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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

A simple breakfast jacket makes an
essential part of every wardrobe.
There are days ana hours when even
n shirt waist is irksome, ana nothing
takes the place of a jacket that Is per-
fectly comfortable and easy, yet does
not degenerate into the negligee that
can be worn in bed or dressing room
only. The tasteful May Manton mod
el shown Is suited to flannel of various
weights and qualities, from the hne
French TO the simple outing, and all
washable stuffs. AS illustrated, 1t Is
made of the Scotch sort that contains
lust enough cotton to allow OF wash
ing without harm, in cream white,
with stripes Of blue, and is trimmed
with fancy blue braid about the seal
lops.
The Jacket is fitted loosely at the
front, but is snug enough for neatness
and style. The backs are cut In
French style with n curved seam at
the centre and are Joined to the fronts
by broad under-arm cores that are
shaped to give a graceful outline to
the figure. At the neck is deep turn
over collar that can be worn with Il
simple ribbon tie. The sleeves are
two-seamed, snug without being tight
and flare becomingly over the hands.
TO make this jacket for woman or
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

The principal things to be considered
in relation to pot flowers in rooms are
light moisture and air. with absence
of draft. Judicious watering of plants
in rooms Is, perhaps, the most impor-
tnnt feature in their management, II
feature than is. unfortunately. in many
cases not understood, the water beng
given mechanically and with no re-.
gard to change of season. by n too
eager desire for their welfare delicate
plants are often surfeitcd with water.
There are, of course, exceptions to
every rule, hut in Il general way the
following rules are applicable:
In winter keep plants mot grow
ing fast at the timcl rather dry: in
spring increase the quantity of wa.
ter with their activity and the suns
powcr-that is to say, keep the plants
in medium state Of moisture; in sum
mer water them daily and in autumn
decrease the amount of water given
with the length of the day and the
returning torpidity of the plants until
the dry state of winter Is again
reached. All this resolves into the
following;
Plants when grown fast may have
free supplies Of water, which must
be lcssencd as their growths approach
maturity, until the return of their
growing season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
ole Was GRATEFUL

There are many ways to comfort the
unfortunate, says Tit-Bits. One of
the most original of them is recorded
by Sir David Dundas, once a Circuit
Judge of England. In the earlier half
of the century, in many of the rural
districts, there was but one session of
the courts during the year, and it con
scquently became the Judges duty
10 make clean sweep of the PRISON
crs' cases before n session ended.
Sir David had just finished session
Mt Scarborough, and the court was
about to he closed, when the goaler
approached.
What, Your Honor" said he lis to
he done with the man who created II
disturbance in court last year? Your
Honor will recollect that you COM
mitted him for contempt"
Good heavensw exclaimed Sir Da.
vid. who had, of course, only COM
mitted the prisoner for the day. "Has
the man been confined for year? Re
lease him at once"
The goaler performed his mission.
and then the Judge anXiously inquired
what the man had said:
"Well, Your Honor" drawled the
goaler, II told him had known many
man transported for much less-and
he was very grateful"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
An Orientnl EnIanda.

"Yes." said Ii Hung Chang. conde.
scendingly, "Confucius was very
famous man."
And very good one" said the
satellite. bowling three times.
"And very wise one" continued Ii.
"But there are some smart things that
he might have said but never thought
Of"
The satellite murmured, "Is It pos.
slble" He was so embarrassed and
excited that he forgot to bow three
times until Ii hit him with a jeweled
bungstarter, which he keeps for that
purpose.
HE died long before l was made
an earl"
HE did, illustrlous one"
Therefore 1t was quite impossible
for him to remark that l am the Earl
Ii bird who catches the worm; quite
impossibler
Tho satellite laughed long and loud.
which shows that a jeweled bung.
starter is always n good thing to have
around Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
A Business Proposition,

The steady progress of the good
roads movement among farmers shows
the study that is being given this
very important economic question.
Speaking Of the necessity for highway
improvement a. Il. Choate, Vice Pres
ident of the League of American
Wheelmen, says:
Every person who is at all famil-
lar with the business of modern
railway company knows that but
fraction Of its money and employees
are engaged in actual hauling of
freight and passengers from one city
to another, We know that millions
OF dollars and thousands of men are
employed by the railway companies
to secure suitable terminals and to
handle freight and passengers when
not IN actual transit. And yet no man
can be found who is so foolish as to
think that an immense railway bust.
ness can be proiitably conducted un.
less the best modern railroad bed and
track are provided for that part of
the business which consists of haul.
Ing goods and passengers.
80 1t is with the vast agricultural
business of the United States. Al
though most OF the work Is done on
the farm, n large part of it consists no
hauling freight. and every well-in.
formed person knows that n good
wagon road for railway business is
one of the most important facilities
for doing this business. 1t is too late
in the progress of events to argue
this proposition"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
LAUGH AND GET WELL
The Theory of the Laughter Cure For
Many OF the Ills Flesh IL Heir to.

many OF tne Ills Fleen ~ helr tOs
Laugh and grow fat" is a saying that
contains deal of truth and is worthy
Of attention by many sufferers i'm body
as well as in mind We instinctively
associate iollity with rotundity and n
sour disposition with spare form.
The rule is, of course, not without ex-
ception, for we often see people with
little propensity to take on fat who
are full of fun and sunshine. Such
persons are not boistcrOus, however.
rhcy are possessed, 1t may be. of
quiet humor. are happy and make 9TH
ers happy, and they smile as easily
and perhaps laugh softly; but they
do not laugh loud.
The convulsive movements that we
call laughter exert very real effect
upon the physical organism. They
cause the arteries to dilate.so that they
carry more blood to the tissues Of the
body. and the heart to beat more rap.
idly, so that the flow of blood through
the vessels is fastened. In other
words. laughter promotes the very best
conditions for an increase of the vital
proccsses-thc tissues take up more
nutritlye material, and the waste prod
ucts are more promptly removed.
Not only is laughter an accompani.
ment and an expression of joy, but
1t even creates joy. often a good
laugh, excited in spite of ones self,
will change the current of thought
and impart a general rosy tint to what
was before the deepest blue.
This happy effect is due in part to
the brain and the consequent better
working Of the instrument of thought,
and partly to the fact that when
mental state and Il physical act are
associated Uhc physical state being
usually induced by the mental acU
the performance of the physical act,
even if mt first perfunctory, will in
time induce the mental state CORE
spending TO it.
The doctors have hardly yet learned
what valuable curative power there
is in laughter. 1t is n precious and
heaIth-giving tonic, often more eflica-
cious than bltters or iron and far
plcasanter to take.
Let the dyspeptic, the bilious, the mel
ancholy and those who seem to be vast
ing away without any discoverable
cause take course of funny stories
and humorous books; let them retire
to their closets or to the woods and
laugh ont loud for few minutes two
or three times n day. and when they
have done this a month or two let
them tell their friends the secret of
their improved health.-Youth's Com
| paniOu.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
Coquetry of Cuban Women.

There Is an innate coquetry about 4
Cuban woman that shows itself even
in the least prominent of bows she
ties Her clothing is always dainty.
and is frequently adorned with the
needlework of her own fingers. Her
gown may be nothing to look at twice
but her linen is something exquisite
and no other people rival them In
cleanliness. In many ways the Cuban
woman of to-day promises much for
the future, but there are now strongly
marked limitations, and this trip has
revealed many of them to her.
For instance, she never before
thought much about physical culture,
and those people who are blessed with
gray hair are strongly reminded of the
American women of yorc, with whom
it was the proper thing to faint, and n
waist that measured over eighteen
inches was n source Of continual NOR
tilicatlon. That Is just about where
these dwcllers of the tropics are now
in the scale Of physical perfection.
Their muscles are tlabby, their chests
thin and the splendid set-up of the
American girl is never seen. They
do not stand straight. 1t Is not posi-
bic when they lace as they do and
wear such thin shoes. In fact, they
do not wear shoes as rule, but a
sort OF little house slipper that ls only
Intended for Turkish rug wear.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.


Sir Arthur Sullivan is one OF the
wealthiest Of musicians in Europe.
Rear-Admiral James A. Smith. u. s.
NJ, retired, will spend the winter in
Berlin.
Henry NJ. Flagler. the New York
millionaire. has formally announced
his citizenship in Florida.
President Adams. of the University
of Wisconsin. has been obliged TO take
n years rest because Of poor health.
The Mikado of Japan will make n
tour of Europe In the spring. and will
he the guest of Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria in May.
Henry James, the author, is pre-.
pairing to abandon London as per.
manent residence, and he will live
hereafter in Massachusetts.
Former Governor Pillsbury, of Min
nesota, and his wife are planning n
home in st. Paul for poor girls out
of work or disabled by i'll health.
Emperor William of Germany has
again changed the style of his nous
tache. 1t Is now brushed straight out,
and the loose ends are no longer twist
ed.
Alfred Belt, the diamond king. OF
South Africa, is only forty-six years
old. His whole fortune. estimated at
S200,000000, was made in twenty-five
years.
Among the prize winners at the Par
Is Exposition was Don Carlos I, the
King Of Portugal. who was awarded
a silver medal for marine sketch in
pastel.
Charles Broadway Rouss, the blind
New York merchant has withdrawn
his offer of S10O0.000 for the rcstora-
tion of his eyesight, feeling now that
his case is hopeless.
Prince Henry of Prussia is studying
sculpture under Professor Hunt. of
Berlin, and has designed and modelled
the figurchead for the new imperial
cruiser to be called after himself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Silver Cake roo Beat to cream one,
half cupful OF butter and one cupful
NJ sugar, add one-half cupful OF milk.
one teaspoonful of vanilla, the beaten
whites of three eggs, two cupfuls of
Hour, one teaspoonful OF cream OF tar
tar and one-half teaspoonful of soda.
Stewed Chicken With Asparagus
Stew fowl cut in joints and season
when half-cooked. When done remove
from the liquor, cover closely and keep
hot where it will not dry. Cook two
punches Of white asparagus in the
broth and remove to five half slices of
toast. Thicken the liquid with -four,
let simmer ten minutes, then stir in
the beaten yolks of two eggs, with Il
cupful of cream, seasoning If needed.
and tablespoonful of lemon juice.
Pour over the asparagus and fowl
the asparagus placed in the centre of
the platter the fowl arranged about II
neatly.
Curred Salmon-Put in n saucepan
tablespoonful of butter and table
spoonful of chopped onions aud cook
slowly together till the onion changes
color. Add tablespoonful of -four
and teaspoonful of curry powder;
mix with the butter, then add three
quarters of pint of milk. When
smooth add more seasoning If liked;
draw to one side and simmer ten min
utes. Add one pound of salmon
Canned or boiled) freed from bones
and skin and broken in good-slzed
pieces. Gently cook fifteen minutes
longer and serve with boiled rice in q
separate dish.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

The small fans which will he car.
ried with handsome gowns show the
cut-out effect of so many other things
There are white lace flowers on black
net the net showing only on closest
examination and the flowers standing
of by themselves convcntionalized tn.
lips perhaps, or beautiful neur de lis
with few silver spanglcs to brighten
them, set in black handles. Or the
black lace fans will have spangles Of
gold and handles of gold and black.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
Good Roads.

Ruts would be eradicated by filling
with harder material; the surface
could be smoothed by scraping with
wagon tire drag IL no better tool were
available. Chuck-holes would be filled
with broken stone or with gravel,
or with clay and sand or with the
best quality of material available.
Maintaining smooth surface for the
escape of water Is all that is neces.
sary to prevent softenlng of the road
surface, even with earth roads; keep.
ing the road carefully crowned, smooth
and free from ruts is more effective
in disposlng of "the greatest enemy
of good roads" than the most elaborate
system of foundations and under.
drainage, but the necessary smooth.
ness can be attained only by continual
watchfulness. Excessive dustiness
could be allayed by an occasional
sprinkling, but the distribution of
traffic, made possible by the smooth
surface, would decrease the wear and
also the necessity for sprlnkling.-
Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
The Bayadere Eject,

wide pieces of lace insertion are
applied in diagonal lines across the
skirt of a taffeta silk gown thus Civ.
ing 1t a modified Bayadere aspect.
Ihis effect should not he attempted
by very short woman. as the ar
rangcment of lines tends to make the
hgure look abbreviated with such
gown the same idea should be car
ried out on the bodice. The waist
should be cut dOuble-brcasted across
the chest and fasten on the left side.
This Is the best model for displaying
diagonal lines Of insertion on a
bodice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
white For Winter Wear.

Pure white toilets are to be as popu.
lar during the winter season as they
have been during the summer and are
being prepared in cloth as often as in
lighter materials for house and even
ing wear. The white cloth gown and
white felt hat, in combination with
heavy furs, will be favorite fad of
the woman to whom expense and dur
ability are of no concern.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Take a lined saucepan. and in it
make strong solution of soap and
water, put the veil into it and place
over the fire to simmer for about TWEEN
ty minutes; then squeeze the veil in
warm soap and water till 1t is quite
clean; rinse In cold water, then again
in little cold water to which has
been added II few drops of blue and
one lump Of sugar. Shake the veil
gently and pin it on IL clean towel to
dry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
A watch That Strikes the Hour.

Bettina has brought dainty little
watch from the Paris Exposition as
II souvenir of that mad, merry fair.
1t Isn't French nor even n Swiss
watch. but was made In England. 1t
is the ordinary size of a womans
watch, the face measuring an inch and
n quarter across. The case Is plain
gold. But there ends the ordinariness
of the little timepiece. This dainty lit
tie watch strikes the hours and the
quarters at the pleasure of the wear
er. 1t is provided with II repeating
action, giving the time at any minute
on pressure of spring. This new
Ginning toy is called, rather awkward
ly, a clock watch, and Is considered
quite n marvel Of mechanism by ex-
perts in horology. York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
cYcLIpS NOTES.

Care Ia the wheelman's great pre-
ventive OF trouble.
The wheel is responsible for very
few fatal accidents this year.
In the cities the wheel is much used
for going TO and from business.
Manufacturers promise number Of
novelties In next years wheels.
Many riders when they go on lons
trip take out an accident policy. No
case is known where one has bees
collected
Having led the way with four and
three wheel motor vehicles. the French
are now endeayoring TO duplicate then
success with motor bicycles.
Accidents happen every day because
of neglect OF the ordinary rules of
the road. Some riders. including many
women, seem unable TO learn TO pass
TO the right and to ovcrtakc ON the
left.
A single tube tire. with chronic
inability TO hold wind. may be made
TO last out the season by removing
the valve, Sitting n for distance of
Ave or six inches and inserting an in.
ner tube.
it il a difficult thing TO locate
squeak In wheel while Il is under
way. The two squenks which most
often bewilder riders are the head
squeak and the saddle squeak. and IL
Is well TO examine these parts when
the noise Is not readily located.
To do good work in tire repairs al
ways clean both the surface of the
tire and of the patch or plog thor
oughly, washing with benzine when
possible, and always test the repair
when finished and allow plenty OF time
for it to set before resuming the jour
ney.
A bent crank may be Strengthened
without removing It from the wheel II
two strong wrenches are at hand Ad-
Just them firmly, one on each side of
the bend. with pieces of cloth or pa
per in their jaws TO prevent damage
TO the nickel plating. and gently but
firmly press them together
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

poruers OF last summers Paisley silks
were utilized Robes of this material
are procurable in the plain cream
cloth together with several yards of
iersian pattern printed on cream
ground, to be employed as trimming
ArtiStlc housegowns can be evolved
from these robes, which are soft and
clinglng and lend themselves to ar-
tistic draping.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
How Costumes Change.

How customs do change! A Homo.
lulu paper thinks 1t exceedingly bad
taste for men TO go about in tennis
suits without coat But few short
years ago the average native down
isiere wore but little more than Il
brown cuticle and feeling OF lassi.
tude. Denver Post
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
She Saved Her Communion,

When the given data are . canoe, Il
young woman and a young man, it Is
not very surprising If something in
tainty about the situation that Is as
far as possible removed from the hum
drum. The young man generally
knows how to swim or he wouldn't
be risking his own life and the life of
the young woman in tickle little ca
noe. The young woman doesn't al
ways know how to swim, neither Is
she always noted for great presence of
mind. 1t Is in the latter regard that
the heroine of II recent accident eXcels.
The young man in the case was an
expert with the paddle. His coat, in
the pocket of which reposed his watch
and his purse, lay in the bottom of the
canoe. Suddenly, from some uneX-
planned cause, he gently and complete
ly tainted. falling headlong into the
water The canoe, of course, respond
ed by capslzing and sending the young
woman in turn after her disappearing
lover.
Now, In the ordinary sequence of
events. If n sailboat had figured, each
would have drowned. The young
woman's first thought as she struck
the water was TO save the coat and
watch and purse, She caught the coat
and held it in one hand. Her next
idea was tnat she must get hold Of the
canoe and of the young man. In some
way she managed to do that, keeping
the young mans head above the water,
holding fast to the canoe and saving
the coat till help came. The strange
part of it all Is that she couldn't swim
stroke-New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

holds the pleats in a way to
u clumsiness, yet allows them
sufficiently for grace, but it
; omitted and the edges left
axe this cape for a woman of
size six yards Of material
E0Ae inches wide, three and a
yards forty-four inches wide
II and a quarter yards fifty
vide, with one and an eighth
velvet for collar, will be re-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

"The boy that says he likes to go to
school," said the Cornfed Philosopher,
SIS due TO grow into n man that will
say he is not afraid of his wife,
Indianapolis Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

collars to match: one gull on either
shoulder, the heads pointing down on
the bust. Two birds are also used for
the muff with chiffon frllls at either
end
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

Black velvet embroidered with gold
is used for decoration on the new
rough materials. Hybclinc is especially
pretty ornamented in this way.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

THE REALM OF FASHION,


Work City. 80 No matter how
.okets and coats a woman may
hor wardrobe is incomplete
conr that can be utilized
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

h y 'o,. c, the season is tunic
|s, W., line weave, rather like
p,,", ~a llannels. 1t is partlcu-
In 10 shirt waists. One
aOws a cream white ground
s,SSw Sw black stripes over it.
|etSSe er wide border, in which
S ps,, black, yellow and white;
ma terh has a plain purple
AiDs border that carries out
msac color scheme in green,
IA p's' :. black and yellow. Pas
WIZ. blue, green and yellow,
~, black, form the border
U,slgn having a ground of
| q th,l plue. When waists are
$oO tunlc fabric The fancy
SF'lfully arranged to form
poleros. as the Persian
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
"aole-Breasted Eton Jacket.

'u0'e' Breasted Eton Jacket.
possible variation of the Eton
SHOWN among the imported
ihe stylish May Manton mod
n III the large engraving is ad-
lor both separate jackets and
tut the latter use cloth of all
appropriate, as is velvet, which
worn for occasions of formal
wi general wear heavier cloth
eheviot have the preference,
Olack velvet is to have an
vogue for visiting and church
Az shown, the jacket is de-
w u costume of soft tan col
'aucloth, with bands of white,
4. 1u 'lhy silk ball button trim
-a' matches the cloth. With
. Worn a deep draped bodice
"'' SILK, which Is shown at
Where the jacket slopes up
qaSe the fashionable short
'vA Is seamless and fits with
'aOothness; the fronts are
!. means Of single darts and lap
Tue other in double-breasted
~ y ,le !, upper edge of the right
sS N 'nree ornamental buttons
~ The huttonholes, keep the
h. ,'eu' AT the neck Is n stand
III with double fiaring portions
against the hair. The sleeves
"eamed and fare over the
II - 'hls jacket for n woman of
i 4 '1e three and three-quarter
,,a material twenty-one inches
Yards forty-four inches
S rlSa ue and a half yards fifty
ue' Will be reouired
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
God Roads R6tss


" HE splendid road conditions
| existing on the continent of
| Europe can be duplicated
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18

An implement to be added TO the
soldiers kit which can be used MS
spade, pickaxe or saw, and also as
shield for protection from bullets.
hns been invented by the Earl Of
Wemyss. 1t is said that the contriv-
ance is to be adopted by the British
army.