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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Card Of Thanks.

Mrs. Mary Wink and sons
wish in this manner to express
their thanks to the kind friends
and neighbors for sympathy and
help during the illness and death
of Mrs. Wink's son E. V. Wink
at Needmore, which occurred re.
Gently.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Don't Forget 1t

Do not fail to attend Il e plfy-
let Aunt Jerusta's Album, ., d
How the Story Crew." given ~
classes 8 and 9 Of St Paul's
Lutheran Sunday School in the
Auditorium, Friday evening,
March 18th. Admission, 10 cents.
Play begins at 7:90 Proceeds for
benefit of the pal sonage fund.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Sherman,
the latter having been Mary
Demick have gone from Auburn
N. Y, to make their home with
Mrs. Sherman's sister Rebecca,
Mrs. George W. Cooper, In Okla
homa City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
EAT POTATOES At
ALL YOUR MEALS
They Save Wheat, They're Cheap
and the Great Crop VIII be
Lost i Not Eaten Now.

This remarkable article about
potatoes, what they contain as
nourishment and how to use them,
was contributed by Miriam Moses,
one Of the foremost students Of
food value In the United States.
Howard Heinz, Chairman Of the
Food Supply Department Of the
State Committee Of Public Safety,
indorses the opinion Of Miss Moses
and recommends her recipes to the
housewives Of the State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS

Hon. .. w. hlTk went W YAK
land, Nd, Monday on a business
trip.
Mr.. A. M. Lake, Needmore, r.
\ R. 2, spent a day or two this week
in this community on business.
Philip Rotz and family, accom-
panied by Misses Arbia and Olive
Rotz, motored to Chambersburg
last Saturday.
George A. Harris, of Balti-
more. spent the time from Fri
day until Sunday afternoon in
McConnellsburg.
Our old friend Nathan H. Mel
lott of Pleasant Rige called at the
NEWS office a few minutes while
in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kriech-
baum, Of Lsmasters, m)tored to
Observation-Disclosures to attend
the funeral of Aaron M. Richards.
The NEWS is day late going
to press this week and it's all the
fault Of Kaiser Bill and the
Adams Express Company, 80 it
j!
Don't forget the change in
date of Mrs. Lydia Martins
sale from Thursday March
81 st to Wednesday, March
18Th.
Miss Netha Nesbit went to
Hsg ,rstown on Monday of this
week to take a course in milli-
merry. She expects to be gone
twelve weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Garland,
Neednore, R. R. 2, took advan-
tage OF the fine weather last Sat-
urday and went to McConnells-
burg to do a little shopping.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Robert Gordon,
near Car Isle, spent a few days
during the past week among
their relatives and friends in the
lower end of Ayr township.
Mrs. Harry Hamil who had
been visiting the family of her
son Robert on the farm east of
town returned to her home in
Chambersburg g yesterday morn
ing.
Rev. and Ms. J. Leidy Year
ick, of Boswell, Pa, spent a few
days in town this week. Mr..
Yearick was called here to attend
the funeral of his former parish
ioner, A. M. Richards.
Ralph E. Mckee, son of S. E.
Mckee of Amaranth, went to
Chambersburg and enlisted in the
4 Aviation Corps, and left Harris.
burg Feb. 21. 1918 for Camp
Hancock, Ca, via Columbus, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. P. Nelson
and little son Dlvid Alexan-
der, OF Melville, Pa, came to
the Cove a few days ago and are
now at the home OF Wills pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Mel
son.
The ladies' in the neiyhborhood
Of Clear Ridge will be pleased to
know that Mrs. Louie Vineyard
ner has a lot of nice, new, fash
ionable hats for ladies and child
rem, that she will sell at right
prices.
Mr.. E C. Peck, Of Oklahoma
City. who is spending a few
weeks in this county. was up in
the northern part of Belfast
township last week looking up
the pupils that went to sch oil to
him at Mud Hollow and Sipes
Hill away back in the seventies
He found some of them who we're
glad to see their old teacher.
He took dinner on Wednesday at
Rev. Will Truax's.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Rev. w. V. Grove and w. S.

Rev. w. V. Grove and w. S.
Warthin made a trip to Lewis
town last week, going Thursday
and returning Friday. Rev.
Grove was officiating at the fu-
neral of one of his former par
ishioners.
Rev. DR.. Hendricks of Cham
bersburg will preach in the Re-
formed church in McConnellsburg
next Sunday morning at 1O:45.
No services in the evening. 1t
is important that there should be
a full attendance.
Charlie, Harvey and William
Richards, of Lewisburg, O., came
to Connellsburg last Saturday
afternoon and remained until
Monday evening, attending the
funeral of their brother Aaron
M, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. s. B. Woollet, whose i'll
ness has been mentioned in the
NEWS, is still very sick woman.
She has not been able to turn
herself in bed for eight weeks.
Her nurse reports, however, that
there are hopeful signs for i'm
provement.
The Italian war loan of five
billions has been completely SUBJ
scribed, according to an an
nouncement of Finance minis
ter Nitti received today. The
minister praised the generous
sub bscriptions from all classes of
the Italian population.
According to recent estimates
by the Department of Agricul-
ture, there are in Fulton County
one automobile to every five fam
lilies. The farmers of the Coun-
ty own 313. Farm trucks are
rapidly gaining favor, and many
are now in use in this county.
Roy Palmer, was more or less
injured by being thrown from his
| Ford car which played a peculiar
prank, when Mr.. Palmer endeav-
ored to make turn at the West
End bridge, while on his way
home near Needmore. The car
was considerably damaged
Hancock, News.
In digging up the street a few
days ago to repair the frozen
m ain of the McConnellsburg
Water Company, Henry Comerer
unearthed a copper cent coined
during the reign of King George
III of England and bearing the
date 1776. The coin is in good
state of reservation.
Secretary McAdoo ann onuces
that the next issue of Treasury
certificates in anticipation of the
third Liberty Loan, as well as the
subsequent issu es, would bear an
interest rate of al per cent. The
announcement is taken to indi-
cate that the next Liberty Loan
likely in April also will bear that
rate.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harper of
Chambersburg, accompanied by
Miss Anna Buckley who had been
visiting the Karpers, and by Miss
Rose Fisher, motored to McCon-
nellsburg last Sunday, dropped
Miss Rose out at the Woollet
home, went on to Fort Littleton
with Miss Buckley, where they
remained until Monday, when
they returned, took dinner at
Woollets, and took Rose back to
Chambersburg.
w. T. Runyan, the well known
Eye Man" is now in the In
spection Service of the Govern
ment at the plant of the Reming-
ton Arms Company at Eddystone,
Pa. Thousands of men are en-
ployed at that place. and many
more are wanted. Thousands of
rifles are turned out daily. Be-
sides the manufacture of rifles,
there are plants manufacturing
other war munitions, making the
place a veritable hive of industry.
Any one wishing to communicate
with Mr.. Runyan should address
him at 722 Seville Ave-, Eddy
stone, Pa.
A'Bit OF financial History.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
FEED GRAIN TO MILK COWS
About 20 Per Cent More Milk Is Sc
cured When Concentrates Are Fed
to Animals on Pasture.

The question of whether milk cows
should be given feed while they are
running on pasture depends on the
cost of the pasture and extra feed.
says Prof. w. L. Fowler of Oklahoma
A. and NJ. college at Saltwater. As a
rule, cows will give about 20 per cent
more milk when they are fed a good
ration of concentrates in addition to
pasture, but the cost of the concen-
trated feeds is generally about as
much as the value of the increased
milk. Heavy producing cows; that is,
cows that produce four gallons of milk
a day, should have some supplement
tary grain feed. 1 would suggest a
combination of ground corn or kafir
four parts, wheat bran two parts and
cottonseed meal one part. The amount
of this that should be fed in connec-
ton with the pasture depends upon
the state of flesh of the COW and the
amount of milk that she is producing.
four-gallon cow should have about
four or five pounds of grain in addi-
ton to good pasture.
The per cent of butterfat in milk
cannot be changed to any extent by
the kind of feed that a COW eats. The
amount of fat in the cows milk is
determined by the breeding.
For winter feed, would suggest
alfalfa hay and silage for the rough
age, and the same grain combination
as mentioned above for the eoneen-
trates, Feed about thirty pounds of
silage per head per day and all the
alfalfa hay the cows viii clean up
well. Feed one pound of the grain
mixture per head per day for each
three pounds of milk produced.
The question of how long a COW can
test and still be profitable depends
upon the amount of milk that she pro.
duces. Many Holstein cows are prof.
liable for butterfat production ever
when they do not test more than ;
per cent butterfat. This is true be
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Plenty of Muskrats.

A sufficient number Of muskrats to
meet demands for their fur are trapped
from marshes and swamps that are,
for the most part, unprotected. mil
lions of skins being taken each year
So long as the natural breeding places
remain undisturbed and reasonable
closed seasons are maintained there is
little likelihood of the numbers Of the
animals being depleted, according tc
biologists of the United States depart.
ment of agriculture. With adequate
protection in the breeding season and
with the present habitat available
from 100000 10 100000 pelts car
be taken in North America annually
without denletion Of the supply.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
New Gowns From Old.

As long as it is fashionable to wear
combinations of colors and comhina-
tons OF materials making over is sim
plified. For instance. narrow, plain
underskirt has over it a tunic. They
may be of different color and material.
always studying good taste in the COM
bination. The tunic may be an old
one-piece dress shorter than the skirt.
A narrow soft little girdler is tied
loosely around the waist. And there is
no flare in skirt or tunic; straight out
lines are in vogue now.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
WILD RABBIT is
VALUABLE ASSET
Each Year Fully 200,000,000 Of
Little Animals Are Killed in
United States.
FUR is IN STRONG DEMAND
Value of PeIts Will Be Further In.
creased This Year on Account of
Embargo Placed on lmperts-
ticn of All Skins.

Inc game commission of Pennsyl-
Vanta estimated that in 1917, during
the open season of 45 days, fully $780,
| GOO rabbits were killed and utilized for
food in that state, Making due allow
ance for overestimates in only one
state. it is safe to say that each year
| fully 200,O00,000 wild rabbits are killed
in the United States. Many of them
are jack rabbits, the majority of which
have been utilized in The past. If
all the rabbits killed were consumed
they would represent between 100000
and 100000 tons of valuable food ac-
cording to specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The skins of these wild rabbits are
a valuable asset, as they can be used
for hatters fur and glue The war
has caused a great shortage of hatters
fur from other countries. Last winter
the price of native rabbit skins rose
steadily from 20 or % cents to 20 and
even 80 cents a pound at the close of
the season. 1t takes to dry skins
of the cottontail rabbit to make
pound. This makes the present value
Of the pelt of the smaller rabbit 10 to
Il cents and that of the jack rabbit
IS to 20 cents. These values will be
further increased because of the en-
barge that has been placed on the i'm
portation of furs.
Save the Skins.
If proper measures are taken TO in
sure the collection of skins the short
age of hatters' fur can be largely met
by the wild supply. If all households
that use rabbits for food and every
marketman who dresses rabbits can he
induced to save and dry the skins the
present home production of matters
fur can be more than doubled next sea
son. The prices pay well for the slight
labor needed TO prepare them for mar
ket. Men can make excellent wages
SHINING the jack rabbits that are
destroyed as pests in our Western.
states and that have hitherto been
wasted. At only 10 cents each the
skins of the 2O0000,0O0 rabbits killed
in the United States have a value of
S2O,O0OOOO.
The organized drive, in which every
rabbit caught may be utilized as food,
$ being encouraged wherever prac-
ticable as a means of conserving meat
and protecting crops from their depre-
dations.
While the fur of our wild rabbits
does not make the finest hats, and the |
manufacturers of these are dependent
on nutria, muskrat, and beaver clip |
pings, the use of these finer hats will |
probably decline and they will be re-
placed by those made of rabbit fur. |
There is a strong demand for all the
rabbit skins that can be collected in
Amerio.
Last winter firm in Kansas
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
AMERICANS FACE
LONG DRY SPELL
SENATE APPROVES BILL Foa
NATIONAL PROHIBITION AFTER
NEXT JULY.
Manufacture of Beer in the United
States to Be Prohibited After
December I Next as
War Measure.

Washington.-The 100000 emerg-
-ency agricultural appropriation bill
with its rider for national prohibition
from next July until the American
armies are demobiIizad after the end
OF the war, was passed Friday by the
senate without roll call.
Before the final passage of the meas
ure, the senate voted, As to 6, to retain
the prohibition rider. A final effort to
postpone the effective date of the
dry legislation was defeated.
The bill now goes to the house, and
because of the many amendments in
serted by the senate, it undoubtedly
will be sent to conference. Prohibit
ton leaders, however, expect the
house to agree to the dry rider, so
that there will be no possibility of
changes being made by the senate and
house managers.
Senators voting against retaining
the dry" legislation in the bill were
Brandegee of Connecticut, Gerry of
Rhode Island, Phelan of California,
Pomerene of Ohio, Ransdell of Louis
lana and Underwood of Alabama,
while it was announced that many
members absent and paired favored
the amendment.
Making of Beer to End.
Manufacture of beer in the United
States will be prohibited after Deem
Der / next as a war measure
This announcement was made Fri.
day by the food administration,
which said the decision had been
reached at conferences between Presi-
dent Wilson and representatives of the
fuel, food and railroad administra-
tons, and the war industries board.
The manufacture of whisky was pro-
hibited last year, and there have been
repeated demands in congress that the
president exercise his wartime power
to stop the manufacture of beer as a
food conservation measure.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
REST PERIOD FOR DAIRY COWS
Best Accomplished by Gradually Stop.
ping Milking and Reducing
Supply of Feed.

(By VIM. H. FELDMAN. Colorado Agrf-
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Milk from cows which are MIXED
right up to the time of ealving fire.
Quently has an unpleasant odor and
an animal-like taste, or may be even
salty or bitter. For this reason, and
because the udder and other tissues
vital to maximum milk production
should have an opportunity for rest
before a new period of lactation be-
gins. all milk cows should be dried
up" at least one month before par
turition is due. This is best accom-
plished by gradually stopping mixing
and reducing the amount of feed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
CAPTURE HAM AND cHAuNY.
French Occupy Old Trenches Along
Front to North of Aisne River.

Paris.-The French have occupied
all their old trenches along the whole
of the front to the north of the Aisne
river and also have captured the
towns of Ham and Chauny in the sal
lent southwest of st. Quentin says the
official communication issued by the
war office Friday
South of the Aisne the American
troops have made further progress in
the region of Villers-en-Prayeres and
Revillon.
The French advance east of the
Canal du Nord at some places has
reached depth of more than ten kilo-
meters
At the present rate of progress the
entente allies will soon have driven
the Germans from all the ground
gained by them this year and the
offensive operations may enter a new
phase.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
IMPROBABLE cow MUST GO
Well-5red High Producer That Takes
Place of Scrub Must Be Properly
Fed and Cared For.

If dairying is to provide either pleas
ure or profit, United States depart
ment of agriculture specialists point
out, the Improbable COW must be dis
posed of. The well-bred high producer
that takes her place must be properly
and economically fed and cared for.
Contrasting associations have demon
strated that the feed of the dairy herd
can be selected and balanced in such
way as TO decrease feed costs one
third and at the same time increase
milk production.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13

dressed and shipped $4,000 jack rab.
bits, or 275 tons of meat. The s;ins
were all saved and marketed, max ing
an important item in the profits. A
large extension of the business is
planned for the coming season. and it
is expected that many similar enter
prises will be developed in various
parts of the West. These activities
will insure a much larger saving of
jack rabbit skins than in the past.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13

Tile Trap for Rabbits.

'''S Tsp lSf tNagItlSs
Set a u by 6-inch "tee" sewer tile
with TIE long end downward, and bury
it so that the siX-inch opening at the
side is below the surface of the ground.
Connect two lengths of six-inch sewer
pipe horizontally with the side open
ing. Secondgrade or even broken tile
will do. Cover the joints with soil 50
as to exclude light. Provide a tight
removable cover such as an old har.
row disk, for the top of the large tile.
The projecting end of the small tile
Is then surrounded with rocks, brush
or wood, so as to make the hole look
inviting to rabbits and encourage them
to frequent the den. Rabbits. of
course, are free to 90 in or ont OF
these dens, which should be constructed
in promising spots on the farm and in
the orchard. A trained dog will locate
inhabited dens. The outlet is closed
with a disk of wood on stake, or the
dog guards the opening. The cover is
lifted and the rabbits captured by
hand.
These traps are especially suitable
for open lands and prairies. where rab
bits cannot find natural hiding places
They are permanent and cost nothing
for repairs from year to year. If il
is desired to poison rabbits, the bats
may be placed inside these traps. out
of the way of domestic animals OF
birds. This trap also furnishes an ex.
cellent means of obtaining rabbits for
the table, or even for market.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Sugar Ration Maintained.

WaShingtOn.-Ret of the pres
sent sugar ration of two pounds a
month for each person was announced
by the food administration Friday.
Aeroplane Mail Service Established.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Brewers win Not onpose Order

Milwaukee, Wis.-Brewers here will
make no attempt TO oppose the order
issued at Washington Friday prohibit
ing the manufacture of beer after De
cember l, according to William H.
Austin, attorney for the Milwaukee
Brewers association.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
BEGIN WORK ON TAX BILL.
Will Raise Twenty-four Billion Dollars
as Sinews of War.

Washington.-Wit evidence of
political division congress on Fri
day began work on the greatest
revenue measure in all history,
providing for the raising of S24,-
000,000000- $S,OOO0OO in taxes and
twice as much in bonds-to pay Amer
lca's share of the cost of the war next
year, and for loans to its co-belliger-
ents.
In the house, Democratic Leader
Kitchin, chairman of the ways and
means committee, explained the draft
of the BILL while hearings on it were
begun by the senate finance com
mittee.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
shall Appoint the Day for Peace.

New York.-JuleS Jusserand, the
French ambassador, in an address be-
fore the banquet of fine Franco-Amer-
lean societies, asserted that the enemy
is doomed" and we shall choose and
appoint the day for peace
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Extravaaanee charaed.

Washington.-Co and sub
contractors who built the Hog Island
Pal, Shipyard are charged with ex-
travagance during the early days of
the work. in report now in the hands
of Attorney General Gregory.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Cleaning Corduroy.

Plunge up and down in warm soapy
water. using pure white soap. Rinse
in several clear waters and do not nut
through wringer, but hang dripping
TO dry. Brush 10 smooth the nap. but
do not iron.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
Sub Sinks American Boat.

Washington.-The navy department
is informed that the American steam
er Lake Owens has been sunk by
submarine. Five members of the civil
ian crew are reported lost.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13

cause Of the extremely large amount
Of milk produced. The average Jer-
sey should test about 8 per cent or a
little above. A COW that will give 500
pounds of milk per year or above
should be profitable under ordinary
conditions.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13

Lower Hat Crowns.
The general trend of hat crowns is
toward a lower line.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13

Terra Gotta and mole color Is a chic
combination.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
CAN THE BUNNY

Bunny clubs have been started
among women in Oklahoma to
can the rabbits caught in the
organized drives in sections of
the state where great damage
is done by the pests. One club
in Buffalo puts up Buffalo bunny
sausage which carries on the
outside of the cans the follow
ing:
Can the bunny
Save the money
Help to win the war
With bread and meat
And lots TO eat
The end will not be far.
Slice him up
Spice him UP
Grind him very fine
Fry him brown
Pack him down
Good for any tins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-22
ARTICLE XXI
By BETA CHLDE DCER.

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