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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
ApAprAelLITY or CHIFFON.
It is o Favorito Fabric OF the Fashion
able Woman.

II is o Favoritc Fabric of the Fashion
able Woman.
without chiffon a woman. setting
foot into the fashionable world Of 1902,
would be In despair.
There is no one fabric 80 much In ev-
idence, no one material so much need.
ed In the schemes Of dress, no one stun
half as becoming.
without chiffon the robes of 1902
would be robbed of their gauzlness,
and the general effect of the lightness
would be gone.
Chiffon is seen both winter and sum-
mer, and has been called the connect
ing link between these two extremes
OF season. On Fourth Of July q woman
wells herself In 1t and makes her stock
of 1t; in mid-winter her gown is
trimmed with it and her bodice is fash
toned entirely of it. Her fur coat is
decorated with it, and her Innings par
take Of It's pufings. while her under
skirts rejoice In its shlrrlngs.
Chiffon means more to-day to the
woman of fashion than 1t ever did be-
fore, and the prophets say that 1t will
continue to increase In meaning aud
In fashionable growth.
The new uses to which 1t is put are
too many to be mentioned and too va.
ried to allow Of description. AS veil
ing 1t now comes In dotted form, the
dots of different colors on the opposite
sides. If this very French form OF
yelling cannot be purchased ready
made a woman dots 1t herself, using @
fine needle and much patience.
A Queen Louise stock is another ar
ticle Of chiffon which she wears. This
is long veil coming from the back OF
the winter hat. often from the back OF
q fur hat. falling right out from under
a much tailed animal, and this she
twists around her neck many times un.
til 1t form a stock. The two ends are
now allowed to hang down the front in
stole fashion, and. of course, these
ends are embroidered.
But this is not all the ways of chlf-
fon. AS bodice stuff 1t is so much
seen that to attempt to tell of new
ways of treatment opens up a field In
exhaustive. But there is a chiffon bod
Ice that may be new. 1t is made upon
a foundation, for chiffon is too sheer
to go alone. and 1t is shirred every
inch, to make inch wide puffs. These
are attached to the under part or lin
ing until waist is formed-an entire
shirt waist, oil little soft chiffon puffs.
New York Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
How the Kaiser Retaliates.

The German Emperor when in any
way crossed or contradicted pulls vio-
lently at the lobe Of his right ear with
the thumb and forefinger of his right
hand. When he was staying In Eng
land at the time of the Queens funeral,
he received telegram and opened 1t
In the presence of one of his smart lit
tie nephews, boy OF six. Something
in the telegram did not please his
Majesty, and he began to tug at his
ear. The little fellow said:
Tell me, uncle, why do you pull
your carp
Because 1 am annoyed, my darling" /"
was the reply.
do you always do that when you
are annoyed?"
"Yes, my darling" said his Majesty.
"And when you are very,very much
annoyed, what do you do?" persisted
this juvenile inquirer.
"Then / pull somebody else's," said
William II.-London Answers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
FIS&ASF
3 SS9E9EWks

Little Elmer-"Papa, what Is it that
makes a statesman greatT Professor
Broadhead-"Death, my son." = Har-
per's Bazaar.
IT'S not because her ways are chill,
Nor that she's lily bred;
It's Just because she's dressed to kill
She tries to cut me dead.
Philadelphia Record
Visltor-"Well, Joy. am glad to see
that you are not at all shy" JOY
"Oh, no. am not shy now, thank you.
But was very when l was bornv'-
Punch.
Mrs. Crawford-"I suppose you suf
fer great deal from your dyspepsla?"
Mrs. Crabshaw-"Not half as much as
1 did when my husband had it,
Judge.
When men do foolish things we say:
That is, indeed, their natural way"
And if they're wise, we're not content
We murmur: "'Twas an accident"
Washington Star.
band good and kind to you during your
long illness" Parishioner--"Oh! yes,
miss, e just was kind; e was more like
friend than 'usband. London
Tattler.
Miss Angular-"Do you think my age
Is beginning to tell on me-" Miss
Plumpleigh-"Yes dear, but then you
have no cause for worry. 1t doesn't
begin to tell the whole truth. Chi
cago News.
"De Graft is one of the most remark
ably successful finnnciers this city has
produced in decade" II thought he
was broke" Broke? Why, that man
can write his debts In six figuresv'-
Indianapolis News.
Mrs. O'Flinn I'm writin' to the
schule tacher. darlin', an want ut to
be foine. How many capitals do you
put into a sentence" Jennie-"Och.
be glnerous with them Put in half
dozen."-Boston Courier.
"Tut, tut" said the dentist. "That
nerve does not reach up so far as you
say. 1t is not foot long at all That's
all in your mind" "Um-m- m-mw
groaned the writhlng man, at surely
feels as If it We're nearly all therew--
Atlanta constitution.
Henry, how is the plot of that sea
novel running?" "Well. just at this
chapter there is n terrible storm and
the passengers are afraid the boat will
go to the top" "You mean to the bot
TOM" "No; this is a submarine boat"
Philadelphia Record.
"And now that you are through col
lege. what are you going to do?" asked
4 friend of the youthful candidate. II
shall study medicine" was the grave
reply Of the young man. But isn't
that profession already over-crowded?"
asked the friend Possibly it is" an
swered the knowing youth, but pro-
pose to study medicine just the same.
and those who are already in the pro-
fession will haveto take their chances"
-Tit-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
Competition on Farms.

The farmer of the present day meets
closer competition in his business than
the merchant. his competitors being
other farmers who are alive to every
opportunity to increase their profits
The progressive farmer closely OBJ
| serves the markets. but he gives more
| attention to the lessenlng of the cost
| of production than to anything else
The farmer who does not know of the
production of the latest labor saving
appliances, or of the advantages Of
the various breeds Of live stock, is sure
to work at u great disadvantage In
competition with one who lessons the
cost of labor. and increases the prod.
ucts of his farm, for IL prices fall by
reason of great supply, the unprepared
farmer. who has not kept pace with
others, will be the first to fall by the
wayside.
The beginning OF the new year Is
the time to plan for next season. The
farmer no longer has any choice in
| the matter of reform. He cannot de-
| eide to continue on with old methods
| unless other farmers are doing the
same. Necessity will compel changes,
and 1t Is better to get ready for them
than to wait until the growing season
arrives than to discover that a whole
year must be lost IN the attempt to
| produce crops under methods that 9th.
ers have discarded. There Is more Ia
Dor performed on farms from which
the farmer secures no return than is
incurred in any other pursuit and It
is this waste of labor-the result of
adhering to old systems-that causes
farmers to mortgage their farms and
pay interest. No farmer can afford
to sell his produce for less than its
cost, yet the cost depends largely on
the management. His competitor. with
lower cost and larger yields, forces him
to sell at unremunerative prices.
Where some farmers fail is in not
increasing the productive capacity OF
their live stock. Beef cattle that weigh
less than one-half the weight that
could be obtained, sheep weighing less
than 100 pounds each on the hoof,
and milk from cows that but little
uIOIe tHdn puy lue COsI VI hSSplhbt
are examples found everywhere. The
most difficult matter on the part Of
those who are interested in the ad-
yancement of farming is to convince
farmers that an essential duty in the
keeping of live stock is to use the pure
breeds. Strange to say, the greatest
obstacle to the introduction Of pure
breeds is the prejudice Of the farmers.
On the large majority Of farms Will be
found animals that demonstrate their
worthlessness in comparison with some
that are better, yet even this fact so
plain that it cannot be avoided. has not
induced farmers to discard scrubs and
accept the poor breeds. Only when
some progressive farmer steps out OF
the line and adopts new methods are
many OF the farmers convinced that
they must do the same thing or suffer
loss.-Philndelphla Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
from her birthplace Ming Po, near

from her birthplace. Ming Po, near
Shanghai.
The Chinese girl was first regis
tered as a student at a private board
ing school in New York. and after
term there and a vacation trip to
Honolulu she returned and settled
down to her medical course.
Her greatest work as a physician
was done in Annoy, China, where she
was sent by the Dutch Reform Board.
The hospital to which she was assigned
was In such an unsanitary condition
that DIR. Kim resolved to have a hos
pital of her own. She built up as
paying a practice as she could among
the better classes Of Annoy. and with
the money earned proceeded to turn
her own dwelling house into a hos
pltal.
~ ran that hospital on scientific
lines" she declares. 81 established
baths and hygenic wards with beds
and appliances as nearly modern as
could be managed under the clrcum-
stances, but could not stand the eli
mate. so was obliged to resign my
post; but left 1t with money in the
treasury"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
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.MrAea NEWEST
N-N FASHIONS
6N.Yx&2 -

Small boys have their initials or
monograms embroidered on their caps.
A simple yet popular adornment for
the neck is broad straight band of
velvet.
A pale blue matelasse dressing jack
ct is trimmed with fowered pompa-
dour silk and lace with black velvet
ribbons.
Many buttons were on stylish lit
tie gown of navy cloth, edging the
short bolero trimmed with cut work
applied over lettuce green satin.
In the handsome silk skirts which
are selling now at a reduction, some
in light colors have narrow ruffies
edged with narrow fancy ribbons.
The newest lace pattern stockings
do not have open work at the foot or
ankle, but instead the lace effect tends
from the top Of the stocking to the shoe
| top.
The latest chiffon wells are finished
around three edges with hemstitched
border one inch wide. These come in
many colors and have chenille dots to
match the veil
For fancy vests to be worn with any
| costume, tiowered chiffon, arranged
over satin or silk is the popular ma.
terial. White chiffon for this purpose
is sprinkled with pink rosebuds or for.
get-me-nots OF silk.
An exquisite house gown of white
crepe de chine Is trimmed with gar.
lands of vlolets embroidered on white
mousseline de sole. Another of the
same material, in black, is trimmed
with black and gold embroidery.
Odd blues and browns are to be seen
in the new foulards, queer light shades
Of brown, and many of the pretty and
also light shades of blue, although
there are some of the deeper shades OF
the latter color, as deep as the Yale
blue.
Tucks have lost none of their popu.
larity and are used In a variety of ar.
tlstic ways for shirt waist adornment.
A stylish effect is produced In waist
composed Of dalntily hemstitched solid
tucking, running up and down, with
the sleeves and narrow cuff made OF
crosswise tueks to correspond. .
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
Locking the Gibraltar Fortress. .

The Gibraltar correspondent of the
Military Mail describes the ceremonial
of locking the fortress. Twenty min
utes before first evening gun fire, the
drum and fife band of the regiment de-
tailed for this duty parade at the Con-
vent and pick up the key sergeant who
takes the keys from safe in the Con-
vent and falls in rear of the band with
an escort of one non-commissloned off,
Ger and two men, with fixed bayonets.
Then, led by the sergeant drummer,
they play with great ceremony through
the main street to Casemate square,
where the key sergeant proceeds to
lock all the gates leading into Spain,
while the drummers sound retreat on
the gun firing. The same ceremony is
observed on his return, and he duly
locks up the ancient keys securely in
the safe on again reaching the Convent.
Once the gates are locked they cannot
be unlocked unless by special sanction
of his Excellency, the Governor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30

then press the top piece down inside
the rim of the pail. The milk cannot
spatter out, and must pass through
the cloth into the pail. Probably not
one dalryman In n hundred is as par
tlcular as he should be in the matter
of getting the milk from the cows in
the cleanest possible manner After
visiting many dairy farms and noting
the filthy manner in which the cows
are cared for and milked, think my
statement of not one in a hundred is
wide Of the mark. In many barns
the conditions are simply disgusting.
while one can rarely find a stable
where a thoroughly painstaking effort
is made to keep every particle Of for.
elgn matter and foul odor out Of the
milk. Even under the very best con-
dltions as regards cleanliness 1t Is ut
terly impossible to keep all impurities
out of the milk If the latter Is drawn
from the COW into an open pail, for
hairs and some dust particles will be
loOscned from the cow by the action
Of tie hands in milking. However,
with pail like that shown In the cut,
and two thicknesses of cotton cloth,
or better still, a layer Of surgeons
absorbent cotton. laid between two
sheets Of cheesecloth and caught to-
gether here and there with thread and
needle, almost absolute cleanliness can
be secured. A large sheet Of such a
strainer can be made at once, and cir
cles cut from 1t for each milking. The
cotton mentioned is absolutely pure.
and is Of a nature to check the pass
age of any impurities BY the use
Of such device the mix and cream
will not only be practically pure. If all
other precautions are taken to keep II
SO, but 1t Will keep much longer than
milk and cream secured under the or.
binary conditions-a very decided ad-
vantage, II one ships his cream away.
or has o milk or cream route, for
there is, perhaps. no more common
complaint from customers on a milk
route than that the cream or milk does
not keep from one day to the next
New York Tribune. .--------.----
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
Eggs In Cold STORAGE.

One cannot keep eggs in cold storage
successfully unless proper conditions
are obtained beforehand. | approve
of a cold storage plant on every farm
where the number of laying hens ex-
ceed 200. A plant properly constructed
then viii nay the owner when eggs
are so cheap that It Is impossible TO
dnd any decent market for them. Eggs
stored away properly can be kept from
six 10 eight months. The summer eggs
can be gathered and kept for winter
use. Not only this, but the eggs gath
cred daily should be placed immediate
ly in the cold storage plant, so they will
keep in perfectly fresh condition when
shipped TO market n few days later.
1t is impossible sometimes TO make
shipments every day, and often 1t Is
very unwise; yet If one has no cold
storage plant on the farm the eggs may
be ruined within forty-elght hours by
exposure TO hot weather. 1t is weather
conditions more than time which ac-
tually causes eggs to become stale.
This should be remembered in build
ing the cold storage place for them.
Heat is the worst enemy of the eggs
and next to that Is moisture and third
stale, impure air. With this under
stood 1t may be possible for one tC
understand why cold, but damp eel
lar is a poor place for storing eggs
The excessive moisture of the place
soon makes the eggs mouldy ant
musty. Moisture must be excluded by
all means from the storage house. OF
course, too dry an air is not desirable
although that is preferable to too molst
eggs
Ventilation Is essential to the welfare
OF the eggs. Impure air will cause the
eggs 10 decay rapidly, and impure all
generally means damp, moist air. Con
sequently II is essential on pleasant
days TO have the outside air circulated
through the storage house. The cir
eulation should be forced There ii
no other way to obtain It successfully
where producers try to store their owl
eggs. To test the condition of the oil
instruments to register the moistur,
as well as the temperature should b,
constantly in use. The temperature
OF the storage houses should be kcp
uniforIniy at thirty degrees ". That &
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
China's Woman Doctor.

Dwelling quietly In San Francisco
is the "newest" Chinese woman in
the world-a woman whose distin-
guished career and splendid American
education makes her advanced" even
among Caucasian women of brains.
Dr. Yami Kim is a graduate Of the
Women's Medical College Of the New
York Infrmary. She came to Amerl-
ca when only sixteen years Of age
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30

Salmon Cutlets--To one cup of cooked
or canned salmon picked into small
pieces add half cup Of hard-boiled
eggs chopped fine, and tablespoon
of finely chopped pickles. Season with
salt and pepper. Mix well together
with fork. Then add half cup of
white sauce. Place a spoonful of the
mixture on n board or plate well GOV.
cred with crumbs. With spoon press
1t into the form of outlet half an inch
in thickness. Dip the outlet into egg
batter, then cover again with crumbs
and saute in fat until a rich brown
color. Or, If preferred, lay in frying
basket and fry in deep fat in kettle.
Serve garnished with lemon points,
cress, curled celery or thick slices of
tomato.
Grilled Sweet Potatoes Boil or steam
four or five medium sized potatoes and
use them while hot, for the texture OF
the potatoes when freshly cooked is
quite unlike that of those which have
become cold and then are reheated
Pare them, cut them in shapely slices
thick. Dip them in melted butter and
sugar. lay them on a creased broiler
and cook until brown. Be careful moi
to let them burn. Being already hot
they only need the quick browning,
and the sugar and butter will burn cas-
lily Ii not watched. Put two round
tablespoons of butter, one of sugar, one
of hot water anu one-fourth teaspoon
or salt in a saucepan over hot water
Ind it will melt while you are pairing
the potatoes.
Almond Cake-Beat to cream
one cup Of sugar. one-half cuy
Of butter; add beaten whites OF
two eggs and one yolk, one cur
of sweet milk; then mix two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder into four
cups of well sifted tlour. Bake imme
diately after 1t has been stirred. Fill
ing: Chop fine one cup of seeded
raislns and one cup OF blanched al
monds. Cook one cup of granulatee
sugar with one-half cup of water un
til 1t strings. then add the whites OF
three eggs, well beaten, and stir unit
cream. and when cool add chopped
almonds and ralsins, using for flavor
ing few drops OF bitter almond anc
oil of rose. This can be used as {
solid cake by adding the filling TO tn,
cake and bake In one tin together.
Chicken Soufiie In Pepper Cases
Chop very fine one cupful Of CHECKER
meat previously cooked; mix with b
two tablespoonfuls Of flour, one table
spoonful Of chopped parsley, one-hal'
tablespoonful of chopped onion and on,
cupful Of hot milk. Put on the stove
let 1t come to a boil, and add the well
beaten yolks of three eggs; removl
from the fire. Fold in the whites o.
the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Pou
into the prepared peppers; clot will
bits Of butter. and bake until BROW
and fluffy. The large bell peppers al,
the best for cooking; always selec
those that have not begun to chang
color. Cut slice from the stem end
extract the seeds, throw them in clea
cold water; let them be for an Lour
then drain them and they are read,
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
Unusual Feminine Vacations.

In different parts of the earth wom-
On who earn their daily bread have
chosen strange means of doing so.
Their example may inspire others, II
not TO adopt like professions, to act
upon the principle which guided them
to choose the one thing they could do
that was near at hand.
For instance, in the State OF Geor-
gia woman not only personally de-
livers mail over n forty-mlle route,
riding over the scantily settled region
of Montgomery County thrice weekly
during the entire year, but manages
a large farm as well, doing much of
the manual labor, such as plowing,
narrowing, sowing and harvesting,
and supports by her energy and cour-
age a family Of four.
In the nelghborhood of Savannah
there resides a widow who for the
last two years made more than "a com
Portable income as a government con-
tractor. bidding for the removal OF
wrecks, anchorlng OF buoys, building
of jetties and dredging.
Not one in a thousand riding over
the New London Northern Railway
are aware that the company employs
the only woman train dispatcher In
the world, Her hours. from Z o'clock
in the morning to 8 in the evening
are most responsible, her duties con
tinual nervous and mental strain
Recently the directors Of the road
compllmented her upon her efficient
service. She was also substantially
awarded.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-30
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
An Industry That Hss Been arcwing TO
Many Ycnrs.

An Industry That Hss Been Grow Ing 10
Many Yoars.
Perhaps more fruit is imported from
the State of California to the National
Capital and other Eastern cities each
Union combined" said w. w. Lough-
rey, a prominent California fruit grow
er, to Washington Star reporter. II
have noticed this fact particularly dur
ing the Christmas holidays. Nearly
all of the finest fruits displayed by
your dealers were the products of my
State. The exact state of the fruit
culture In California is best told In
the report of Government field agent
of the Division OF Statistics who re-
Gently visited the State and says:
Few people know that the fruit in
dustry Of California was practically
begun during the establishment Of
missions by the Franciscan monks. AS
early as 1892 there were about 5000
trees growing on the different missionI.
Apples. pears, oranges, lines, lemons.
and olives constituted the greater pro-
portion OF these trees, and as they
nearly all did well they proved the
possibility of fruit culture in Call
fornia.
"'In 1880 some attention was given
to the cultivation Of fruit In Sonoma
County, and several small orchards
were planted. Several years later the
planting of fruit trees began In Los
Angeles and Yolo Counties. but only
in a small way. 1t was at the time
of the great gold excitement, however.
in 1s49, that the industry really re-
ceived Its first impetus. While tine
majority of the immigrantsto to the State
thought of nothing but gold, few of
the more conservative obtained posses
sion OF some Of these old orchards and
found handsome profit In selling their
fruit at exorbitant prices.
"'Since that time the demand for
fruit from our State has steadily in
creased. The climate of the State is
particularly favorable to the industry.
and as a result there are many kinds
of fruit produced successfully in Cal-
ifornia which cannot be raised in most
Eastern States. This is particularly
true of the citrus and subtropical fruits
which grow in great profusion with
us and pay handsomely. Even the
high mountain valleys are adapted in
both climate and soil to the raising of
hardy Northern varieties, and between
these and the low valleys of the south
may be found conditions of climate
admirably suited to the production Of
nearly all kinds Of fruit known to do
mestic commerce.