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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22

Section l. Be ii enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana, that
upon any tract OF land in the State Of
Indiana there may be selected by the owner
or owners as a permanent forest reserva-
ton a portion not to exceed one-eighth
of the total area of said tract. which shall
be appraised for taxation at 81 per acre.
Sec. 2. If such selection is an original
forest, containing not less than 10 trees in
each acre. il shall become subject TO this
act upon filing with the auditor of the
of such selection as is hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 3. If any land owner shall plant
not less than 10 trees on each acre of Sc
lected forest reservation. and shall culti-
yate and maintain the same for three years,
then IL shall become subject to this act. as
herein provided
sec l. Upon any tract selected as a
forest reservation which contains 100 or
more original forest trees on each acre the
owner may plant a sufficient number of
forest trees which shall make up the re-
ouired 10 trees per acre. when the same
shall become subject TO this act, as in Sec
tion g.
Sec. 5. No land owner shall receive the
benefit of this act who shall permit cattle,
horses, sheep. hogs or goats TO pasture
upon such reservation until said trees are
four inches in diameter.
Sec. 6. Whenever any tree or trees shall
be removed or die the owner in order TO
avail himself of this act shall plant other
trees in place Of such trees may be re-
moved or die, and protect said trees until
they are four inches in diameter which
shall at all times maintain the full number
required by this act.
Sec. Z. Not more than one-ffth OF the
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22
HUBBARD SMITH is MOURNED.
"Reminiscences of a Minstrel Play that
Was Not Played i'm Peking
New York Mail and Express.

New 1Ork Mail ana Express.
The news that Hubbard T. Smith United
States deputy consul general at Cairo, had
died from cancer in a hospital at Genoa
was a shock to many friends of the dipIo-
mat in New York.
He entered the government service I'm
1876. serving as secretary in the State De-
partment, deputy consul general at
Paris and at Constantinople and as vice
consul at Hiogo and Osaka. Japan, and at
Canton, China
While his services to the government
were of notable value Hub Smith was
far more widely known as the author of
the famous lyric Listen to My Tale of
Woe the greatest success in his career as
"A song writer. Although the tragedy of
peach OF emerald hue" swept the coun-
try IL is an achievement not recorded in
the consular archives of the State Depart
ment One vivacious chapter of the dipIo-
matte career of Hub Smith deserves no.
tice at this time.
Shortly after the lega atons in Peking had
been saved by the allied forces in the sum-
mer OF 1901. Commissioner RockhiIl was
sent there to negotiate with the powers
There promised To be an interminable dip
lomatic wrangle over the terms 10 be i'm
posed the Chinese government and il
was a dull time for the two thousand
American troops.
With Commissioner Rockhil came the
effervescent Hub" Smith as special sec
retary. and he was hailed as "A gladstone
dispensation of Providence by the exiles,
for there were diplomats a-plenty. but
there was only one man in Peking who had
written Listen TO My Tale of Woe" Mr..
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22

Cheshire, interpreter to the American lega-
ton, turned the lyric into flowing Chinese
verse, and presented Hub" Smith with an
engrossed copy that looked like a photo
graph of fire in a toothpick factory.
The American officers organized club
and furnished comfortable quarters in
gorgeous temple. The English forces laid
out cricket and polo fields in the courts
of the Temple of Heaven and got up
burlesque performance entitled "Aladdin's
Lamp"
The officers of General Chaffee's column
melted Hub" Smith to outwrite and out
produce all the talent that ever came out of
India with the British, horse, foot, gunners
and sappers
Mr.. Smith began work on the songs and
the dialogue for a minstrel show and tried
them on callers at the legation. Being no
it was Minister Conger, General Chaffee or
hapless newspaper correspondent VINO
came within range of his guns. First Sec
retary of Legation Herbert Squires. now
minister to Cuba, and Second Secretary
cambridge, now home on leave of absence,
had some difficulty at times in keeping GER
tain frivolous and haunting jingles out or
their communications TO various foreign
ministers. as the verses were hummed
around the compound by absent-minded
officers learning their parts.
1t is one of the unrecorded tragedies OF
the allied occupation of Peking that the
American minstrel show was never held.
The Empress Dowager played a conspicu-
Gus and sdttish part in the English bur-
lesque. and the Chinese officials were lack
ing in humor There was some protest, and
"Aladdins Lamp" was not repeated. The
minstrel show was unofficially censored be-
fore production. Hub" Smith had written
his most effective lyrics around the alleged
zeal of certain foreign missionaries as col
lectors of curios and objects OF art. Cen
eral Chaffee and Minister Conger took a
more detailed interest in the minstrel show,
and it was in the air that 1t was not wholly
expedient to jest with topics which had be-
come involved in the tangle of public pol
icy. In short, the minstrel show was post
poned. Other hindrances following on the
heels of this caused the abandonment Of
the preparations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22

full number of trees in any forest reserva-
tion shall be removed in any one year, eX-
cepting that such trees as may die nat
urally may be removed, when other trees
shall be planted.
Sec. s. Ash, maple, pine, oak, hickory
Eastwood, elm, black locust. honey locust,
Kentucky coffee tree, chestnut, walnut
butternut. larch. tulip tree, mulberry
Usage orange, sassafras and catalpa shall
be considered forest trees within the mean
ing of this act.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty of the au-
ditor in every county TO keep a record of
all forest reservations the shall
be filed with him, and he shall require the
owner or agent to subscribe under oath
the extent and description of the land re-
served, and that the number of trees Is as
required by this act. and that he will MAIN
tain the same according to the intent of
this enactment.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the as
SCISSOR to personally examine the various
forest reservations when the real estate is
appraised, and to note upon his return the
conditions of the trees. in order that the
intent of this act may be complied with.
And If the reservation is properly planted
and continuously cared for he shall ap-
praise the same at 81 per acre.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22

and the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford roads must come in over the same
tracks Thus train leaving Buffalo or
Albany must have its schedule regulated in
accordance with that of trains leaving Bos-
ton or Bangor There is an infinty of COM
parison and calculation called for in the
preparation of even the slightest change in
the schedules.
CHANGES FOR THE SUMMER
The schedules OF most railroads are
changed for the summer season. But the
changes in one summer are usually about
the same those of another summer. so
the experience of last year is utilized in the
preparation for this year. But trains must
be arranged not only with view to a per-
feet running of the entire schedule. but
provision must be arranged for emergen-
cies. For example, at the end of the vaca-
ton season last year one train on the New
York Central Railroad was run into New
York In nine sections" This was a train
due in this city early in the morning at an
hour when there is not only large num-
Der or trunk line arrivals, but wnen the
commuter trains pouring in as well.
The schedule must be prepared with view
10 these extra sections, and while one
must look out for a certain amount of de-
lay under such abnormal conditions the de-
lays must be as little as possible, for the
arrangement by even few minutes OF so
nicely adjusted a schedule as that of the
Grand Central trains upsets all the roads
between Boston and Buffalo more or less.
Constant experimenting is in progress
with view to cutting down the time al
various points along a road. Even now
trainmen are calculating upon the possi-
blity OF running an eighteen-hour or even
a sixteen-hour train to Chicago. 1t was
found in the experiments preparatory TO the
twenty-hour schedules that. the trip could
be made with perfect safety in eighteen
hours. By the longest route to Chicago an
eighteen-hour train will have to run 54.4
miles per hour. Seventeen miles would in
crease the hourly mileage to fifty-eight
miles an hour To make the trip in sixteen
hours the train would have to go 61.2 miles
an hour.
Sanguine railroad men say that the time
will come when the trip to Chicago will be
made in even fifteen hours. The average
speed of such train will be 65.3 miles an
hour and her running time will average
seventy miles. On a large part of her jour
ney she will have to run eighty or ninety
miles hour while she will be equipped
to run 100 or ITO miles an hour in emer-
Rencfes
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22
War and the Wheat Market.
Minneapolis Times.

Rumors OF trouble in the east of Europe
never are taken seriously until troops be-
gin to move II costs money to mobilize
forces and accumulate supplies, and gov
ernments do not do this for fun. There
seems TO be no doubt that the Sultan has
ordered the mobilization OF a very large
force for military demonstration in Mace
donia There are no known orders for
movements of Russian and Austrian troops,
but army stores are pouring into Odessa
and Sebastopol. and there are reports of
preparation of transport service. This is
rather more significant than the exchange
of diplomatic notes, which is always going
on. III this prospect of war in wheat ex-
porting countries should grow much strong
er the American market will begin to feel
the effect OF IL.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-22
Somewhat COld-BIooded.
Atlanta Constitution.

Even the most enthusiastic college ath-
lete has never claimed literary merit for
the ordinary college yell, but the following,
used by the Syracuse Medical College,
strikes US as being a trifle cold -blooded:
well man, sick man, dead man-stiff: /:
dig 'em up. cut em up. what's the diff +?
Humorous, humorous. blood and gore, Syra-
cuse medicoes, 1904.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
The Revival of the Garnet.

Garnets, after Il long relapse, have
come into fashion with a rush, and
girls are ransacking their mothers jew.
I'll boxes for ancient garnet necklaces,
buckles, and brooches worn by grand
mamma in the fifties and handed down
to descendants who proved rather I'M
appreciative of the blessing.
These semi-precious stones are ex-
quisitely becoming for evening wear,
when they shine with brilliant Grim
son glow most flattering to the skin
Of the wearer. Brunettes particular
ly look extremely well in these stones,
and nothing can be more becoming
than one of the old garnet tiaras still
to be found here and there worn in n
mass of waved dark locks. For day
wear they are rather disappointing
being somewhat jetty in effect.
Carbuncles are the uncut variety of
the same stone. large specimens being
ground and polished cabochon fashion.
Tne resulting gem is handsomer than
the cut garnet. and dearer. 1t is not,
however. so fashionable as the masses
Of small. brilliant cut stones which one
generally sees. Garnet buckles are
sometimes used in black millinery
with excellent effect
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
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Excellent Ginger Cake-Cream one
cup of butter, add two cups of sugar
and beat well; add the beaten yolks
Cf four eggs. one cup of milk alternate.
~ with three cups of -four In which
four level teaspoons of baking powder
are sifted, then stifiiy beaten whites Of
four eggs Bake In one loaf.
Allegretti Sandwiches Make rich
biscuit dough; cut into tiny circles NOT
more than an inch across; when baked
and cool, split and butter, then spread
with Neufchatel cheese; on this place
two nasturtlum blossoms. press the
two halves together, allowing the
bright petals to show at the edges.
Baked Haddock Wash and wipe the
eth. then Ill with a stuffing such as
would be used for chicken and sew
mp with coarse thread. Fasten the tail
In the mouth with skewer, brush
with beaten egg and then sprinkle fine
bread crumbs over. Bake In m0der-
ate oven. When the flesh separates
from the backbone easily the Dish y
done. Serve With sauce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16

waist shows them used In both waist
and sleeves. so managed as to give the
fashionable broad effect. and again in
the deep corselet belt. The model is
made of cream crepe de Chine. with
the yoke of tucked chiffon and the
trimming of cream Venetian lace, but
any material soft enough to admit of
shirrlng can be substituted. The gar
niture of lace is specially to be noted.
us it combines bertha of novel shape
with shoulder straps that fall well over
the sleeves. These last are full and
wide, but are shirred to fit the arms
snugly for several inches below the
shoulders. The corselet is made OF
cream panne velvet and adds q touch
of brilllancy to the whole.
The waist is made over a fitted lin
ing and is closed invisibly at the back.
This lining Is faced to form the yoke,
and can be cut away beneath whenever
a transparent effect is desired The
waist is shirred at its upper and gath
cred at the lower edge and the bertha
with shoulder straps is arranged over
the whole. The corselet Is shaped to
it the figure and is kept in place by
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
Strawberries and rheumatism.

1t is frequently remarked by persons
of rheumatic and gouty tendencies
that those unpleasant twinges of the
muscles ard joints do not long survive
tEe opening of the strawberry season.
1t is somewhat curious coincidence
that In the strawberry the presence OF
sallcylic acid, which is specific in
acute rheumatism, has been definitely
established. As matter of fact sail.
cylic acid would appear to be normal
constituent Of most fruits. At any
rate. this acid has been found not only
in the strawberry but in grapes, ap.
pies. pfums, oranges and cherries. al
though the amount is probably less
than one mi.lgramme GG4th OF a
grain) per kilogramme 1.-TWO pounds OF
fruit.
1t is hardly possible. therefore, that
tie strawberry should have any spe.
ciflc medicinal effect attributable to tha
sallcylic acid present. AS is well
known. most fruits possess anti.scor.
butte properties and contain salts
which readily become converted into
carbonates In the Gystem, thus tending
to maintain an alkaline condition and
preventing the formation Of acid
poslts.-Atlanta Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
Qualities of an Entertainer.

A fiurried hostess or nervous host
whose countenance but badly conceals
the worry felt. can do more toward
making the guests uncomfortable than
IL the soup was stone cold and the sal
nd dressing was rulned by too bountl-
ful quantity of vinegar.
An lmperturbable calm and ready
tact are the two important factors in
the making OF model hostess. Sc
cure these and you need never fear for
,he success of any of your entertain
ments.
There is no quality more to be dc.
sired 10 make Il woman social sue
cess than that of tact. Its possessor
knows the right thing to DO and the
right time for doing II. and thus gaEs
u reputation for cleverness and for
virtues which tactless woman would
never win from her circle of acqualn-
tnnces. no matter how excellent her
qualities of both heart and head.
The tactful woman is not only pa
Tent listener, but she is a thorough
~ good one. She knows no WEAKNESS
even when she has heard the same
sorry more than once from the same
person, and she smiles In the right
place, ana appears to enjoy hearing
iokes as mrch as her companion Ell
...,ys telling them. Tact is weapon
guided with multitude of precali-
tlons and feminine wiles by the wise
woman, and II is only the wise who
possess it.-Cooking Club.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
Mr.. I.p,lpath's Problem.

n tigers skin, made into beautiful
rug and valued Mt nearly IL thousand
dollars. was the property of Mr..
Stubbs. Mr.. Redpath, neighbor,
owned dog. One day maid servant
in the employ of Mr.. Stubbs had taken
the rugs into back yard. hung them
on line, and began beating them.
The sturdy strokes of the stick caused
every rug on the line to dance about
The tigers skin became particularly
active. The great head swung to and
fro in the wind, and the widc-stretched
jaws seemed to ache to snap eff some
ones leg. \ Chicago evening paper
tells how The challenge was accepted.
At this interesting moment Mr.. Red
path and his bulldog passed by. That
Is to say, Mr.. Redpath passed. The
bulldog paused to look. What he saw
aroused his anger. The tigers head
was challenging him to mortal combat.
He leaped the fence and in two long
bounds had his strong jaws fastened
in the neck of the former king of the
jungle.
Scat" shouted Mary. "Gct out you
beast, you'll ruin the rug
The bulldog gave no heed. The
tigers skin had fallen from the line
and completely enveloped the dog.
Mufi'ed growls could be heard as the
mass of yellow fur rolled about the
yard
Get out"' shouted Mary. But The
dog could not get out. That was the
trouble. He had become so completely
tangled up that his own master could
not have eXtricated him. There was
sound Of rending skin.
Hes trying TO eat his way out l
DO believe said Mary. Aud she was
right. When the dog reappeared the
rug was in fragments. His master
looked wofully al the pieces scattered
about. He knew Stubbs and he knew
the value of the tger-skin rug.
Il have got to get all the pieces to-
gether or give mp $1,000" lie said. Part
of the rug is inside the dog, and | don't
believe il vivsect.on."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
Care of the Eyes.

When reading or working. where
eyes are used constantly, rest them
now and then for few minutes Look
away out of a window at the green
srass, or far away objects.
Never lie down and read.
Have the light falling upon the book
from over the left shoulder. if possi-
BILE. Never sit facing the light, and
pull down the curtains when retiring
so that strong light will not glare
rpon yOu in the morning.
3athe infiamed eyes with warm wa
ter. not cold
If Il cinder gets in your eye, do not
rub the eye, or pull the lids apart
roughly. Take tiny camel's-hail'
brush, dip in sweet oil. draw gently
across the eyeball where the intruder
Is 10 be seen.
Lose no time in consulting an ocu.
list when your eyes begin TO trouble
You. The eyes are good and faithful
servants. DO not abuse them.
II oyerworked. rest them. If ailinG.
give them medicine. IL crippled, give
them crutches.
Good eyeglasses are wonderful helps
TO the general health. Backaches, ner-
vousness. indigestion, and general de-
biilty are sometimes the result of eye
train.-Philadelphi Evening Tele-
graph.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
About Bedrooms.

Bedrooms ought to be bedrooms and
nothing else, says Caroline Hunt III
Tne House Beautiful. She advocates
sleeping in garret rooms if there is no
other place in the house where one can
TT bedroom and Il dressing room
separately. The floor of the bedroom
should be of hardwood or at least
painted. so that It can be wiped up
with damp cloth and so that there
need be no dust to get into the bedding
when it is aired every day in the sun,
1t should be. Beds which ere light
enough to be moved easily and cleaned
easily are naturally the best beds. for
they may be moved from one position
ito another and always be where they
get the most sun IN the daytime and
the best air at night. If the headboard
Is 10 higher than the fOotboard, as In
the iron single beds, the position of
the bed in the room is very much cas-.
Ter to determine, since it may even b0
pushed against the wall sideways
without appearing awkward.
Washstands and dressing tables
should not be solid to within Il few
inches of the floor. but open so that
the floor may be easily cleaned. And
bedrooms should never be used fol
dressing rooms at an afternoon or
evening gathering. To throw outside
wraps upon the bed is 10 make Il nest
for the microbes of the street which
are ever ready to devour.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
The HAsvssr APPLE Tree.

The Old harvest app,e tree
Haunt OF boy. and bird and bee
With its arms held wide to welcome al the
hrocze's reve.rvl
You remember where it grew.
And remember how we knew
Al the goodness and the gladness that ii
he'd for me and you.
When the wind was soft and low.
iiOw the leaves swaved to and fro
With the sunshine shifting through them
to the dapp.ed grass below
And the simmer and the shade
Were an endless cava,cade
vi the fairy troops OF summer to attend us
as we played.
" the branches. waving high.
We were sailors and we'd crv
An ahoy! To- all tde argosics Of Clouds
a-srudding hy
On the grass below we'd weave
All the fances that deceive
And convince rs of the trucness Of the
.and OF make believe.
And the yellow app'es. too
Swee,ened by the dripping de~.
Faint'y finishing at the kisses that the
teasing sunshine throw.
". the famed Hes1erides
Never yielded such ~ these.
With p witv twang that colxed lie till we
slipped it to the ees'
The Old harvest aop'e tree
Haunt OF Dos. aHa br'l ard be-
With 'ts a-rn, that waved a welcome every
dav to YOU and mo-
tear N MEMORY, dim haze.
Happily is swings rrd swgvs
Naftin~ rs q thousand echoes 1i the cher.
'shed yesterdays
w. ID. Ncsb.lt. IN Chicago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
a Velvet Wardrobe.

This wear the entire wardrobe may
- fashioned OF velvet Fashion won't
prohibit if th' purse Goes not.
For the srrea, there is the coat and
skirt costume Of EIvy blue velvet in
walking length.
y lOng-Skhted black velvet gown
trimmed with bands OF fur is the
hing for calling and day occasions.
More elaboration is possible in the
lighter velvets. A dove gray trimmed
With yellow lace and bands of. sable
makcS most artistic combination FOR
skirt coat and waist.
Even the evening gown is built of
velvet. in exquisite new whites. rose
pinkS. blues and greens. against which
rolnt lace and jewels make q dazzling
display
Hats ana cioals are Of velvet. too.
l.. fact. n woman can have almost
every garment in her wardrobe made
q. velvet and not suffer from monotony
so varied are the shades, colors and
styles
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
Cause of Sleeping Sickness,

The Investigations by the govrrr'
n,.atal commission sent to Uganda
have discovered the cause Of the sleep.
ing sickness, which has caused so many
thousand deaths among the natives.
Buvumn Island, which had popula.
tion OF :2,000. has now but 5000. Tho
southern province OF Busoga has been
practically depopulated.
The first step In the discovery was
the observation OF trypanosomes in the
cerebro-splnal fluid In five cases OF tho
sleeping sickness. A further inyestlga
ton showed the existence OF this para.
site in the cerebro- spinal fluid and in
the circulating blood OF all of the cases.
As 1t was closely related to the disease
OF cattle caused by the tsetse fly, 1t was
suspected that the sleeping sickness
was caused IN like manner by infec.
| tion,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-16
ErmItful ukIallnIna

One Oklahoma editor. dlssertating
upon the productiyeness of Oklahoma
soil, told OF watermelon's growing so
fast that farmer who was hoeing
the vine was oyertaken and crushed
before he could get out OF the patch.
Another farmer had a pumpkin vine
that grew so rapidly that he had TO
ride his best horse as tight as he could
TO warn the nelghbors to get out OF the
way. The Hennessey Eagle closes the
season In Kinghsher County with this
one: Fred wulf, who left here two
years ago mere boy. returned yester-
day almost fun grown man. veIgl.
Ing 40 pounds. '--Kansas City Tincs.