FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
A belief exists all over the east that
Id the future the west can be depended
upon to supply horse at a less cost
tlinn enoterti farmers can afford to
raise them. A month's sojourn In the
west looking up the horse Industry
loads me to the conclusion that such
belief Is unfounded, says C D. SnienJ
In The National Stockman. The plain
facts are that the low prices of a few
years past have more effectually driven
the western breeder out f breeding
liorsvs than the eastern breeder. True
there are horsos found In plenty In the
sale stables, but the quality of them Is
poor, In fact very poor In many cases.
Scarcely a first class carriage, coach or
draft horse can I find. By far too
many of them ere 100 pounds too
light for carriage horses, and when I
do find one largo enough with a kind
disposition and Intelligent I And him
with poorly formed limbs, too upright
pasterns, weak at the knees and stiff
In the shoulders.
The drafters we find more of size and
lunk beadedness than of Intelligence,
nervous energy and conformation such
as will stand the work required of them
when put to use. The best horses of all
Classes have been picked up and the
culls left, Is about the situation In the
west. Many whom I And breedtng
horses are patronizing stallions of but
mighty poor merit True, there are
here and there trotting sires which
have size enough and a record made on
some race track, and that Is about all
they have to recommend them. They
either have a willful or stubborn dispo
sition, blemished limbs or thick wind.
Others are nice little fellows, kind
enough, sound enough, but have net
size adequate to produce a horse large
enough to draw a carriage.
In the coach class I have found stal
lions with goose necks, rat tails, meaty
legs and leggy action peddled about as
Ideal coach horses and pntronlzed by
farmers simply because they were Im
ported. I kuow of no other reason.
True merit they were nearly devoid of.
And we find many of the draft sires
little or no better. Many have been
sbown us with hollow backs, high hips,
crooked legs, tied In at the knees and
sickle hocks. Tbey weighed perhaps
1,700 pounds or more.
There are, no doubt, good sires In the
country west of the Mississippi, but
they are comparatively icnrce. There
are some very good mar en left there yet
on the farms, which would If bred to
the right kind of sires produce good
horses. But with the sires at present
there no considerable number of first
class horses will come to eastern mar
kets for some years. This can bo de
pended upon. The west has seemingly
been made the dumping ground for the
cull stallions of the eastern states.
Shredded fodder For Horace.
I think that shredded corn fodder
makes as good or better feed than hay
for horses through the winter, says A.
J. Daft In Prairie Farmer. One of my
neighbors has wintered about 300
sheep on shredded fodder, and tbey
look better the two last winters than
they did when they were fed hoy. My
experience bos been that It makes one
of the best feeds that one can have,
and the expense Is not so great when
two or three neighbors work together.
But the fodder must be dry when It Is
cut, as otherwise It will mold In the
bin or mow and so prove worthless
There will be large quantities cut this
fall on account of the scarcity of bay.
and there will be an Increased demand
for fodder cutter and shredders.
Intelligent Swine Feed Inn.
Swine feeding should be just as eU'OD
and wholesomely Intelligent as that ol
any other farm animal. The quality ot
the food must Indeed be considered
Do not dump great quantities of refuse
In the pen and then, If the animal
clean It all up. rest content with the
Idea that they have made good pork
off food that cost you nothing. Some
times the pigs will eat a great
amount to find a very little nourish
ment. Now, the pigs do need a good
deal In quantity, but there must be
some quality also, if we feed them od
the husks, we must add grain or milk
or other good food In fain proportion to
give them the nourishment they re
quire. We cannot expect to make good
pork or bacon out of loaves and the
barnyard takings. If we could, pork
would go a good deal lower than It Is
today, and farmers would be quickly
doubling their profits. Vet a little In
telligent feeding will enable us to dis
pose of slops and other cheap foods to
advantage. .11 Is all In balancing the
ration, so we do not cheat ourselves by
trying to cheat the swine.
LIt Tree Fenoepoata.
The best post for a wire fence at
corner of a field or on a bluff or In
hollow Is a live tree, says Alva Agee In
National Stockman. Flfteeo years ago
1 set out a few trees here and there
along rough land, and since then some
more have been set, and this Is much
cheaper and better than trying to get a
Mid post set In rocky ground. In a
depression crossed by wire a tree Is
surer than an anchored post. 1 should
not want a great number of trees along
the line on account of the extra amount
of shade, but It Is a good Idea to set
them wherever one sees that tbey will
erve a good purpose. Too often such
work Is put off because the pay seems
far In the future, but the trees can be
tised In a very few years If the wire Is
stapled to a stake that Is tied to the
tree.
Plft-a In the Orchard.
Let the pigs pick up all the fruit that
falls from the trees as fast as It drops.
It will destroy the source of lots of
pests to the fruit trees.
Can Make or Break.
The First National bank of New
York bus Increased Its capital to 110,.
000,000. There are two other New York
banks capitalized at this vast amount,
the National City and the National
Bunk of Commerce. They are all con.
trolled by the "master minds" of Wall
treut and can make or break too mar
ket at any time they wish by withhold
Ug or granting loan.
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
ITS EDUCATIONAL TRIP PROVED HIGH
LY SUCCESSFUL.
Farmer Intereated In tlie Movement
For Improved Illuhu ar a llnpld
Traaalt Needed In Arlcnlaral
Dlatrleta.
Good roads were mado in samples by
the National Good Roads association
during Its special trip which ended re
cently, and ns a result tho farmers and
owners of acre property throughout the
farming districts of the south have
come to the conclusion that It will pay
to have good earth roads, well drained
and so hardened that the honvlest
wagon con make good time In order to
reach a railroad depot with freight.
The special train of the National
Good Reads association, which has
been traveling for threo months
throughout tho south, carried tnnrhln
ery and Implements In order to prove
the benefits accruing from properly
constructed roads. It was recognized
from tho outset that the majority of
tbe roads In the United States would
be earth roads. Tbe majority of the
present dirt roads are Impassable In
hot weather. The success of the Na
tional Good Roads association aroused
enthusiasm everywhere, and the result
of the trip may be that congress will
appropriate a large sum of money for
the building of country roads.
"The trip of the association proved
conclusively," snld President W. II.
Moore, "that rapid transit is just as
much neoded In tbe farming districts
as In large cities. If the farmer can
get bis products to the nearest railroad
station In quick time he saves not only
his load, but his wagons. He can do
this on a good rond. Tbe present dirt
roads are mere apologies. A rain will
make them impassable. They are not
drained properly. The association
tried to show how to Ijulld u dirt road
and how to drain It so that It would
remain hard and fit for travel all the
time."
During the trip, which lasted for
three months, the association showed
southern farmers the best inetlMxls of
building roads by constructing '20 tulles
of earth roads and three miles of mac
adam. The climax of the trip will )
at Buffalo Sept. It) to 21. when tho con
vention of the . International Good
Roads association will be held. Presi
dent Moore says that states usually ap
propriate about $300 a mile for earth
roads, and that the money Is wasted
because the roads are not constructed
to prevent blockades by storms. The
special train, with Its steum rollers,
graders, trnotlon engines, ditchers,
plows and stone crushers, was meant
only as a feature in the object lesson
to farmers In order to carry out the
plan for good roads.
"We began at Flossmore, 23 miles
from Chicago," said President Moore,
"to show whnt a good enrth road
meant. We constructed half a mile.
The farmers began to realize that It
would be better for them to hnve good
roads, because they could ship their
products quicker. The association fig
ured out that the United States was at
peace with the world. Consequently
the only problems wore for Internul
economy. There Is no doubt that this
country is far behind Europe in the
quality of Its roads. This may be ac
counted for because the distances are
so great In the United States. There
can be no excuse, however, for poor
roads between Btnall cities and farming
centers.
"The trip was amply justified by the
enthusiasm of the farmers who wit
nessed the sample roadmaklng., At
New Orleans we built oue and one-half
miles of earth road which was good
enough for automobiles. Farmers'
wagons could make double time on the
read after It was finished. We showed
local boards tho best methods of build
ing earth roads by puttlug In drain
tiles for the road Itself so as to carry
off surface water, and thou by con
structing ditches to carry off the deep
drainage.
"At Natchez we built one mile of
earth road and filled In 20 feet at one
point. At Vleksburg, Miss., we built a
road up to tbe National park, and dug
up cannon balls, skulls .and many
relics of the civil war. At Greenville,
MIbs., we ran against the buckshot soil,
but we put In drain tiles and showed
the farmers how to make a good roud.
Then a mile of roud was built at
Clarksdale, Miss., where the gumbo
oil was handled.
"Tbe engineering difficulties were not
many, and If roads were constructed
scientifically lusteud of being left to
country boards the farmers would ben
efit We had large conventions at Juck
son. Miss.; Jackson, Teuu.; Louisville,
Hopklnsvllle and Oweiisboro, Ky. We
built 000 feet of mncudum at the last
city. At Cairo, Ills., we tried the nu
vacullte In building half a mile of road.
One ot the suggestions made by the as
sociation was Unit oil be used to sprin
kle the roads ut certain periods, so
that water would trickle off Into the
ditches. The convention at Buffalo will
Include the members of the National
Highway association, of which General
Miles Is president We will take up the
question as to the best roads according
to the soil."
Trlatate Good Roada Aaaoclatlon.
The good rouds convention held re
cently at Cairo, Ills., formed Itself Into
a trlstate g'xd roads association.
Congressman W. D. Vandlver of Cape
Girardeau was present at the session
and made a speech. In which he went
on record as favoring all kinds of In
ternal Improvements. lie said he hoped
to see tho day when a farmer could
start from one end of this land and
drive to the other over hard roads.
The trlstate good roods association
which was formed Includes western
Kentucky, southeast Missouri and
southern Illinois.
Tbe early farrowed pig, February or
March, should be out of the way In
time to give his brother followlug him
In April time to get a good start before
winter comes on, says J. M. Jamison In
National Stockman. The early pig can
be fattened much cheaper than one
farrowed later that has to be- fed Into
winter to get ready for market
Another point in favor of tbe early
pig, be can be put on tbe market before
now corn bogs crowd tho market and
packers begin to break down tbe
prices. Last year and the previous
year were notable examples of having
the Bprlng pig ready for market in Oc
tober, not later than the third wauk.
PEOPEX OP Tit's DAY
A P.pvolntlon on Ti PnndM.
It Is Venezuela th'ij now lonc!a (ho
&mitli Amri'li-nn npuMi' In nUt ni'tlr.j
public attention. We duu't feel right ;f
tJiptc Isn't a South American revolu
tion on top nil the time. President Cas
tro seems to attach considerable Ilu-
as m
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PBESIDENT CASTRO.
portance to tho latest uprising In Vene
zuela, ns he has Issued a call for 10.000
volunteers to put down tho revolution.
President Castro is not looked upon ns
our friend In the asphalt controversy,
and In Washington the wish Is openly
expressed that the revolution may be
successful. The negotiations between
our government and President Cnstro
hnvo nbout reached what in diplomatic
circles Is called the "acute" stage.
A Starr Aboat the Duke.
The Duke of Cornwall Is devotedly
loved In loyal Bermuda, where ns a
growing boy he once pas-icd a hnppy
winter, relates The Youth's Compan
ion. One of his favorite comrades
there was n little girl whc.se great
grandfather had fought side by side
with Wolfe upon the Plains of Abra
ham. She used to push her Utile rock
ing chulr close beside that of the prince
and laboriously time her small rockers
with those of his larger chair.
"We rock together. Prince Georgle,"
she used to chatter, "always together,"
thrusting difference of rank Into that
limbo reserved for sophisticated adults.
Another favorite of the prince was n
young American girl who discovered
him In the admiral's hallway one day
tugging at bis glovcn.
"1 hate to wear thorn." he admitted
ns he looked nt her bare hands, "only I
promised grandmother that 1 would."
A letter from Queen Vlctorln gave
the royal loy much pleasure, but on
being asked if he would sell It for t'J
he eagerly accented the offer, whereup
on lie answered the letter with coin
mendnble promptness, urging his "dear
grandmother please to write nt;nin."
The death of his older brother some
years later and the recent death of the
queen materially cha;);Ted the career o(
the youth to whom the American glr!
said "you, and he said you to me." On
bis return from the tour of the Hrltlsli
colonJes he will receive the honored ti
tle of Prince of Wales, with Us prog
tmnt motto, "Ich dien" ("I serve").
Jolia Drew and Oernlinrdt.
John Drew, the actor, speaks French
with an excellent accent, of which he
Is pardonably proud, and hence he was
immensely pleased when Mme. liern
bnrdt said to him recently: '
"You must renlly come to Paris and
appear In a Parisian theater; yes. In
my theater and piny with me."
Mr. Drew was naturally llattered to
hnve his French so greatly appreciated.
He felt several Inches taller as be an
swered:
"Renlly, Mme. Bernhardt, this Is
most gratifying. What sort of n part
would you like to have me play Y"
"Oh," said Mme. Henilmrdt, with her
sweetest smile, "uaturnll.v the part of
nn Englishman."
Honored hy Emperor Wtlltnm.
There has been considerable tall: ot
late In Europe, especially on the contl
nent, over the exceptional courtesy ex
tended by the kafcer to Mrs. Howard
(km Id. With her husband and n party
of friends this lady has been sailing In
German waters this summer. When
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the emperor learned that Mrs. Gould'f
yacht would direct Its wanderings to
ward the Itultlc sea this year, he Issued
orders to all elvll and military nuthorl
ties to treat Mrs. (iould and friends as
guests of honor.
The kaiser met Mrs. Gould some
yenrs ago when she was still Miss
Kathcrltie Clemmons nnd was travel
Ing with nullah) Kill's Wild West
show nnd wns very much Impressed by
her beauty and agreeable manners, and
he has taken the present opportunity
of showing bis regard for her.
Value of finality.
Quality is always an Important fac
tor In disposing of farm products, but
In many cases Its coHt to the farmer is
practically nothing. In the matter of
butter making It costs absolutely no
more to make, a high grado quality
thnn Inferior butter. Even tho cost of
extra labor In keeping things clean
and sweet about the dairy cnuuot be
counted, for it really does not take
niore work to keep things clean than
to let them go dirty, It is merely a
questlou of method and systeuii Qual
ity Is worth u good deal In the market
Whether It Is butter, fruit or vege
tables or animals that one Is selling,
the determining factor Is tho quality
of the good a. The extra payment re
ceived for good quality most generally
represents tho difference between
profit and loss. The farmers who find
that no branch ot farming pays are
usually those who pay little regurd to
the quality of tholr insult
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J. K. JOHNSTON'
ANNOUNCEMENT OR
Special Bargains
IN
Ladies' Wear
Last yenr wo handled about 200 La
dies' Wraps. Encouraged by our suc
cess, we hive purchased much more
extensively for this season.
Cloth and i'lush Capes, Fur Trim
med, IS, 20, 24, 28, 30, and .12 inches
long from i0 to 120 inch sweep.
Ladies' Underwear, Vests
and I'ants, cotton fleece
lined, 50, 25, nnd 15 eonts.
In the Union' Suits 50 cents
and $1.00.
In all Wool Vest nnd rants,
!)H cents each.
Ladies' Jackets, in Black
Tan, nnd Neutral Colors.
Ladies' Fur Capes, Collar
ettes, Boas and Muffs.
Ladies Fascinators 25 and
50 cents.
Ladies'
40, 50,
Corsets, 25,
811, and 1.00.
Ladies' Tine Black
liose, Wool, Cotton
and Fleece Lined, H
to 25 cents.
Ladies' Fancy
Skirts, 50, 1.00
and $1.50.
Ladles' Night
Kobes, 50 and
"5 cents,
Shells.
2 400 Shells Hazard Powder.
Also, Shells loaded with
smokeless powder for 10, 12,
and 10 gauge gUDS.
Guns.
Single barrel brooch loading
shot guns, $1.90. Double
barrol breech loading, $9.50.
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Tkumsof Couut.
Tho Mrfcl term of the CourtH of Fulton coun
ty In thu yeur Klmll t'oiiniimioti on tha TuexUny
following 1 Hi- wound Muniluy ol Juuuttry, uv 10
oVIock A. M.
TUe H:tMm1 turra oommenuof on the third
M oii'iuy of M.tri-h ut i o'olooll P. M.
Thu third lorm on the Yuuisduy next follow
ing tho st'ooutt Mouuuy of Juuo at, 10 o'olouk
A. M.
The fourth levin on the flint Momlnj fit Onto
be, at t o'ckiek I'. M.
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Ladles' Fine Shoes, from 98 cents
to 2.50. Heavy Winter Everyday
Shoos, 08, $1.2.j, 1.40, and 1.75.
Old-Ladies Quilted Fleece Lined
Shoes 1.25. Children's Dress Shoef
from 35 cents up. Children's Storm
Winter Shoes 50, 70, 98 and 11.10.
Bargains for Men
Men' Blnck Suits,
Z.1U, 4..r, ((.7f),
17.50, M.OOand 10.
Men's Business Suits
13.50, $4.75, $11.00,
7.00, and $10.00.
Children's two-
piece Suits, (15,
(HI, $1.00, $1.50.
$2.00, $2.50 and
$3.00.
Boys'Reefet Coats
$1.75.
Children's Vesteo
Suits 3 to 7
years old $1.25
to $2.00.
Overalls Men's
strong, nover-rip,
50 and 75 cents.
Fverydav Pants, 50, 75,
and $1.00.
Dross Pants, $1.00 to $2.75.
Men's Ov
ercoats. Stormcoats
vith large
storm c o 1 -lurs,
from
$2 50 to $10.
Hoys' and
Youth'sOv
ercouts. Men's Underwear, 25,
48, nnd 08 cents.
Children's Underwear,
Vest or Pants 10, 12, 15,
18, 25, and 30 cents.
Robes.
Plush, Fur, and Dearskin
Robes.
Mackintoshes.
Men's Mackintoshes from
1.25 to $5.00. Ladios Mack
intoshes, $2.50 and $3.50.
Yarns.
Germantown, Saxony, and
Floisher's yarns all colors.
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McConnellsburg-, Pa.
M. R. SHAFFNER,
Attorney at Lawv
Office on Square,
McConnellstturjr, Pa.
All leitnl bUHlliena and eoUeolloua entruated
will receive eureful and promp attention.
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Suspenders, 10, 15,
25 cents.
and ;
2? Doen lU'tfiilar 25-oent I
.' ckties going ut 0 cents or ;
3 for u quarter.
Latest style Linen
Collars 4 ply at 10c.
Linen Link Cuffs 15c
per puir.
Men's and Boys' Dress
Shirts 25, 48 and 75 oents.
Men's and Boys' strong
every-day Shirts, 25 and
48 cents.
Men's heavy Wool Over
shirts. 48 and 118 coats.
Met ' Fine Kid and
lK'skin dress gloves,
silk lined, $1.00.
Buckskin, Calfskin, In
dian tanned, tire and
waterproof working
gloves, 50c to $1.25.
Ladies', Men's and Chil
dren's wool mittens, 15,
25, and 50c.
Men's Dresn
Hats, 50, $1.00
and $1.50.
Men's PlushWool
and Cord Caps
for stormy weath
er. Boy's Dress
Caps, 18 to 25c.
Men's Black Socks a special
drive of ten dozen seamless at 10c or
3 pairs for a quarter.
Men's Gray
Socks, 5, ti,
8, and 10c.
Men's Wool
socks, heavy
winter, 25c.
A drive in Children's heavy Ribbed
Hose 25 do.on 10 cents per pair.
4 Men's NiglitrohcH, (iOc
Men's Heavy
H tickle Shoes.
Tap 3ole,Iron
Heel ring$1.10
Men's Dress
Shoes, $1 .25.
Men's Box
Calf, $2, $2.50
and $3.
Men's Patent
Leather Shoes
at $2.50.
Men's Enamel
Shoes, $3.00.
Trunks,
Satchels, and Telescopes.
Ladies Dress Goods,
in plain colors and fancy
plaids 13c to $1.00 a yard.
Outing Cloths,
Shirtings, Ginghams, Tick
ings, Bleached and Unbleach
ed Canton Flannols,Bleached
ISAAC N. WATSON,
Tonsorial Artist.
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WiLtih-TitiznJ. without extra elm rue. Kioku
towel to et.oh ouwtumer. Latent improved up
KurutUK for wtctrUUlutf tool. Jttrlo opiotit
puitou llouhe.
GOODS.
Boys' Heavy Shoes
$I.fO.
Boys' Dress Shoes,
. 13's to 2's, 98cj ' 3's
to 5's, 81.10.
Hrysr Boots, $1.25.
Men's Boots, $1.25 to
$3.00.
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Unrivalled Values in Blankets
50, 75,
$1.40, .
$1.50,
$2.00,
$2.50,
$3.00,
and
$5.00.
Bed Comforters, 75, $1.00, and 11.15.
White Bed Spreads
55, 75, $1.00 and $1.25.
Towels from
to $1.50 each.
15 Cents
Umbrellas, 40 cents
to $1.50.
Lace Curtains,
50,.0, 75, $1.00
to 3.00.
Latest Novelties
in Curtain
Poles.
Ribbons in all Widths
and Colors.
and Unbleached Muslins,
Sheets and Sheetings, Gro
ceries, Tobacco, Cigars.IIard
ware, Cutlery, Paints and
Oils. In fact, everything
kept in a first class general
store.
You Are
cordially invited to come and
examine goods. Prices speak
for themselves.
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Fibst Class
Tonsorial Artist.
MoOONNKLLSIiURG. PA.
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