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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31
Little Bennie's Dictionary.

A hat is an article to keep a
fellow from catching cold in his
hair.
A coat is what we have to
wear SOS we won't have to cut
pockets in our skins.
A necktie is a thing to keep a
mans chin from dirtying his
shirt front.
A vest keeps the rest of the
shirt from getting dirty.
Pants-wel, you've got to wear
pants or stay at home; that's all.
They are what make some men
look bow legged.
Stockings are thing a feller
wears SOS he won't have to go
barefooted in his shoes.
Shoes are what keeps a feller
from wearing his feet out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31

1t is said that a new industry
is that of lullaby singers. Young
women who are studying vocal
music turn their growing talent
to small account at least by going
to nurseries two or three times a
week to sing to the children at
bedtime hour soft croning lula
bies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31
A Woman's Awful fs'

"There is only one clllD'
save your life and thai Is ~ -,
an operation" were tle % ~"
words heard by Mrs l. D. :.
of Lime Ridge, Wis., llv' ~
doctor after he had Valn' !.
to cure her of a frigh'lu, :,
stomach trouble and yei's =,
dice. Gall stones n0u :,
and she constantly gre" n,
Then she began to uS0 .,i
Bitters which wholly ou
It's a wonderful Stonl"'D
and Kidney remedy ,oo
Dyspepsia, Loss Oh en- Gu
Try it. Only 80 cents md
teed. For sale by "'0'
Druggist.
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by ring rule.
McConnellsburg, Pa, wants
water works. They are good
thing, but take our advice and
let the town own the plant
Morgan Messenger.
A little boy in Georgia, who
wrote to Santa Claus for a pony,
was wise enough to add; "Post-
script. If he is mule, pies ty
his behine legs,
The Methodist General Con-
ference by vote~of 432 to 238
abolished the time limit of pastor
ates. This is a very important
movement in the evolution of
Methodism.
"Gnat fever" is the new scien-
tific name for malaria, since it has
been shown that it is through
mosquitoes that the disease is con-
veyed to human beings.
The farmers in parts of Bucks
county are complaining Of very
destructive insect that eats off
early truck as fast as it comes
through the ground. They can
not find out exactly what the in
sects are.
The latest Vanderbilt engage
ment, that of Alfred Gwynne
and Miss Elsie French, is the
realization of loves young dream,
the parties to the contract hav-
ing been sweethearts since their
childhood.
1t is stated that this country
last year exported more meat
products, leaving out sheep and
mutton, than all the rest of the
world com bined. The amount
was nearly $2OO,0OO,0O0, and the
great crops of Indian corn are
the foundation of the trade.
An exchange tells us that bur-
rowing animals are driven out of
their holes or suffocated by a
Californian's compound, which is
formed of sulphur, tar and pc
troleum, applied by a tibrous, in
flammable material, being ignited
and inserted in the burrow by a
pair of slender tongs.
Go to the nearest river or pond
and with small net IA piece of
mosquito net will do) collect two
or three dozen small fishes and
put them in your sistern, and in
short time you will have clear
water, the wiggletails and water
bugs or lice being gobbled up by
the fishes. Allow the fish to re
main in your cistern and the wa
ter will never become foul.
Many persons having dollar
bills in their possession are ex
amining them carefully to see
whether the description printed
on the paper of silver certificate
which the Government is calling
in. This is series b on bill No
81, the u being found in the
wreath on the back of the note
just above the letter "m" il
America. The note is being call
ed in because the Government
has learned of the existence o.
counterfeit of it. The item
stated that there was premium
of $40 on the note, but who Is t.
pay the $40 has not been learned
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31

"Whe-e-e-e!" "squealeu III ii
the peacock spread us Il,
chicken is putin up
Keller"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31
THE CENSUS.
IT is TO BE- THE MOST COMPLETE
EYER TAKEN BY THE GOVERN
MENT.
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED.

~
pected to answer, we give you the
following list. Unless you give
the matter some thought before
hand, you will not be likely to
give very satisfactory answers
to some of the questions-especi-
ally is this true of our farmers
who are asked for so much in
formation.
Go over the list and write out
an answer to every question that
applies to you, leave it with some
member of the family, and then
when the enumerator comes he
can from your paper get very
quickly the information, whether
you are at home or not.
POPULATION SCHEDULE.
1. Surname, Christian name,
initial.
9. Residence. street, number
of house.
8. Relationship of each mem
Der to the head of the family.
4. Color of race.
5. Sex.
6. Age at last birthday.
z. Day, month and year when
born.
8. Are you single, married,
widow, widower or divorced?
9. Number of years married.
10. How many children?
II. Number of children living.
IL. Sex of these children.
13. Where were you born? If
in the United States give state
and territory; if of foreign birth,
give name of the country only.
IA. Where was your father
born? Your mother? Same con-
ditions apply to this question as
the foregoing.
Is. If of foreign birth when
did you come to the United
States?
16. How many years have you
resided in the United States?
II. Have you been naturalized?
How many years since you be-
came a citizen?
18. What is your occupation,
trade or profession? This ques-
ton applies to persons ten years
of age and over.
10. How many months during
the year are you not employed?
90. How many months have
you attended school?
81. Can you read?
%. Can you write?
%. Give the main facts con-
cerning your education.
"a. Do you own the house in
which you live?
25. Do you rent the house in
which you live?
26. If you own the house is il
free or mortgaged? The same
questions apply to farms.
FARM SCHEDULE.
l. Names of persons conduct
ing farm.
2. Postofice.
3. Color of race.
4. Tenure.
5. Is the farm conducted by
owner, tenant, salaried superin
tendent or overseer.
6. Total number of acres, June
1, 1900, in farm, including all out
lying or separate meadows, pas
lures, wood lots, marshes, etc.
Z. Number of acres, June l
1900, of unimproved land, i. e.
land which has never been plow
ed, mown or cropped, including
land once cultivated but nov
grown up in trees and shrubs.
8. Number of acres, June 1
1900, of improved land including
all not reported as unimproved
8. Number of acres in this farm
June 1, 1900, owned by the occu
pant.
10. Number of acres rented o
leased, June 1, 1900.
II. Value, June /, 1900, of Ell
tire farm, including all owned o
leased land contained therein, tc
gether with the value of the build
ings and other permanent i'm
provements.
10 Uol,1a Jnna | 1000 of a
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Ia. Estimated value OF all farm
products sold, consumed or on
hand for 1899
Is. Amount expended in 1899
for fertilizers.
16. Amount expended in 1899
for farm labor, exclusive of house
work, including the value of
board furnished.
II. Number of acres irrigated
in 1899, by bitches from natural
streams.
19. Number of acres irrigated
in 1899, by pumped or artesian
well water.
10. Grains and seeds-corn,
wheat, oats, barley, rye, buck
wheat, haxseed, kaffir corn, clo-
yer seed, grass seed. Acres har-
vested, quantities produced and
values thereof.
20. Hay and forage-wild, salt,
or prairie grasses, millet and
Hungarian grasses, alfalfa, or
Lucerne, clover, other tame and
cultivated grasses, grains cut
green for hay, forage crops, total
hay and forage crops. Acres
harvested, quantities produced
and values of same.
q. Miscellaneous crops-Cot-
ton, rice, tobacco, hemp, hops,
broom corn, peanuts, dry beans,
dry peas, potatoes, sweet pota-
toes and yams. Acres harvested,
quantities produced and the val
ues.
%. Sugar, molasses or sirup,
sorghum, sugar cane, sugar beets
and sorghum cane. Acres har-
vested, quantities produced and
the value.
23. Value of all the farm pro-
ducts of 1899 reported on this
schedule which have been fed
on this farm to animals and poul-
try.
"a, Average number of pounds
of cotton in bale
25. Number of bales of cotton
ginned on the farm.
26. Tons and bushels of vege-
tables and small fruit produced
in 1899.
90. Total number of acres de-
voted to raising small fruits and
vegetables-other than potatoes,
sweet potatoes, yams, and sugar
beets-in 1899.
80. Square feet of land under
glass in propagating houses,
greenhouses and hothouses; for
propagating, developing, and
forcing the growth of vegetables,
fruits, plants and flowers.
80. The value of all vegetables
other than potatoes, sweet po
tatoes, yams and sugar beets-of
all fruits and nuts, excepting pea
nuts, raised in 1899.
81. Value of all wood, logs, rail
road ties, telegraph and tele-
phone poles, fence posts, mater
ial for barrels, bark, resin, and
other forest products cut or pro-
duced on the farm in 1899, wheth-
er sold, consumed at home, or on
hand June 1, 1900.
Sc Cider, vinegar, etc, pro-
duced in 1899.
81. Acres of land devoted to
raising flowers, seeds, trees,
plants, ETC., and the amounts re-
ceived from the sales in 1899.
38. Farm animals. = Number
and value, June 1, 1900, of all the
animals on the farm, whether be-
longing to the occupant of the
farm or to others.
80. ure-blooded animals. -
The number, June 1, 1900, of al
pure blooded animals, recorded
or eligible to record, on the farm
All animals reported under this
head should be reported under
38.
40. Received in 1899 from the
sale of live animals which were
raised on the farm.
Al. Market value of the mea'
and other animals that in 189!
were slaughtered on the farm
whether for home use or for sale
together with the receipts from
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
WANING OF THE GRAND ARMY.
Veterans of the Civil War Will Soon
Have Marched to the Other shore.

One of the bravest standing armies" In
the world is dying out. The Grand Army
of the Republic, that band of gray-haired
warriors whose pride and dearest recollec-
ton 1t is that they once served their coun-
try, Is shrinking with appalling swiftness
to the point where 1t will be only men,
CRY of good deeds and brave men who
have done them
Statistics to the membership and death
rate of the organization tell a story as
touching as the tenderest funeral sermon.
They show that in few years more the
roll call will be an empty ceremony--the
summons to the national encampment
vain appeal to the heroes of 1861.
Within twelve months--the year 1885,
according to a report just issued, more
than 1900 members of the Grand Army
died This death rate was more than
double that of the previous year. If tho
past year QS9O has shown a correspond
the organization have ample ground for
the concern they express as to its future
The high-water mark of the Grand
Army's prosperity was not reached until
some time after the death of Its founder,
DR.. benjamin r. Stephenson The army's
excellent organization. however, Is due to
DIR. Stephensons genius as a founder.
II is set down to the eternal credit Of
the army that 1t organized one Of our most
inspiring national holidays-Memoriai day
This is the most interesting act in the
history of the army and by all means the
most popular act of Gen. Logan's admins
tration.
This holiday. which has been celebrated
with such fervor for thirty years, was
originally the suggestion of q citizen OF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14

How a wild Western Congressman
Rebuked Eyeretts Pedantry.

The decline OF the use Of classical quota
lions in legislative bodies may be traced
to the case of Edward Everett, who once
concluded stately speech in congress
with long. sonorous and superbly modur
lated citation Of passage from Tacitus,
and then took his seat No sooner was he
through than up sprang burly member
from what was then frontier state of
the West. He had once been an Indian
agent, and no sooner was ne on his legs
than he began to pour out n vehement
harangue in Choctaw. After a while the
speaker called nm to order. II don't see
why my freedom of speech should be
abridged" he cried. "You let the gentle
man from Massachusetts run ON, and I
didn't understand the first word of his
lingo any better than he does mine" The
scene was described as very comical. but
1t struck the death knell of further clas-
steal quotations in congress that had
not the ray of an Idea what the unintel-
ligible lingo of Cicero and Tacitus was
driving at.--Boston Herald.
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CoLoRING POWER IN COAL TAR.


Astonfshlng Results Secured by
Distillatl0n Of Camel Coal.
The coloring power which can be deriv-
ed from coal tar IL quite astonishing. From
one ton of good camel coal are obtained
by distillation about twelve gallons OF coal
tar. From this tar are produced one pound
OF benzine, one pound toluene, one and a
half pounds of phenol or carbolic acid, six
pounds of naphthalene. half a pound Of
anthracene, and small quantity Of KY
lene From benzine are obtained fine yell
low, orange, green, blue. and violet col
ors: from tdluene come magentas and
beautiful blues; from phenol. reds, browns,
and pinks; from naphthalene, reds, yell
lows and greens; from xylene, the finest
scarlets, and from anthracene. the we'll
known Turkey red. From one pound Of
coal is obtained one ounce and half OF
tar, from which can be derived dyes suf-
ficisnt to color the following length OF
flannel three-quarters of yard wide;
-Four inches of Turkey red. eight Inches
magenta, three and half feet scarlet. two
inches orange, five feet of yellow. and
two feet Of violet. When we remember
that over 1O,0OO,0 900 tons of coal are used
for gasmaking every year in this country
alone. .nour minds cannot realize the Inn
mense amount of coloring matter which
1t represents.
The manufacture of coal-tar colors has
now assumed immense dimensions, and Its
DEVELOPMENT within the short space OF
time stands unique in the history OF COM
merce. Few of our readers. except those
engaged in the chemical and color trades.
can realize its beneficial influence upon al
lied industries. The raw materials alone
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
A LOST PRINCIPLE :.
OF ARCHITECTURE.
GENTLY CURVED LINES USED BY
THE ATHENIANs IN C0NsTRUcT-
ING THE PARTHENoN.
scientist discovers That All Parts
of the Building Conform to the
Law-Are No Longer Heed
ed To-day.

r the visitor to Athens places his hat or
other small object at the corner of one
OF the steps OF the Parthenon and tries
to sight II from the other end he Will
find ii has sunk beneath the delicate curve
in the middle which xne designers saw
would appear pleasanter and softer to the
eye than II each step were shaped to a
line of rulerlike straightness from begin
ming to end All parts of the great build
ing-the floors, architravc and even the
layers of stone that constitute the main
walls--have been shown to conform to
like principle. and some portions TO be
curved both in a vertical and in horizon-
tai manner.
Important as was this discovery. It does
not stand alone. Mr.. Ruslxin has found
that deliberate Emergencies of some
what similar kind exist In the old Gothic
buildings of Venice, and he considers
that they were introduced SO as to avoid
a too obvious precision. as does nature.
even in her most symmetrical creations
the two sides of the human face, for ex-
ample. Unfortunately. Mr.. Ruskin wrote
In ignorance of Mr.. Penrose's precise meas
urements and surveys, and only uses the
facts he otherwise marshals 80 well. to
show that Gothic architecture. being
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
THE ROSE AND THE LADY.

A dewdrup hung on q rosebuds breast,
Stopped In its fight for little rest:
Tho 1t knew that tho roses heart was dry
1t fingered to catch a sunbeam's eye.
For it knew its Kaleidoscope, scintillant gleam
Made the rose more brilliant and beautiful seem
And the parched rose suffered.
But grudged IL not,
For it reveied In Joy Of that jeweled spot
Heigho, it's the same,
Where there's beauty, there's vantys Hama!
Neither the dewdfop nor rose to blame
A diamond hung on a iady's neck,
Her wealth to garisi, her beauty 10 deck.
Tho II knew that the heart beneath was cold
1t elistened and Haunted with insolence bold,
For II knew that its facets Of changing light
Made her PartAn bust but clearer white
And the woman suffered
But did not care,
For shs rsyeied to think OF the envy there
Hegho it's ever the same,
Where there's beauty, there's vanity's famel
And that Jewels the Price Of the wou.aii's shame
wilton Lacksys In New York Telegraph.
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tain leaf was now. splashed and stained
with peas. pickles and pulses Never was
a guest more unequal to the banquet. I
tasted everything in infinitesimal bites, and
was gently upbraided for my want of >ap-
petite, and informed that any Brahmin
would have cleared the board twice over.
They are no doubt tremendous trencher-
Men, and the attendants of that caste lis
tened appreciatively to this need of praise,
for the conversation was all In the verna-
cular. The RAM. who, should imagine,
was herself bonnie fourchette, informed me
she had personally assisted In the prepara-
ton of the vegetables, which deprived me
of the last lingering hope of being ex-
cused from tasting any single one of fifty
dishes. She looks after the housekeeping
herself very closely. fact which was ap-
parent from the conversation during break
fast, which appropriately turned chiefly
upon domestic affairs. 1t was told to me
in Bagdad, of an Arab woman who had
spent many years in England. that, asked
on her return what she thought of the
country. she drily remarked, What can
one think of a country in which dates and
maust (curdled milk are not available?"
And amidst the lavish profusion of dishes
I looked In vain for the curried lotus of
which romantic dish 1t is believed that
my distinguished hostess and host frequent
ly partake.-The Nineteenth Century.
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HUNTING THE LYRE BIRD.
extreme Caution Needed to Bag the
ventrtIOQuist OF the Woods.

~~tHAAVQuAbt 0I the WO0da.
Inc ground Is hidden beneath a mass Of
iSansie grass, sword grass, and fern, all
bowed under a weight of moisture and
tnis forest Is dreary, damp and cold It Is
hiiiy country, and you hear the notes Of
the different birds echoing and decetyine
you. They are all high, piping sounds, save
now and then when a thud-thud like a
tnunuer bolt seems to strike the earth 1t
Is a frightened wallaroo or wallaby who is
leaping. pausing to listen, and Ieapine on
again over the green coating of the earth.
NOW you hear Tyre bird before YOU.
Doubtless ne Is not more than twenty
yards ahead, for the sound seems to rise
under cover of your gun, which, with very
nervous hands, you are holding before you.
but that pird Is rascally ventriloquist,
knowing how to pitch his voice and send
II IN any direction. Never mind-he is
singing, so you move on toward him. Take
heed to your surroundings and to the
weight of your football. Should you fan
FOUL OF some rambling yine or put down
your foot too quickly, the Tyre bird will
gather up his music and his tail, and Won
Will hear him no more. You must stand
still as death and watt If needs be. half
an hour for his second performance. When
he is well on with II you may go on. too.
Tor his own excitement and the sound of
his own voice will kill out all other sounds,
and he will not hear you stealing on him.
Aio 10 uiopotliiS HiItselI ON a mound OF
vegetable mold five or six feet In diameter,
which he has earthed up. Around him are
long grasses and ferns. through which he
has made holes into which he can dart at
will to elude his enemies. Above is one
clear branch on to which he will leap when
instinct tells him he Is safe from harm.
Here he will perch and plume himself pre-
vious to winging his flight to some other
play or feeding ground BY avoiding every
obstacle and pausing breathlessly whenever
the bush singer lowers his note YOU have
managed to steal almost upon him. There!
see his beautiful TAIL bowling peacocklike
over that mass of nodding grass as its
owner courtesies to the ground and chat
tiers and calls and shrieks as If he were
addressing multitude on the ground be-
fore him. He Is only initiating tribe of
black cockatoos (you would swear there
were at least forty voices in chorus) Now
he Is rivaling half a dozen bell birds, and
the next instant there Is q long drawn
smacking sound which you may put down
as the music of a falling branch or tho
call of the ''whipcracker' "a tree cllmber)
Tho National Review
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emily and faithfully work for master for
half generation. and In the second half
he viii appear AZ his own master, at the
head OF thriving business. Thus, in the,
industries OF the future, wherever there is
work to be done. there will be found Chi
nese ready to sell strength" as working
for hire IL called in China; and they will
sell more strength for the money than will
men OF any other nation
Again, dollar In the hands OF China
man represents far greater purchasing
power than It does in the hands OF
European. In China dollar will purchase
100 pieces Of cash composed of copper and
zinc. These cash. with hole in the CEN
ter ana strung on a cord. weigh seven
pounds. A servant or common laborer In
Pekin Is glad to give ten days OF labor,
and carpenter or mason six days. tn se-
cure this amount OF cash. This money
would give q comfortable supper to an
average family. Three dollars month,
or SO year, would cover the living in
come of a Chinese family Of the working
class. The meaning Of this Is that the Chi
naman Will survive and prosper under
conditions Of life which would discourage
and finally overwhelm the European
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
BEET AND CANE PRODUCTIONS.
More of the Former II Manufnc tured
Than OF the Other Variety.

More of the Former II Manufactured
Than OF the Other Variety.
The worlds production OF sugar for the
year now ending has reached the enorm-
GUS total Of 8,414000 TONS The production
of this staple commodity has increased
three and one-fourth times since 1872 when
the output was only 26i0.O00 tons. The
average price per pound. however, has
declined considerably more than onc-half
during the same period. or from b37 cents
In the earlier year to 23s cents for the
year 1S98-the average for the current year
not yet being ascertainable.
Beet sugar production slightly surpassed
that of cane sugar for the first time in
1888. when 900 tons Of the former were
produced, as against 100000 tons Of the
latter. Notwithstanding the growing
cheapness Of the commodity and the Euro
pean bounty system for beet sugar, the
quantity Of cane sugar produced continued
to increase from year to year until 1886,
when II amounted to 3,5so00O tons. The
destruction Of the Cuban plantations ac-
counts for the fact that the output OF
cane sugar has declined until the quantity
manufactured during the current year
amounted to only 3,9o4,0O0 tons, as COM
pared with $4,000 tons Of beet sugar. It
Is not likely that the limit Of the worlds