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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
Women with Federal Jobs.

It is more than for,y year, since
General Spinner, who has been called
the father of the employment Of wom-
en- in the Federal service" found
places for q few women in the Treas
ury Department at Washington. H2
was then Treasurer Of the United
States and there was a great dcarth
Of eligible employees in consequence Of
the drafts made upon the young men
of the country by the Civll War Gen
eral Spinner proposed the employment
of women in place OF men. aud the
Idea which he started has gone on al
most unintelTuptedly since. but not 10
the extent that is popularity supposed,
by the last Government report 1t
appears that there are 10 600 men in
the Federal service of the Government
as clerks. bureau chiefs and messen-
gers. OF whom not oua-haf receive
$3.50 year or less.
There are II. 200 women and girls
in the Federal departments, Of whom
1858, somewhat more than half, re,
ceiye less than S72O year Or this
number 2OOO are IN the postuiiice Sery-
lee, 1850 in the Treasury Department,
1900 in the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, 1000 in the Indian service,
$50 In the Government Printing Office.
209 in the War Department $40 III
the Pension Office SO In the Navy De
partment. 797 In the Department OF
Agriculture aud 10 in the Department
Of state.
Less than ten per cent OF the Fed
eral employees are women. and great
majority Of them hold minor positions
at small pay. An outcry was made
after the close of the Civil War by
those who feared that by the employ.
ment Of women and girls men were
deprived Of n fair chance OF livelihood
IN Washington, but the fact is that the
nnmber Of men has increased very
much more largely than the number OF
women In Federal departments during
the last twenty-five years. New YorL
Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
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Cabbage and Cheese Boil cabbage
tsnder and chop very fine. Make
white sauce OF cup Of milk and
tablespoonful OF butter rubbed into
one of -four. Stir until very smooth,
then season with salt and pepper and
stir in five tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese. Take from the fire. Put
layer OF the minced cabbage in
creased pudding dish, pour the cheese
sauce over this, add more cabbage and
more sauce, and, when the dish is full.
sprinkle thickly with crumbs and bits
of butter. Put into n hot oven and
cook until very hot all through, then
serve.
Fried Caulihower-Bol a caulihower
until just done, then drain. When
cold cut into tufts Of uniform size.
Make batter of gill of milk,
beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls of
grated cheese, and one or two table
Ooonfllls of nour-or Just enough to
make the batter Of the right consist
tncy for frying. Dip each tuft of cauli-
flower IN this batter, turning ii over
and over TO coat thoroughly, then drop
in deep boiling lard. As soon rs they
are light brown In color. remove with
perforated spoon, and lay on brown
paper to drain dry. Serve very hot.
Stuffed Onions Boil until tender, but
not broken, large Bermuda onions.
Drain, and, when cool enough TO
handle take out the centres with a
small knife Chop enough ham to
make a cupful, add to it half as much
fine crumbs, and mix all TO a soft
paste with little cream, and one
beaten egg. Season to taste, and put
this mixture into the centres Of the
onions. Put in the top Of each onion
a bit Of butter. Place the onions IN II
buticred pudding dish and bake slowly
until tender all through. Three-quar-
ters of an hour should be time enough.
Serve with or without white sauce.
Mixed Pickles--Two pounds Of sliced
cncnmbers, three-quarters of a pound
of onions. two small cauliflowers brok-
en- In small pieces, half n pound OF
French beans. Mix n teacupful OF
salt and a gallon OF water, and steep
the vegetables in this for a day and
night. In the morning put on the fire
In the brine, making 1t very hot, but
not boiling. Drain the water and let
the pickles cool. Add half an ounce
OF whole pepper, two pieces OF whole
| ginger. and tablespoonful of cayenne
pepper to q quart OF vinegar, let II
boil, and when boiling pour II oven
the vegetables, and place all In jar
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

In our cottage the bedrooms are
small, consequently the closets are
more like wardrobes. as to size. than
anything else. being only three feet
wide by eighteen inches Gecp; therefore
we are clamped for room in which TO
hang the wearing apparel, or to store
the many odds and ends that apper-
tain to every household. great or small.
10 help out little we have q shelf
three feet long and one wide across
the row of hooks: it is simply 4 board
with strips foot long and four inches
wide nailed 70 either end. the latter
resting on the hook strip; on this the
hats ana boxes of ribbons etc. find a
place. At the bottom, below the hang.
ing clothes, another shelf made the
same way but somewhat wider. rests
on the Dashboard, giving room for ex-
ira bedclothes on the shelf, while be-
meath il, boxes To hold the scraps, balls
of yarn and the like are kept In the
boys room the upper shelf is used for
school books, extra magazines and chill.
dren's books, while beneath the lower
one the periodicals are piled. for the
young folks convenience on rainy days.
When one is taking several good pa
pers, they need some place for the
back numbers, which viii be easy of
access and convenient for the house
wife TO do the necessary "weeding"
when it Is imperative TO make room
for later ones. This place ellis the
bill'' exactly, without interfering with
anything else. for, minus the shelf, the
space would be lost. The shelves made
in This way are easily removed. when
the closet is to he cleaned, which is
another advantage. Two rows of hooks
on the inside of the closet doors make
almost as much hanging space as the
csset itself, and bags tackled below
hold stockings, etc.-IIale Cook, in The
Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
A Eaipy Day Closet,

A rainy day closet is device in
vented purely and simply for the al
deviation of the care of mothers. In it
are placed toys to be mended. games
from which the interest has tempor-
arily departed, pictures 10 bc cut out
and pasted in scrapbookS. specimens
of rocks to be classified. a book of
conundrums, one on familiar science
from which easy experiments can be
taken ON trial. charude book. story
books. new and old and fer all ages;
Grape paper for making flowers. sheets
Of old calandars from whose thirteen
figures the game Of nur erical pa
tience could be made. pictures of per
sons and places mounted on cardboard
and intended specially for the con
valescent ward in the chldren's hos
pital. sewing knitting ana crochetng
materials. stamps to be pasted. ma
terials for kite making-ln II word,
everything, says the Brooklyn Times.
4 list of the articles and shelf where
each is 10 be found is placed on the in
side of the door and custodian. gen
orally the oldest daughter. is appoint
ed. who sees to it that the article
chosen is delivered TO the child choOs-
Ing it. No one is allowed to ask for
anything different for an hour, al
though the different articles may be
exchanged during the hour from one
child to another ..
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
AN EARLY TYPEWRITER.

So widespread and general Is the use
of The typewriter in nearly every phase
of the worlds activity today. that it is
difficult for us to realize that ii is
strictly modern invention. and that
the first practical commercial writing
machine was placed upon the market
little over a quarter of Il century ago.
Notwithstanding that the main eic-
mentS OF the mechanism had been in
vented by the early sixties. they were
not practically embodied in one ma
chine till the first Sholcs typewriter
appeared in 1873 CuriOusly enough,
Mr.. SholcS collaborating later with
Glidden and SOue, WAS induced 10 at
tempt the construction of a typewriter
by an article in the Scientific Ameri-
can. describing an invention of John
Pratt called tie ''pterotype." Il curious
but rather useless form OF writing
machine. The accompanying cngrav
ing is OF one of the earlier forms of
typewriter broadly II predecessor of
the present day machine. 1t was con
structed by H. 4. T. Allen, who was
granted Il patent covering the inven-
tion in 1876.
In Aliens machine the carriage is
moved back for new line by means
of Il cord pulley and weight. the last
named sliding in suitable casing at
the inside of tile frame. and in the
other direction. by Il cord and button.
the weight serving in connection with
a double nawl TO move the paper later
ally, with each marking of type,
while the button serves to bring the
carriage and paper back to admit the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

pletely mad Oh the subject OF BABY
Irish"
1t was the real irish that Lady Aber"
deem saved from being totally forgot
ten as an art. When she got the idea
of making It a source of revenue TO
the half.starving. beautiful. blue-cyed
Irish peasant girls whose deit fingers
had not lost the cunning of the
stitches which they had learned in
youth.
Lady Aberdeen learned the art of
making IT from her: learned the few
patterns the old lady knew, and then
set herself the task first OF teaching
the Irish girls. aud then Of creating
market for the lace they made.
That's how she came to bring Irish
crochet lace over 20 the Worlds Fair;
how she came 10 establish depois in
Dublin and London and Paris: and
why. ia the end. Irish crochet lace has
come TO bc the most important lace in
the world today.
Baby Irish is like real Irish except
that the thread is much finer and the
knots aud threads are repeated many
times more often. The patterns are
miniatures of the real Irish patterns,
and now number somewhere in the
thousands. as against the three first
learned by Lady Aberdeen
And now France-thc ubiquitous
making Irish crochet and Baby Irish;
but with her fingers! She is doing it
by machine throwing the real irish
designs on the Baby Irish mesh. and
creating q genuine French edition Of
this most exquisite and snowy lace.
All three are to be worn eNtraNa-
gantly this fail and winter for trim
mmgs -yokes, chemisettes, cuffs. with
the lace edge down; collars and whole
waists--for the prettiest Of all Baby
Irish is found in the alloNcrS New
Haven REGISTER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

symbols in this square, freely trans
lated, would read:
supreme Ruler of Great Dai Nip
pom"
Formerly Japan was known as Nip
pom, which is the name of the largest
of the Japanese islands. and Great Dal
Nippon would mean the entire Empire
of Japan.
The last time this signature ana seal
were affixed to u great international
treaty as the result OF war was at
the conclusion of the Chinese Japan
ese war in 1898, when Ii Hung Chang,
for China, and Marquis Ito, for Japan,
concluded peace treaty at Shtmon-
esekl. Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Vegetaranlsm is becoming very pop
nlar in English society circles. Lady
Windsor aud Lady Gwendolln Herbert
are both rigid vegetarlans. Lord and
Lady de Meyer eat nothing hut nuts
ana vegetables at their dinner parties
and Lady Essex imputes the recovery
OF her health 70 her strict Vegetarian
diet. Lord Charles Bresef6rd and
Lord Buchan are also converts to veg
etarlanism. and in many of The great
houses, too, fruit luncheons lfhve been
a popular feature during the last year.
North American journal OF Homeo.
paihy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
S8 FR1ZZ75 1EN
EMAAsAsHgoM@A
SSQ{9AE5-

The princess skirt is shown in many
new designs, and various materials
ere used.
For fall wear the tailor gown is the
first one needed. and as usual there are
various designs.
Tho newos, skirt * ctrcula,. ln de.
sign. and the long. tightGltinr coat
Is worn with uiesc.
so,e s,hts oro ,Ioofod ann o,hor.
.n, IN ooro. cIo.a n,tIno ~ ,I,o ,r',i.-
and hIHs s,,roadtna rraI u,o Xxx
l.rS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

forward feeding of the latter for the
next line. The types are arranged iu'n
circular basket so as to strike a com
mon centre. and are connected by
curved type rods and levers with keys
disposed in manner similar TO the ar
rangement in the ordinary typewriter
of today The movable carriage and
paper feeding mechanism is arranged
at the upper or top part of tie frame
work. while in front of the same the
keys are disposed in the step-shaped
manner shown. The keys. arranged
according to frequency and conycn-
ience o. use, are connected by down
ward descending wire rods with II. cor
responding number of parallel levers
that are tulcrumed TO cross plvots OF
the frame and extended backward, car
rylng at their rear ends the type-rods.
which are curved in an upward aud
inward direction toward common
centre. being guided 10y suitable guide
plates. Scientific American
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Pudding cloths and all slraners for
cooking purposes should be well
washed and scalded, ana hung In the
fresh air to dry.
Kitchen towels will continually need
replenlshing. 1t is wise to purchase
these articles rather large, since it
costs no more TO wash large article
than small one, and they do not wear
out so rapidly.
busters. after they become too
shabby for general purposes. should
be used as pollshers for the stove, or
for lamp wipers. Nothing in this line
should be thrown away until it is alb
solutely useless.
Stoves polish much quicker if the
backing is mixed with turpentine in
stead of water, but do not use ii when
the stove is very hot
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Heart q my heart NY life. my ligu.
Ii ycS were lost what should dos
1 dare not trust YOU from my sight
Lest death should fall in love with you.
Such countless peri,s lie IN wait
The gods know well how fair you are!
Wh,t il they left me desolate
And took and set you for starl
Then hold me close. the gods are strong
And happiness so rare flower
No man may hope to keep il long
And | may lose you any hour.
Then kiss me close. my star. my howcr
So shall the future grant Us this
That there was not a single hour
We might have kissed. and did not kiss.
Mitchell Kenneriey.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Al tue HlSt LuniIre GA Nlli lilt Molh-
an darled forward aud seized him by
the arm.
"Oh. Timothy. You hcarilcss unfeel-
ing man. YOU, to desert your affection
ate wife ana all your Interesting fam
ily OF chidren,'
And then there was Il fearful scene.
during which good deal OF hair
changed hands aud everything was
badly mixed mp.
And Il all ended by Mrs Jenkins
marching Jenkins Off. with young
one on each Of his shoulders. and the
others hanging TO the legs Of his pam
falcons. begging for cer;S to buy
candy
Again the Widow reaslcc was a
widow.
AT first she thought OF falling sick.
like the herones IN novels when great
emergencies occur. but on second
thoughts she changed her mind. and
sought consolation IN various little
proverbs about patient walters"
Scraps Of poetry. also. came 20 re-
licve her mind. She thought favor
ably of the wonderful production which
begins. "lf nj first yol don't succeed
try, try, again @
Then she remembered the spider
"Three times the spider tried his wei
to tie fast to The beam;
Three times TO cross the main had
people tried before Columbus
| will not give up TO spiders. Spain. OF
aught but death
quoth The widow courageously. ana
she b0thed her eyes, Tor she had been
crying little. and prepared plate OF
toast and jelly for Old Peter Pray. who
was rich and a bachelor.
But the widow Jones was before her.
supporting old Peter on her arm. and
feeding him with mutton broth. Mrs
Peaslee was too late. She gave the
toast TO Jellison's dog, and went home
almost in despair
But providence favored her \ rail
road was laid out in her vicinity It
was constructed and brought great
maay strangers that way Mrs. Peas
lee took boarders-only single men.
James Juniper was one OF them. Ju-
niper was a rock worker. ana had
charge Of blasting operations on q ledge
a little distance of.
The widow fascinated him, and in
due time they were engaged
The day before they were to he mar
r.ed blast of powder went or with
out giving any notice. and. as poor
Juniper happened at the time TO be
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
Hatpin Projects and Menaces.


The long hatpin is regarded with
esteem, not only as Il valuable imple-
ment of the toilet. but also as an in
strument of defense, and well is that
young woman armed who has the
courage to use it when attacked. This
was shown in New Jersey recently
when a Milville girl was seized by Il
highwayman She put him 10 ignO-
minious flight by jabbing the weapon
into him with such effect that he was
glad to get away.
Iighwaymen have reason to fear
the hatpin but peaccable law-abidng
citizens also stand in danger OF being
punctured by the sharp points. one
Of New York's dangers in this era
Of indented chapeauX. perched on the
Top Of masses Of ringlets and puffS. is
the murderous weapon projecting out
the side OF the fall hat. Men riding
in the street cars stand in constant
dread of losing their eyesight. because
Of the business point of The hatpin
thus menacing them. The altitude of
a woman's hat is normally on the level
Of a mans eyes, and when the ear
aisles are packed poor man is power
less to dodge the points Of hatpins,
which stick ont in all directions. In
rounding sharp curves when there Is
much swaying among the strap-hang-
ers. Il man faces blindness or Il terri
bic gouge in the cheek from the eN-
posed point of the hatpin. i Is sug-
gested that corks be worn on the
sharp points TO save injury To the pub
lie. They might be made very orna-
mental, and as safety device would
be welcomed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
TO Grow Thin. Try This.

Exercise until tired our.
Abstain from breakfast foods.
Cut out sweets. cakes. pastries. Ices.
Walk before breakfast then eat
very lightly.
DO not drink many liquids, especial
ly with meals.
Do not sleep more than seven hours
out of twenty-four
Eat very few juicy fruits. such as
wntermelons tomatoes, etc.
Get out of bed instantly upon wax
ing in the morning. Take a cold bath.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Among the London building contracts
secured by Americans Is that OF the
Hotel Rita, which is being erected in
Plccadilly' overlooking Green Park.
This building is expected TO be one Of
the wonders Of the European hotel
world. 1t will cost upward Of 5000.
600 Another hotel, TO be known as
the Waldorf, will be built In the East
End by Americans.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

The phonograph has been turned 20
account in the teaching of foreign Ian
guages. In some English schools
Frenct Is now taught in this way.
The machine delivers suitable speci.
mems OK French oratory. poetry aud
scugs while the children listen aud ac-
quire the accent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

A scientist has given some statistics
of the mortality among hospital nurses.
Thus healthy girl of II. devoting
herself to nursing. died on an average
twenty-one years sooner than girl
of the same age moving among the
general population. while a hospital
nurse at the age of - has the same
expectation of life as person at the
age of rs in the ordinary community.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
Ea.tsrn oollsge. and we.lern orIlIc..

have always had an idea that the
undergraduate body at Harvard and
The other big Eastern colleges was of
sort different from that with which
! had been brought into familiar CON
tact In the fresh water colleges OF the
West. But the Harvard bunch had a
strangely familiar look They were
coming on every trolley ear .the day
we were in Cambridge, and while the
proportion was not so great as at
Washbnrn. for instance, there were a
good many who looked as though they
had yet to take their first lesson in
sleeping In night shirt And con-
cluded. after careful scrutiny OF the
bunch, the Bud Hickses do not all mat.
rlculate at X. U.-Topeka' Capital.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

The desperate man. weary OF life.
opened an upper window in the sky
scraper and threw himself out.
He landed on top OF a load. of mat
tresses With which teamsfer hap
pened to. be driving along at the mo
ment
Hang The luckr he exclaimed. as be
rose to his feet, shook hin,Aelf; ard
found he was practically p5lnjurad
u might have known this would have
been the result of jumping Hom the
thirteenth uoorP'-Chicago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
A ReaIIr anas nnii.

During the bull tight at Santa Mon,
lea q savage animal kicked genteel
matador in the stomach aud otherwise
was real rude TO him, This is an out.
rage and the bull should be given q
hard slap with a shIngle. = Los Angeles
(Cai.) Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

Mutsuhito. the Japanese Mikado. was
affixed thereto.
In the reproduction of this signature
and seal the signature of the Emperor
is placed ut the top in two symbols.
1t is simply the word 'Mutsuhito."
Then comes the great seal that has
been used for centuries, and is writ
ten in the old Chinese characters. The
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

The braisng pan is designed for the
able rack in the bottom keeping the
meat from contact with the gravy or
sauce. while u slide at the end may
be opened when browning is necessary.
Timbales are q form of entrec much
the vogue at present. and the heavy
timbS.e cups are well made of heavy
tis and just large enough for lndl.
vidual service. they may also be used
tor modlng iellies and blanc manages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
Household
-........Matters -

For bedrooms thc latest and smart
est curtains are of fine sheer muslln
daintlly embroidered. These have Ell.
tirely replaced the old ruified sorts.
There's embroidery down the edges
and there are embroidered figures more
or less over the entire curtain. the
style and number being according to
the cost of tile curtain
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
MUST BE ON PEACE TREATY.

The treaty OF peace between Japan
and Russia was not officially complete
until the signature and seal OF Emperor
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

The commercial market value OF
the railroads OF the United States Is
sl1 ,250, 100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
Rage For irish Crochet.

~ there is craze for real Irish Gro
chet. the fashionable world is con.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29

-S4oE~ RS. PEAsLEE had been a
4 = widow for two years. and
o MI c did not want to be UNI
q AVA welded any longer. She
IfeSS was very unhappy. being a
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-21
Measurea Growth Of PIanta.

The United States department OF
agriculture has clever little instru-
ment which is used TO record the
daily growth of a plant. The top leaf
of a Seeding is held in tiny clasp
which in no way harms the plant
To this clasp is attached a small lever,
the point OF which is furnished with
an indelible pencil. which rests light.
ly upon a paper record. AS the plants
grow the percil naturally travels up
ward and leaves on the paper a record
Of the plants growth. This shows
the exact increase In growth Of plants
reared by electricity 10 those grown
normally.