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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

1t would probably astonlsh many
good citizens who have been reading
the discussions of the genuneness OF
the cipher dispatch received about q
fortnight ago from Pekln, purportlng
to have come from Minister Conger
to know that so clever and alert-mind
ed u man as Secretary Hay has moi
mastered the cipher in use by the De
partment of State. On the other hand
his son Adelbert, who succeeded the
redoubtable Macrum as Consul ut Pre-
toria, can handle il with ease. Am.
bassndor White, in Germany, uses the
cipher freely; as far as known Ambas
sador Choate, in England, has never
learned the art.
And so it goes. Probably very few
of our diplomatic representatives can
use the cipher themselves. As Il rule,
they have some minor functionary at
each legation who has mastered the
code, but in at least one case the cipher
work is all done by an outside hire.
ling who has no direct connection with
the Federal service. This state OF
things does not necessarily argue neg
lect or lazlness on the part of the Am
bassadors and Ministers concerned,
or of the attaches of higher rank nor
is 1t an inevitable fruit of the frequent
changes of personel in our foreign
service. TO a large extent 1t Is merely
question of peculiar mental adapta.
ton differentiated in individuals, and
involves the same principle which Is
illustrated in one mans talent for ac
qulring a foreign language in a month
or the skill of another in mathematical
calculations almost without study
Boston EYenlng TrnnScrlnt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
A Melancholy RnIldnp.

y bulldog committed suicide ont in
Falrmount Park Il few days ago. Park
Guard Harry Murray saw, but could
not prevent, tie tragic act, and Park
Guard MacEntee buried, without
tears, the crushed remains. The dog
was young. white with brown spots.
and cOlIarless. Murray drove him sew
eral times from off the Girard avenue
bridge. He was hanging around
there gloomlly, pacing to and fro,
now and then pausing to look pensive.
ly down through the trefoll carvings
in the stone coping at the river below.
At 3 o'clock. having been driven away
little while before, the dog came
rushing at full speed again out Girard
avenue and over the bridge. Murray
made for him. He ran straight up and
leaped through the first opening he
found. 1t was double trefoil. just
large enough to admit his body, at the
east end of the bridge. He whirled
through the air and landed on tho
river drive, seventy feet below. Over.
feeding was his trouble. Murray
thinks. Blind staggers Is the dlagno.
sis of MacEntee. But surely, to the
romantic minded, something more
poetlcal than this was the cause which
led the young bulldog to take his life.
philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

a cereal which is not upon the mar
ket, and can only be obtained directly
from the Indians or the missionaries
at some of the Arizona reservations.
is pinola. This, too, is a preparation
of wheat which Is held in the highest
repute by all who have been much
among the Indians. With little pack
age of the pinola, II few strips of
jerlied beef and n cask of water, civil
engineers and others whose duty calls
them to long trips off the beaten trail.
declare themselves well provisioned
for number of days. 1t is claimed
that years when the wheat harvest is
plentiful there is little or no illness
among the Pimas and Papagoes,
whose staple article of food IL Is. In
preparing it, the women soak the
wheat until 1t swells. then spread 1t
on clothes on top of the wlckups, or
brush sheds, TO dry in the hot Arizona
sun. Before it is entirely dry they
parch 1t over the Goals until brown,
but not scorched, and lastly grind 1t
in their stone metalas or mortars until
as fine MS meal 1t has the delicious,
sweet. nutty taste of parched corn,
and is eaten by the Indians raw or
mixed with water. 1t has been of late
years in great demand by the invalids,
who pour into the Salt River Valley,
the American Riviera, by the thous-
ands. each winter Cooked as other
cereals are, or simply eaten in its nat
ural state with cream, or cream and
sugar, it is dish we'll worth gen
eral lntroduction-Was Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

Illustrated in the large drawing
10 all the materials men
Ou' the model Is made from
TWO shades of red, the trim
FlAg the darker and banded
||'lIle braid.
|.' nr' Is full and straight, gath
'Olhed to a fitted waist that
',parate from the blouse. The
u TWO pieces, and closes at
C' Oack' The fitting Is accom-
" means of single darts and
u seams, but the darts can
'u When the figure makes 1t
M, The plastron is faced onto
ES E waist, and the collar sewed
N Ie neck The blouse is separ-
u''ed with shoulder and un-
H., 'alls only The sailor collar
~ W the neck. and the blouse
s,,a, ae centre front, the fulness
'' being arranged in gathers.
IN ,s, eS are one-seamed, gath
N sIOu'ders and wrists and are
M "u deep wristbands or cuffs.
bn sOwh Is worn a regulation
IN ~" u's suit for n girl of eight
Nh ~ ,S, 'nree and a half yards Of
| ana 4'r'y'two inches wide, or
Wnou quarter yards forty-four
|M Se with one-half yard of lin
'Oe required.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
UPS AND DOWNS IN DAILY WEIGHT.
a Man NAV Gain Three Pounds and SIX
Ounces in One Day.

These are the days of "penny I'm the
slot" aud possibly every one weighs
very frequently for his own amuse-
ment. Even if the machines are not
very accurate, the probability Is that
if you weigh regularly on the same
machine you can see correctly wheth.
er you increase or diminish I'm weight.
We are not concerned here with the
steady increase or dlminution in
weight Mt various dimes of the year
or before and after an Illness. but |
want to draw attention to the fact that
in health we vary in weight from hour
to hour, and that this does not seem
to be recognized. 1t is strange TO see
what absurd fallacies occupy the pop.
ular mind. Apropos of the subject OF
this paper. it has been seriously as.
serted by many people that you are
naturally lighter after a meal. and
they have even gone the length of eX.
planning this by the amount OF gas
that is developed from the food. These
people must be very uncomfortable
after meals! II reminds one rather
of the famous fallacy said to have
been submitted to the loyal Society.
asking why II fish could he put into
basin brimful of water without max
ing 1t run over When il was tried
at some ones suggestion the water, of
course did run over.
Supposing we want to find whether
we do really vary in weight or not,
there are two ways to set about the in
quiry. We can either sit In weigh
ing machine and live thcre-which does
not commend itself to most of uS-or
we can weigh ourselves Mt regular
times during the day, which is moro
feasible. Now common sense points
out that we must vary in weight ac-
cording 90 the amount of food we take
In and the amount of material that
we lose. In the following chart the
observations are arranged I'm such a
way as, | think, will make them clear
Statistics are always painful, unless
the writer has the wonderful power
of Mr. Schooling. who certainly can
make statistics attractive. But per-
haps the most convenient method is to
look at the summary diagram first
and this shows what can be repre-
sentcd in figures without much diff
cuty:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
|THE REALM OF FASHION

!, cltv-No style of bodice

:, City.-No style of bodice
~.norally becoming than the
es many forms. The excel
uonton design here Illus
.dopted to many materials.
.or more effective than. as
/ !. mack taneta with applique
y embroidery. The model
4 'rsb fine drawing was made is
ar a skirt of figured black silk
waist made of ready tucked
,a,s in cream white. The lin
4 ,,,o satin. but the rcvcrs are
'sh black panne. which adds
/ /" tbe effect. The high stock.
4 .,,ches the waist. is finished
sonllaue of heavy cream lace.
4 ,,n,od taffetas are admirable
L,.sdIngly attractive for garden
'.d informal evening wear, but
Ia hint from Paris tells of taf-
|..,lched by embroidery into
,aM and silver threads are in
N The waist beneath may be
|. oontrasting material, but is
/ |.soctlye in such diaphanous
|,ns, as chiffon, mousseline and
|. ranze.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
Hainy.D.v wn.bohI. po,,ioo,,.

Ready-madc washable pettlcoats for
rainy day wear are shown ut the re.
mnrkable prices of fifty.nine and
siXty-ninc cents. The material of
which they are made is grass cloth
lawn, or seersucker, aud they are
trimmed with corded founccs or mar.
row rulilcs of the same The skirts
are made adjustable 30 any size by
drawstringS at the waist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

lad this bolero for n lady of me
,ae three yards of material
Zone inches wide, or one and
|sghths yards fifty inches wide,
one and three-quarter yards of
II eighteen inches wide for the
! God one and a half yards of lin.
I'M be required.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

wmfOrtable, serviceablc blouse
! always in demand. 1t makes
|al costume for school wear and
y hours of play. During the
months 1t has been popular
from khaki cloth, linen and
| bot as cool weather approaches
'nl lightweight flannel will be
hand The smart May Manton
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

tones AMI designs interviewer with
silver and gold will reign supreme.
The soft, becoming pannes will be in
favor as will also the liberty satin
inc summer of lace will be closely
followed by Il winter of lace. In fact.
lace will be so much in demand that
1t viii be impossible to get certain de-
sirable qualities.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
rhe Cnhnn romen nre rrent helInr. I

The Cuban women are great believ.
ers in the efficacy of various herbs
In sickness. and have remedy for al.
most every ailment. American ply
slcians find that they have much more
knowledge in this line than the women
of our own country, and more knowl-
edge of sickness in general In many
homes, even the poorest there Is n
thermometer. and If any one is i'll his
temperature is taken before the ply.
sicinn ArriNCs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
siirt with Inverted Pient in Back.

Skirts continue to be snug fttiuc
about the hips, but are cut to flare at
The feet and to allow all possible free.
dom. The smart May MantUu mode!
shown is equally adapted 20 the heavy
linens, dHcks and piques of warm
weather wear, and to the wooden stu1s
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

The majority of the best corset GOV.
els terminate at the waist line. aud
their fronts are in surplice form. The
high-necked or half-corset cover is no
longer used by the best t-dressed women
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
The Skirt Chetnise.

The skirt chemisc, fitting like a
glove, is steadily growing in favor,
and promises TO remain so while the
snugly-fitting hip and fare? bottom
skirt, which renders them so conve.
nlcnt. is IN vogue.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
b, 'o a'' Fabrics Not New.

\ n0~' u'llh fabrics are not dis
h Aa Cashmere will number
,nd o, 'eadlng materials. Both
Ma. c",oroldered c, cashmeres will
as usn 0,o,hs will be as much in
N the cul ," and the light weight
M eS,ao aayorlte, Silk canvas will
|Aly Innslvely IN 81, for simple froclks.
|aseons Tue M autumn. Silks will
\ XVI The Louis Ky. and
orocades in beautiful
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

by these it will be seen that we lose
three pounds six ounces between night
and morning; that we gain one pound
twelve ounces by breakfast That we
again lose about fourteen ounces be
fore luncheon: that luncheon puts on
an average of one pound; that we
again lose during the afternoon an
average of ten ounces; but that an
ordinary dinner TO healthy persons
adds two pounds two ounces to their
weight. What would be the result of
n big dinner? 1t is easier to imagine
than to describe. And yet on more
than one day there was a difference
of two pounds eight ounces: but this
Is not very excessive considering that
a pint of fluid weighs about a pound.
--KnoWlcdge
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
SCIENTIFIC AND INousrRIAL.i
On a recent scientific test a worker
in metals succeeded in drawing a cop
per cent out into 300 feet of wire.

On recent scientific test worker
In metals succeeded in drawing a cop
per cent out into 800 feet Of wire.
Plants have been rendered artifi-
cially Alpine by NJ. CASTOR BONNER
by keeping in an ice box at night and
fully exposed to the sun by day. The
leaves grow smaller and thicker, fire.
quently with reddish coloration. and
the flowers become relatively larger
and more highly colored.
A novel steam drier has been in
vented by Russian. The steam Is
passed through turbine fixed in n
drum. centrifugal force throwing the
particles of water toward the outer
part of the cylinder. while the lighter
steam acquires rotating motion in
the middle part and reaches the en-
g!ne quite dry. The water desccnds
through n tube to boiler.
Rubber waste is made again useful.
according to a newly patented German
process, by Clssolving the material
and separating 1t from the solution.
Suitable solvents prove to be anillne.
toluldine and Xylidine. at 40 TO $50
degrees Centigrade, and dilute acid
added to the solution causes the or
ganic bases to remain dissolved as
salts while the rubber separates as
tough mass. This Is washed and
dried. The cauotchouc is recovered
for new uses without Decentralization.
and the solvents may be removed by
alcohol.
Mr.. L. NJ. Loomis, the California or.
nithlogist, who has been studying the
question of bird migration on the Pa
ciiic coast, concludes that those which
he has observed shape their course by
landmarks, and possess no mysterious
supcrhuman faculty for determining
direction, such as some persons have
imagined that birds are endowed with.
When n fog prevails the birds are be-
wildered and lose their way. In brief,
Mr.. Loomis thinks that bird migration
is Il habit evolved by education and in
heritance, and owing its origin to the
failure of food in winter.
After an investigation into the eff
feet upon the eyesight of the incandes
cent electric and the incandescent gas
lamp, the University of Heidelberg
has decided that neither light, if pro
erly placed has any bad effect upon
the eyes. On the question of lighting,
the committee in charge decided that
for the lighting of rooms, especially
concert rooms and lecture halls, where
many people remain for long periods
at time, the electric light is without
doubt to be preferred to all others
from hygienic point of view.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

The chamos is usually identified with
Switzerland. bu: the animal is less
common there than in any other coun-
try which IL lnhabits. Austria Is tho
real home of the chamois, where they
are most plentiful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

Astronomers say 1t would take l00,-
600 observers, scattered fifty miles
apart. all over the earth's surface, to
record what is going ON in the atmos'
phere, as aerial phenomena cannot be
observed at distance of more than
twenty-five miles. Hundreds of thou.
sands of shooting stars enter the at.
mosphere every year that are not
counted, and very few of the larger
ones that reach the earth are recorded
There are probably not score of me-
teorites in museums or private posses
sion whose fall is matter of record,
A very interesting instance of me
teOr's flight and the recovery of Il part
of the meteor occurred in Arizona on
February ~, 1897. Its brilliant path
through the air was seen by many per
sons for twenty-five miles around st.
David, near Tucson, where 1t fell. The
noise of its passage was described as
terrific. and before reaching the earth
1t burst with loud report, and the
fragment that was recovered, weigh
ing twenty-seven pounds, plowed up
the ground for considerable distance
before burying itself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

Travellers in Australia complain that
almost the only trees in the continent
are eucalyptus, and they afford little
shade. as they have learned to turn
their leaves edgewse to the sun. The
botanical gardens in the cities are.
however, declared to be dreams of
beauty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
oPuLAR SCIENCE.

A given acreage of wheat will feed
1t least ten times as many people as
the same acreage employed In growing
mutton. .t,...s.,...
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

thirty-two inches wide, four and one
half yards forty-four inches wide, or
Four and one-quarter yards ilfty inches
wide, will be required.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

The mileage of the blood circulation
reveals some astonishing and un.
dreamed of truths. 1t is estimated
that, assuming the average speed Of
the heart to be sixty-nlne beats min
ute, the blood travels POI yards in
sixty seconds; in other words. seven
miles an hour, 1G3 day, or G320 per
year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06

The Arctic sparrow. among all ami
mails, has the biggest brain in proper
tion to its size. Relatively TO bulk,
the canary bird possesses brain big
ger than mans, and the same is
true of the squirrel monkey of South
America. which is not an exception.
ally intelligent simian. Bulk, how
ever, counts for little; the quality is
the thing of Importance, and therefore
1t is a mistake to attribute infcriority
to woman's brain as compared to
mans, merely on the ground that ii
weighs eight ounces less. She is a
smaller creature, and hence the lesser
weight of her cerebral equipment 1t
should he remembered, furthermore,
that the brain Is not the sole organ of
mind much of our thinking is done
with the spinal cord and with the
ganglia, which are distributed all
through the body.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-03
BROKEN BRIC-A-BRACS.

MI. Major, the famous cement man. OF
New York, explains some very interesting
facts about Majors Cement.
The multitudes who use this standard
article know that It is many hundred per
cent better than other cements for which
do not know why. The simple reason ia that
Mr.. Major uses the best materials ever dis
covered and othor manufac turers do not
use them, because they are too expensive
ana do not allow largo prolits. Mr.. Major
tells us that one OF the elments Of HIS cement
gallon, while large share Of the so-calied
cements ana liquid glue upon the market
are nothing more thnn sixteen-cent glue,
dissolved In water or citric acid. and, In
some cases, altered slightly in color and
odor BY the addition OF cheap and useless
Majors cement retails at is cents and rs
cents bottle, and when dealer tries to
sell substitute you can depend upon It that
his only object Is TO mako lnrger proft.
The prOnt on Majors cement ts as much
as any dealer ought to make on any cement.
that each dealer gots his share OF the bene-
MT OF Mr., Majors advertising, which now
amounts to over IS, 900 month, throughout
the country. Established in 1870,
insist on having Majors. Don't accept
any on-hand advice from druggist
likely to- mud that you are good denl more
SO tnan you imaginel you con repair your
rubber boots and family shoes, and any oi her
rubber and leather articles, with MAJORS
Rubber Cement and Majors Leather Ce-
ment
And you will be surprised at how many
dollars year you Will thus save.
II your druggist can't supply YOU, II Will
postage.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-03

steal services. Before the meeting adj
iourned Prof. Mexican introduced a
resolution which was unanimously
adopted. The resolution endorsed the
action of the Attorney General in re-
voking the charter of Mt Hope Col
lcge and condemned all persons hold
ing degrees from the institution. Upon
the suggestion of DR.. w. o. Thompson,
president of the Ohio State University
the scope of the resolution was broad
ened and made to apply TO any similar
institution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-03
FUNERAL
Of Mrs. Mary A. Toen.
nessen Thursday.
Brief Biographical Sketch Of the
Deceased.

The remains of Mrs. Mary Toennes-
sen who died Sunday evening at the
home Of her sister in Canal Fulton,
will arrive in this city Wednesday
noon over the G. A. 80 G. railroad.
The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning at st. Vincent de
Pauls church. !nterment in st. Vim
cent de Paul's cemetery.
Mrs. Toennessen had lived in Akron
fl years. She was the wife of Mr..
Frances a. Toennessen of 5131a w.
State st. she had been in i'll health
for some time. On June Z, she went to
Canal Fulton to visit her sister, think
ing that the change might be of benefit
to her.
Two months ago Mr.. and Mrs. Toen-
nessen's daughter, Miss NJ. Monica,
died and the great bereavement bore
heavily upon the family. Mrs. TOcn-
nessens death was due to nervous
prostration.
Mrs. Toennessen was born i'll Doer-
renbach, Rheinpfalz, Germany, on
July 10, 1851 and at the
time of her death was aged AZ
years, II months and II days. Her
maiden name was Mary a. Nichter.
At the age OF 10 years she came to
America and with her mother located
at Canal Fulton. On August 1, 1876,
she married Mr. Frances A. Toennes-
sen. To them eight children were
born, three of whom are living. They
are Miss Amelia H., aged Ii years,
Raymond, aged Z. and Leon. aged 3.
The aged mother of the deceased, Mrs.
Elizabeth Nichter, still resides at Ca
nal Fulton. Two sisters and brother
vet survive. They are Mrs. Elizabeth
O'Conner, of Canal Fulton, Mrs. Mar
garet Smith of Akron, and Mr.. Peter
Nichter, of Bellevue, o.
Mrs. Toennessen was a member and
an official in Branch $50, l.. G. b. A.
since its organization. She was a
kind and devoted wife and mother, and
true christian woman.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-03
IS 1T RIGHT
For an.EditOr TO Recommend Patent
MedicineS2


From Sylvan Valley News, Breyard,
N. C.l
1t may be question whether the
editor of a newspaper has the right to
publicly recommend any of the var
ious proprietary medicines which flood
the market, yet as preventive of
suffering, we feel it duty to say a
good word for Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. We
have known and used this medicine in
our family for 20 years and have al
ways found 1t reliable. In many cases
a dose of this remedy would save hours
of suffering while a physician is await
cd. We do not believe in depending
implicitly Oh any medicine for q cure,
but we do believe that If bottle of
Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy
were kept on hand and administered
at the inception of an attack much suf-
fering might be avoided and in very
many cases the presence of a physician
would not be required. AT least this
has been our experience during the
past 20 years. For sale by all drug
gists; H. SteinDacher & Co., Wholesale
agents.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-03
SUDDEN DEATH
OF Mrs. ]. w. Davis While Visiting In
Cleveland.

Mrs. Margaret Davis, wife of ]. W.
Davis, of 6O7 S. Main St, died sudden
ly Sunday morning at three o'clock,
while visiting friends in Cleveland.
She was in excellent health when
leaving home and her death comes as
great shock to her many friends.
She was 81 years of age, and a prom
inent worker in the Christian Alliance.
The funeral services will be conducted
at Glendale chapel, Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. \ husband, son
and daughter survive Mrs. Davis.