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INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
CI I c1 and Oeneral Interest, Qathered
at Home or Clipped frm our
Exchanges.
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
Rev. Bryner will preach in the
Methodist church in this place
next Sunday morning and even
ing. Fare om way between Mer
cersburg and McConnellsburgBO
cents. Sheets Stage Line.
A man once prayed that he
might be kept poor if ths posses
sion of wealth would work harm
to him and others. A wiser
prayer would have been to ask
for the ability to make wealth in
right ways, and wisdom to use it
aright whan gained.
Will Hoke and Cal Huff, of Sax
ton, drove across the mountains
to McConnellsburg in a sleigh
last Sunday, and spent the time
' until Tuesday morning in the
home of the former's father, G.
Newton Hoke of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Peck,
Miss Blanche O. Peck, John Gun
nells, John Kelso, M.ina Kelso, No
ra Strait, and Emma Peck were
a sled load of young folks that
spent a day very pleasantly at J.
L. Garland's west of town.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church ef
this place met at the parsonage
Tuesday evening, and to show
their good will and appreciation
of their pastor, Rev. C- W. Bry
ner, and of his good wife and lit
tle son, they presented to them a
splendid hemstitched tablecloth
and a dozen napkins to match".
At the Northern Illinois poul
try show, held at Belvidere, 111.
It was announced that the fam
ous Porter turkey has been sold
by Mrs. Walter Porter, of Belvi
dere, to E. H. Bums, of Orient,
S. D.. for $500. This gobbler has
taken first prize and sweepstakes
at New York, Baltimore, and Hag
erstown, Md., and other cities
where national poultry shows
have been held. His weight is
52 pounds.
In the long run there is noth
ing else that pays so well or brings
such satisfactory results all
around, as to be straight and up
right and sober. Already five of
the men who were mixed up with
the Pennsylvania Capitol graft
cases have died, either from sui
cide, or remorse, or worry. And
the chances are that all would
have been living hid they not de
parted from the paths of recti
tude. The mills of the gods grind
slowly, but the gri&t is sure to be
ready sooner or later.
About seventeen years ago the
late Fred Steiger, of '. Mercers
burg, went to Chambersburg for
the purpose of purchasing a pony
for Beth antl Linn Steiger, his
nephews. After.making inquiry
be was informed that the late Wil
liam Shoemaker bad a pony for
sale. Mr. Steiger purchased the
animal for $37. He took the pony
to Mercersburg and presented it
to bis nephews, who have had her
in actual service all these years.
Fr'day they sold the pony for
$85.
It is devoutly to be hoped that
the suits of the national govern
ment against the meat packers
and other corporations may meet
with greater success than simi
lar suits have bad in the past.
With the remembrance of the out
come of the proceedings against
the Standard Oil and other mono
polles still fresh in the public
mind, it does not do to be over
sanguine. . Nevertheless progress
is being made and is going to be
made until justice wins and the
square deal in big business be
comes an accomplished fact
It would appear on the face o
the returns that . hog raising
ought to be profitable, says the
Everett Press, even m this part
of the country. The whole car
cass of a porker sells readily at
ten cents a pound, and four ordi
nary hogs would at that rate,
bring a "hundred dollars. Any
farmer with a good farm of 150
acres should be able to raise 200
hogs averaging 200 pounds each
At ten cents a pouud they would
bring $2,000. Besides he could
raise poultry and keep some cows
and have a thousand bushels of
wheat, and five or ton acres of po
utoea on the side.
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A SONG OF TRUST.
1 cannot always see the way that leads
To heights above;
I sometimes quite forget He leads me on
With hands of love;
But still I know the path must lead me to
lmmanuel's land.
And when I reach the summit I shall know
And understand.
I cannot always trace the onward course
My ship must take;
But looking backward, I behold afar
Its shining wake
Illumined with God's light of Jove; and so
1 onward go,
In perfect trust that He who holds the helm
The course must know.
I cannot always see the plan on which
He builds my life;
For oft the sound of hammers, blow on blow,
The noise of strife,
Confuse me till 1 quite forget He knows
And oversees.
And that in all details with His good plan
My life agrees.
I cannot always know and understand
The Master's rule;
1 cannot always do the tasks he gives
In life's hard school,
But I am learning with His help to solve '
Them one by one;
And when I cannot understand, I say
. "Thy will be done."
Selected.
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
Miss Nora K. Stevens, Writes from Em
poria Sbe Llkn to Hear
From Fulton.
Dear Editor. I'm going to
write a few lines about conditions
and weather of our country.
During July and August I had
the pleasure of visiting many
places in western Kansas. It
was my first trip to the land of
Sod Houses. The traveler will
not see many of these anymore,
but the two last tier of counties
next the Colorado line still have
the old land marks of the early
settlers.
The western pirt of Kansas is
a beautiful country the elevation
is high and the air pure. Many
people will not agree with me as
to its beauty but when your eye
becomes accustomed to the level
land stretching on, mile after
mile,with undulating wave of red
brown and gold, with mirages in
early morning, and not a single
strip of woodland or a tree to
break the monotony of the vas
prairie, you enjoy it with a sense
of pleasure and freedom that hill
country does not give even though
you like the hills O, so much
better, for their lovely beauty,
bright spring time and pleasant
summers , followed by golden
autumns.
' Last summer was extremely
warm, but we did not feel the
hot weather, and the nights were
cool The hot dry winds soon
parched the crops and made them
only bring about half yeild.
The soil is rich and fertile but
rain is so scarce in time it is most
needed, that not a very large
yield of grain is obtainable; for
instance,8 bushels oKvheat tothe
acre is considered a good crop. I
did not happen to be in the irri
gated districts where the yield is
about 25 bushels to theacre,or-on
an average nearly so good as cen
tral or eastern Kansas. .
December was our winter
month this year. The weather
registered from zero to seven de
grees below for a few days, but
we are having nice weather now
Just like spring days, but we ex
pect we are registered for cold
snap in March.
There has been more ram and
snow all over Kansas this fall and
winter than for years. The
ground la wet and the sab soil is
filled with water. The farmers
expect big crops if Dame Nature
does n't start in the early spring
with a drought The frost which
has been in the ground a couple
of months has put the soil ltfSjae
shape. V
1 have been 'following closely
the school news of Fultoo county
and it certainly looks like Fulton
is getting right along in the first
ranks in the school work. The
patrons and people in general are
so interested in their schools from
what I could glean from the
News. Every one seems to be
making progress rapidly in edu
catloual affairs,' The people at
the head of the schools of Fulton
county are to be congratulated
on their efforts. I wanted so
much to be present at the insti
tute for the teachers in McCon
nellsburg, as I felt there were
many good things to be heard.
Before I close I went to say a
few words about our town, Em
poria. It is located on a rise of
ground between two rivers the
Cottonwood and Mosho in central
eastern Kansas. It is a pretty
town of about ten thousand in
habitants. It contains the State
"Normal School, Presbyterian
College and a business College
besides several musical aca-
damies. The city schools are
among the best in the State.
We have a State Normal library
that ranks with the five hundred
largest libraries in the United
States, and two Carnegie libraries
and 1 believe we are well favored
by the Gods because these
libraries are all tree and we have
every educational advantage.
Eastern Kansas is well watered,
in fact, we often have floods in
the spring, and I suppose you
have read of our high waters
since the ice broke up.
Trusting I have not made this
letter too long and with the best
wishes tor every Fulton County
son and daughter I remain as
ever, a Fulton County GirL
Nora K. Stevens,
Emporia, Kas,
Feb. 1, 1910.
NEEDM0W3.
We are having real winter
weather.
Dennis Gordon and wife, Clar
ence Morgret, of Illinois, and
Miss Ettie Evans, spent one day
last week at Amos Garland's.
T. W. Peck and wife spent a
couple of days last week in Bed
ford county.
Eld. Funk preached here last
Sunday and will preach again
next Sunday evening.
Mrs. Maria Palmer, who had
been spending sometime in Cham
bersbnrg, came home last Wed-
Olive Peck, who has been em
ployed in Hancock, spent last
week at her home here. .
The institute held here last Fri
day evening was well attended.
The teacher especially deserves
much credit for the work and the
excellent music furnished by the
school Russel Mock, S. L,
Wink, Daisy Strait, Pearl Hill,
and Orpha Snyder, were the
teachers present The questions
were ably discussed by the teach
ers, and some very good points
were given on Patriotism, and
Ideals of the Country School by
J. P. Garland, being the only di
rector present '
It is customary about Need
more for a meeting or an) thing
that is announced for a certain
hour, to begin an hour or two
later. It is Just as easy for the
people tj be on time. The Sun
day school is supposed to com
mence at 9:80 instead of 11:00.
3 LIVE
STOCK
CARE OF THE FLOCK.
8heep Need Little Shelter Except to
Keep Off Rain.
Sheep need little shelter except to
keep off rain and enow. I have alwaya
allowed them to stay out In the cold
est weather, If It was not stormy.
However, I never, under any clrcum
atancea, allow them to take ralna and
snows in winter, writes a correspond
ent of Farm and Home.
At this season I give good clover
hay, and in addition a little silage or
corn fodder about three times a week.
1 feed twice a day in the yard on the
ground if it is frozen, but when the
ground is not frozen I feed in racks
in the sheep barn. I feed a little en
tire grain, mostly oats to the breed
ing ewes.
My troughs are made of three
boards, 8 feet long, the bottom one 10
inches wide and the sides 6 Inches,
as shown in sketch. I scatter the oats
thin in these troughs and the sheep
cannot get a large mouthful. Thua
better mastloatlon of the grain is se
cured than in narrow troughs. I have
fed threshed oats to my sheep for a
good many years and have not as yet
experienced any bad results from
their use. I feed oats until after lamb
ing time, then I add about one ear of
TIIF1 ROMANCE Til AT FAtLEDD.
"H 'tia the fair maid's footatepe.'
IliMpwiiiiitir
i Wall Sheep Trough.
shelled corn to one pint of oats per
day.
I know from my own experience
that it pays to keep sheep, provided
they are kept well, and those who do
not do this are very likely to condemn
the breed of Bheep which they may
happen to have or the breeding stock
which they have purchased for the
Improvement of their flock when a
fault la really their own.
Live Stock Notes. '
It's poor economy to feed lice upon
hogs.
Skimmed milk finds its best mar.
ket in the pig pen. '
Next year's grain feed should be
planned for now.
The dairy hog has helped raise
many a mortgage.
Crowded sleeping quarters often
cause disastrous results.
The hard coal ashes con be dumped
into the hdg pen to good advantage.
A dollar invested in live stock is
worth $50 invested in mining stocks.
Recently a successful farmer said:
"I can make more out of $100 invested
in sheep than in any other way."
Breed straight and improve your
stock. Don't be led away by some
cross-breeding that looks good to you.
A short-sighted ' policy of using a
scrub ram Is the cause of the inferior
ity of the average flock on our farms.
One cross may answer, but in the
end cross-breeding becomes a very
complicated affair and has ruined
more than one flock of sheep.
Muzzle the horses and pad the out
side portions of whlffletrees and har
row when cultivating the orchard;
thus avoiding all bruised and "barked"
trees.
One great value of sheep on the
farm ia that they destroy brush and
sprouts and reduce the crop of weeds.
It will almost pay a farmer to keep a
small flock of sheep simply to keep
down underbrush vegetation.
1
Thistle as Stock Food.
Stock of all kinds greatly relish the
plants of the Russian thistle, which
has fairly jumped out of the ground
since the rains, and our Eastern plains
are verdant with it Why not make
hay of it? So palatable la the hap to
cattle that they leave green pasture
and break through fences to devour
this obnoxious and outlawed weed if
It is cut and stacked before the red
dish tinge comes on to the plant,
which occurs about the middle of July.
Many of our Colorado people have
used Russian thistle for forage for
aeveral years, and some of them say
that it is as good as alfalfa. In a re
cent analysis the Russian thistle as
sayed as follows: Protein, 17.95 ;i
ether extract, 3.61; ash, 21.98; crude
fiber, 20.14, and carbo-hydrates, 86.32.
All over Eastern Colorado there la a
lamentable shortage of protein feed
stuff. Corn, corn stalks, straw, mil
let, Kaffir and prairie hay are all long
on starchy matter, but short on pro
tein. In the thistle we have a crop
that grows on the arid reacbea which
will not only yield a large amount of
forage, but a very palatable one at
that, and a crop that Is rich In the
two elements In which others are de
ficient. Field and Farm.
'
Hog Feeding Test.
Hog feeding experiments by the
Missouri station produced the follow
ing results:
Corn and bluegraaa 3.27 per 100
Corn and rape 3.34 per 100
Corn and red clover.... 2.98 per 100
Corn and alfalfa..." 2.69 per 100
Corn and skim milk.... 2.17 per 100
Corn and middlings 8.99 per 100
Grade - Poland China pigs of EO
pounds each were used In the experi
ment and the prices quoted were the
current market prices at time of the
experiment.
To-day and To-morrow.
Happy men are full of the present,
for Its bounty suffices them: and wise
men also, for Its duties engage them.
Our grand buelnesa undoubtedly la
not to see what lies dimly at a dis
tance, but to do what Ilea clearly at
hand. Edward FlUGerald, "Polo-nine."
Good ohoollng Not Harmful.
After a long atudy of school chil
dren in London, the Medical Record
aaya. Dr. Harman finds nothing to
show that good schooling hurts chil
dren's eyes.
"Here she cornea.
"It's raining cuts and dogs.'
"Foiled again!"
She's Awake When He Sleep.
Mrs. Hoyle Don't you hate to
have your husband work all night T
Mrs. Doyle No; It gives me a
better chance to hear what he aaya
when he talks In his sleep.
Classified.
Printer's Devil The foreman
wants to know under what heading
he la to pnt thla gaa adT
Managing Editor Under light lit
erature, you blankety-blank Idiot.
I
BU11 Worse.
Him What makes you look so
miserable T
Her Why, do I look miserable T
Him Yea; you look as If your
worst enemy had Just been happily
married.
Her Worse than that. She has
just been happily dlvoreed.
Hana Breltmsn Says!
"Of a strancher vants you to In
dorse a check, tell Im you vos vllllng
to valt till der pank voa open."
Cleveland Newa.
Australia Needs settlers.
Australia haa more unemployed
area In proportion to the population
than any other country.
Uncultivated Land In Japan.
Three-fourths of the area of Japan
la mountainous, and leas than sixteen
sr eent la under eulUyatlou,
RACKET STORE PRICES
JANUARY 1910
MANN DOUBLE-BIT AXE FOR 6 6 CENTS.
What do you think of that ? We have just bought four
dozen Robert Mann axes, that we can sell you at that price.
The way we happened to get tnem was this: The mien at the
factory told their employers that rather than to be laid off In
the midst of winter, they would work two weeks at the wages
formerly received for one. This is a little hard on the fac
tory hands, but It saves you money If you want an axe.
Another article that we have a great bargain Is
HORSE BLANKETS
We have sold more this season than ever. Why ? Because
we never had a better line.
We have the 5-A. They are all full size even the 65
cent ones. See our 11.23, 91.48, $1.N5, $2 00, 82 .25, and 82.50.
See our Stable Blankets, 81.25 and $1.43.
-: EGGS 78 CENTS A DOZEN :
That's what they were In New York one day last week. Now,
why dont you make your chickens lay, and your stock look
nice, when you can get 25 cents' worth of powders from us for
15 cents.
HULL & BENDER.
Geo. W. Reisner h Co,
We sold during Insti
tute a large number of
Ladies' Coats
and have a few left that we
will close out at prime cost; if
you want a very good coat at a
very attractive price this is your
chance. We have left a few
... elegant
Ladies' Tailored Suits
at astonishingly low prices when
quality and style are considered. .
During the last ten or fifteen days
we have sold quite a lot of
Men's Overcoats.
We still have a
nice bunch at
Rock-Bottom Prices.
A large line of Warm Foot
wear for Men and Boysall
the very best makes at the
old prices.
We can save you lots of money on
quite a line of Domestic stuffs.
Let Us Show You.
G. W. Reisner & Co.