcopal church, at Deshler,
Ohio. The happy couple have
the hearty congratulations of the
NEWS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11
"AULD ACQUAINTANCE"
Bits Of News and Gossip Extracted
from The Letters from Our
Distant Subscribers.

Miss Ada L. Brown, Hagers-
town, Nd, daughter of D. Skunk
Brown, a former resident of Dub
lin township, in a letter accom-.
panying a two-dollar bill, says:
Il was quite a young girl when
we moved from Dublin township
to Hagergtown twenty-one years
ago; but the names of Fulton
County people that see in the
News each week, are familiar.
If | live until next summer and
keep my health | will visit Full
ton county and renew many of
my old acquaintances."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11

W. E. Beatty, Philadelphia:
Enclosed | am sending my check
for one dollar to push my SUBJ
scription into 1916. | do not
know just what time the year
expires, but | know that | owe
one dollar every year, and might
as well pay it now as to wait.
There is no dollar | spend that
brings me greater returns of
genuine satisfaction than that
spent for the News. 1t brings
to me weekly the news from my
home county; it tells me about
my old friends and acquaintance,
and it keep me in touch with the
county's civic progress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-13
Real Estate for Sale

We have fine list OF residence
property from $500 to $4,000. Some
of these are offered at extremely low
prices for cash or on easy terms. The
best bargains are being bought up and
property in Chickasha will never be
cheaper. We have sold three good
homes in the last 10 days. If you are
Interested in buying home or some
cheap property as an Investment, call
us by phone and we will be glad to
show you.
Groom modern house. one-fourth
block OF ground, blocks from car
line, has cistern, well, barn and
storm cave; price. $500; $3.50 cash,
balance $15 per month
First-class 9-room residence with
furnace heat, southeast corner lot,
large basement, cistern. well. barn;
Will exchange for smaller house
closer in or sell at very low price.
Large Groom residence in first-class
condition, good as new, one-half block
Of ground, large barn, northeast front;
improvements on this one-half block
cost $4,000 price, only $4,000; s1,OoG
cash, balance terms to suit purchaser.
LAND.
We have a buyer for a good farm
within four or five miles west of south
west of Chickasha; will pay $4,000
cash. grSk
i6 acres choice Washita bottom in
fine state of cultivation, one-half mile
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-13

from city limits; price, only $50 per
acre.
10-acre tract, well improved. Groom
plastered house, large orchard, good
outbuildings. clear of incumbrance;
will exchange for good city property.
100 acres good upland with first
class improvements IN miles from
Mustang; will exchange for 20 to 80
acre tract near Chickasha. Owner
wishes to move here in order to get
the benefit of the schools.
FARM LokNs.
Several million dollars are loaned
On land every year in Oklahoma.
Many farmers are making money by
borrowing money and investing In
land or live stock. Loan companies,
with better opportunities than the
average man to know general condi-
tions, have confidence in the future
of Oklahoma and are not afraid to
make strong loans on land here.
They feel sure that land will advance
in value, and that there is little chance
to lose. For this reason we are in
position to get a strong valuation on
land and make the rate and time to
suit the borrower We have been
loaning money for the last eight years
and represent three Of the best loan
companies doing business in the state.
Give us chance to figure with you
IL you want to renew or make new
loan.