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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
His Honey Accounted For.

A New Hampshire newspaper man,
who Is very fond of honey, visited a
nearby city, and at one of the hotels
he was served with some delicious
honey. He enjoyed it so much that
he told his wife all about it when he
returned home.
On his next trip to the city she ac-
companied him. They visited the same
hotel and when the noon meal was
served he said TO his wife he hoped
they had some more Of the honey.
1t did not appear however, and,
beckoning to a waiter he said Say,
Sam. where Is my honey"
lie was almost paralyzed when that
worthy grinned ana replied; "She
doan work here no more, boss she
done got Il job Mt the silk mill"
The wife received n handsome new
dress before they returned home, after
making solemn promise not to tell
the story. Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
The Habits of the Sea.

Let us be thankful that we have
not got to send the sea to school and
teach it to think. The sense of rest
fulness 1t gives us, as we contem-
plate 1t, comes a good deal, | sus-
pect, from our feeling that here is
one powerful and active creature that
we have not got to train. 1t will take
care of itself, and we can take care
of ourselves and not bother about it.
1t will never want to vote, never
blame us for misrule, never shame
us with evidences of our selfishness
and neglect. Restless as it is, turbu-
lent and untamable, it is comfort
able neighbor, as neighbors go. Real
ly, is there anything else on the earth
that takes care of itself? The noun
tains have forest fires and need land
laws and game-laws. The very air
may be polluted with smoke and
smells, the cataracts are water-power
and can be stolen, the forests are
merchandise, the plains are real es-
tate; but the sea is not property,
not perishable, not Manageable. II
is the one thing that balks greed and
laughs at abuse; the one thing where
OF there is enough to go around, and
in which no successful effort need be
feared to claim a monopoly.-E. >.
Martin, in Harper's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Sand-Clay Roads.

A coating of sand on a clay road
is a good thing, but the more this
sand inclines to gravel the better.
Good gravel would be far superior.
The exact amount of sand to use will
generally have to be determined by
experiment in each locality. Apply
the sand when the road is wet but
not rutted. 1t will not be of much
value till it becomes mixed with the
clay and thus forms a sort of arti-
dcial hard pan. On the other hand,
If sand is applied to hard clay it will
be a positive nuisance until wet
weather comes and allows it to be-
come mixed with the clay. It is
only suitable for roads of compare
lively light traffic.
Clay on sand usually gives better re-
suits than sand on clay on account
Of the excellent natural drainage af-
forded by the sand foundation. 1t
should be applied in a layer about six
inches deep, well narrowed, smoothed
off with a grader, and rolled till hard
and smooth. After the rolling, from
one to two inches of sand from the
sides should be uniformly spread
over the road by use of a road
grader Clay thus applied will not
have reached its best stage until
mixed with the sand.
Neither sand on clay nor clay on
sand should be applied till the bed
has been properly graded and shaped
for n rarU1anapt road
Repairs to this class of road will
consist in maintaining the drains and
culverts in good condition and ap-
plying such material to the surface
as was originally used to build the
road. Care chould be taken in APP
plying this new material when filling
ruts to see that 1t is properly lev
elled. If very much new. material is
added it is better to harrow and roll
again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
A TonsorlaI General.

Otto Won Gottberg, the German
journalist, went to Venezuela when
the asphalt troubles were interest
ing. One day he made arrangements
to go to the castle to talk to Presi-
dent Castro.
He was received by a man In a
gaudy uniform, covered with gold
braid. Gottberg knows little Span
ish, and talked with this man about
the internal and external affairs of
Venezuela.
He noticed that the other gold
laced people in the room watched
him curiously. Finally, one of them
came to Gottberg and touched him
on the shoulder.
"My friend" he said, "I can tell
you much better one"
Much better what?" asked Gott-
berg, mystified.
Much better barber" said the
gold laced one.
But l want no barber"
Pardon me, sir" then why spend
your time conversing with one?"
And Gottberg soon discovered that
the man he had been interviewing
was President Castro's barber. Cas-
tro had made him a general so he
would not have to pay him out of
the Castro private purse.-Philadel-
phia Post.
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Money in Good Roads.

In his report describing the Won
ders of the achievement of the
American farmer the Secretary of
Agriculture does not fail to speak a
word of hearty commendation for the
attempts that have been made, i'm a
few localities, to improve the condi-
ton of American roads. In no other
thing are the people of this country
SO far behind those of Europe. as in
character of the public highways.
OF course, we have greater distances
in many cases the population is not
so dense, and then all Europe has the
advantage of us in having had centu-
ries in which to work at this busi-
ness. But, whatever the reason may
be, the incontestible fact IS that our
country roads, even in the most
thickly settled and the most prosper
Gus districts of this land, are usually
no better than they were sixty, and
not improbably a hundred years ago.
There is many a road in England
upon which man may not find a
loose stone as big as his thumb in the
distance of a mile. No doubt we
have been laggards in this important
matter, because railroad building be-
gan and developed with marvellous
rapidity before Americans had
money enough and fair chance to
engage under proper conditions in
the construction and repair of ordin-
cry roads and the rapidity, ease and
cheapness of travel and freightage
by rail helped to obscure, and per-
haps to diminish, the seriousness of
the injuries inflicted by the INSULT
cheney of the wagon roads But it
will be plain enough to anybody who
shall take the trouble to look into the
matter that good roads, made ac-
cording to the best modern methods,
have a large cash value to any COM
munity that is compelled 10 use
them. The matter of convenience
and agreeableness cannot be ignored,
but the money view is likely always
to be the more impressive to the or
dinary man. A bad road represents
loss to the people who have to keep
it in repair, to the persons who use
1t for hauling purposes, and to the
community enerally.-Philadelp
| North American.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
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S2s2 F12ER4REA ZYzE.n

Stuffed Summer Squash-Boil in
lightly salted water until tender.
Cut off the top and scoop out the in
side Mix with well seasoned and
buttered crumbs, chopped onion and
grated cheese. Fill the shell, sprin-
kle the top with buttered crumbs and
bake. until brown,
Snowballs-Boi rice in salted
water till very tender. Wet small
cups, and while the rice is still not
pack 1t in cups till half filled. Set
in a cold place for about three hours.
Just before dinner scoop out the
centre of each and fill with bright
colored jelly or a piece OF any kind
of preserves. Turn out the molds
on dish and pour soft custard
around the base, taking care TO let
none of the custard fall on the top
of the snowballs, or serve simply with
cream and sugar.
Plank Chops-Have the chops cut
very thick; broi on one side and ar
range crosswise, overlapping each
ether on the board. Heat can of
macedoine, season with salt, pepper
and butter Arrange these in the
form OF butterfly wings each side of
the chops. Place around border OF
mashed potatoes pressed through a
star tube, Send at once to the table.
Roulettes OF Beef-Cut round
steak very thin; then into strips of
two inches long and one inch wide;
dust with salt and pepper and put
over a little chopped tongue or par
sley. Roll fasten with. . small skew
or. Brown quickly in suet or oil, and
put them in hot oven for ten min
utes Serve two on square Of toast
with little melted butter. Garnish
with Italian potato balls. These are
made from potato croquette mixture,
seasoned with a little bologna sau-
sage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

jewel case sne sends for her husband,
and he has the cool cheek to bring It
down and lodge IT, for safe custody, In
the managers safe-just where no one
would ever think of looking for 1t.
No doubt he foresaw the possibility of
his luggage being searched, and so hit
upon that audacious N ethod Of Mt once
concealing and securing his booty.
1T was certainly master stroke on
the part of our friend Cyrus, ,"conclud-
ed the officer, with sneaking adlnira-
tlon, "and. but for this unforeseen mis-
take In the matter Of the jewel cases,
would probably have enabled the wor-
! thy couple to get safe away with their
spoil. But as u is--however, I'll be
able TO tell you more about that after
the next assizes. London truth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Exports From CUR Ports.

The growing Importance of the
gulf ports for the shipment OF west
ern produce is gathered from a state
ment recently issued by the Depart
ment Of Commerce. For the ten
months ending with April Galveston,
New Orleans and Mobile exported
$50, 100000 worth OF breadstuffs,
against s3S,00O,000 worth for all
the Chesapeake ports, including
Baltimore, and $37,000,000 worth
for New York. New York's lead is
readily accounted for by the adyan-
tage it has in the cheap water route
through the lakes and the Erie canal,
which also give her not little
wheat from the Canadian fields.
With a deep waterway from Chica-
go to the mouth of the Mississippi
New Orleans. which contributes $16,-
SOC, 900 to the above total of $780,
900 900 for the three gulf ports,
would in all likelihood excel New
York in the shipments of breadstuns
and other western produce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Cream CarameIs.

Moisten two cups of granulated
sugar with enough milk to dissolve
It; add a quarter of a teaspoonful of
cream of tartar, and put into a sauce
pan. Set where the contents will
simmer gently. Stir all the time, un-
til a little dropped into cold water
is about as stiff as putty. Pour into
a shallow pan, and set aside until
so stiff that the pressure of the fin
ger makes a dent on the candy, and
the dent remains. Work to a soft
mass, kneading it upon a powdered
sugar strewn board. Roll out into
sheet and cut into squares. You may
add vanilla, if you wish, just before
taking from the fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Popular Errors Concerning Volcanoes

Some popular errors concerning
volcanoes are pointed out in an
amusing and authoritative article by
CASTOR BONNER, of the Institute or
France, in Harper's Weekly. The
eruption of a volcano Is an occasion
for the reiteration OF fundamental
errors concerning volcanic pheaom-
ena, he observes. "The official des-
patches and the most serious reports
say that the crater 'vomits flame
that black smoke escapes from the
mountain, and that Showers OF Gin
ders' are thrown out by She subter-
ranean fires. There are as many er-
rors as there words in these state
ments. The fact is-and savants
know it-that there is no CON ous-
ton in volcanic phenomena; there Is
no eruption OF fire and flame; a vol
cano never discharges either smoke
or ashes. Liquid lava is a non COM
bustible rock which melts at a high
temperature. Thus heated, when
red-hot, lava burns combustible bod
les, herbs, grass, wood-even men
and animals, If it comes in contact
with them. In other words, lava
burns things, but it never is con-
sumed." And Mr.. BONNER proceeds
to point out the true nature of these
things.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Water Falls, But Never Gets Down.

v
Cruising down Milford Sound,
New Zealand, when the clouds are
clearing after a shower, the noun
tains are like fairyland. No longer
grim and black and fearful, they are
laced everywhere with the stream
ing silver of cloud-born cascades.
ono day we watched the giddy
tourney Of one of these cataracts.
It sprang from the very top OF the
Lion Rock-a S0O0-foot perpendicu-
lar wall. Long and slender and
glinting like glass in the sun, it fell
straight down over us-but never
reached us.
It has dropped, say. 1000 feet
when It was caught by the wind
swayed this way and that. and final
ly blown clean away, dissolying IN
misty rain
We steamed right under 1t or
rather under the place where 1t ought
TO have been, and experienced the
peculiar sensation Of looking straight
no at waterfall that, as the launch
skipper put 1t, "never fell any
where. ."-Four-Track News,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Fighting Scale Insects.

After several useless attempts to
bring over from China the enemies
of the purple scale, the. aim was
finally accomplished by taking small
trees infested with the scale, ship
ping them from California to China,
where the scale on the trees were at
tackled by the parasites, then re-
shipping them back to California,
bringing both the sale and the par
asites on the trees in living condl7
ton. Two trees were set in a fruit
section OF the State, and the para
sites are rapidly spreading to other
trees and lessening the disease.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Abattoir for Horses.

1t is reported that the consump-
ton OF horse meat in Neuremburg
where a few years ago 1t was quite
insignificant. has now increased so
greatly that the facilities for horse
slaughtering at the municipal abat-
toir have become insufficient, and the
city council has been, obliged to con-
slider the construction of n new. abat-
toir for horses, the cost OF which Is
estimated at $4,000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
To Clean Brass.

Rub the surface of the metal with
rotten-stone and sweet oil, then rub
this off with piece of cotton flannel,
and polish with a soft leather. A So
luton of oxalic acid rubbed over tar
nished brass soon removes the tar
nish, rendering the metal bright. The
acid must be washed of with water.
and the brass rubbed with whiting
and a soft leather. A mixture of mu-
riatlc acid and alum, dissolved in
water, imparts golden color to brass
articles that are stepped in 1t for a
few minutes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Ii May BE.

The "Frankfurtey' was invented by
Johann Lahner and first placed on sale
in 1905 In Vienna. The inventor named
his new product after his native city
of Frankfurt. The business in Vienna
has remained In the hands of the
family ana Is conducted to-day by
Franz Lahner, grandnephew Of
johann. The Butchers guild observed
the Tooth anniversary fittingly.-Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
washing Light and Dark Gingham.

A young mother says she gets more
genuine help reading the woman's
page in this excellent paper than
most any other source, and she now
asks me to send a safe recipe for
washing her little girls gingham
dresses. She has three little girls.
She asks how to keep dresses from
fading, as she has not been very for
tunate so far.
Perhaps you put soap directly
upon the ginghams, and this will not
do at all. II they are much soiled
and 1t is necessary to wash them put
them in salt water for an hour or
more; then wash them out quickly
in a warm suds of rain water,
and rinse in clear warm water,
and then put them through a thin
starch and hang out of doors to dry.
Turn them wrong side out and iron
on the wrong side to avoid a shine or
gloss. have had a dozen inquiries
or more in regard to laundering pret-
ty ginghams, each one saying that
they had faded them in the very first
washing This method is simple and
safe. For grass stains upon chill
dren's clothes, wash them in alcohol.
Indiana Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
THE GINGeRcAkE MAN.

Then they him
fiji him. Until hard and could stand and
O
u popped Until all children should
mis- skim
him
When mother invited the children to
out
anibe
closing his The eoodnatured face of the Gmgerke
wad,el Blu ndal life
that
% tbey
in the off
the of his
in his
him Of edible like
speI
kernels
arnu--
The biggest they all that is left of the Gingercoke
~ j w. n the New York Times
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

Bridge, it would appear, Is not
quite so modern q game as has been
supposed. A writer in the London
Saturday Review mentions letter
he has received in which II is stated
that the game was played az far back
as the seventies by the Greek colony
Ia Manchester.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

Motor barges, which use petro-
leum at cost of 22 cents an hour,
are In common use on European con-
tinental waters. The first has Just
been imported by an English firm of
carriers, for use on the Thames. It's
speed is seven and half knots.
ty-iiye years longer. fHAS'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

titute forgot to remove letters and
memoranda from their pockets. In
teresting documents of this sort have
come to light in the overhauling of
this clothing. Whenever there is an
envelope and an address, these let
ters are returned to their owners.
So are other articles of value when
there is a name and address on the
package in which 1t was sent.
Hundreds of senders of clothing
contributions were poorly acquaint-
ed with the climate of California.
Great coats of the sort that are very
rarely needed even in the East we're
contributed by generous Canadians
or dwellers in northern Maine. Doz-
ems of pairs of mittens and fur-lined
gloves have come from Northern lat
itudes for the refugees. In fact,
there Is far more winter than summer
clothing, which was only natural, as
the contributions were made in
spring. Much of this is too heavy
ever to make comfortable wear in
California, even though the climate
demands an overcoat all the year
round. Furs can be used on chill,
damp evenings throughout the year,
but great coats and voluminous WOOL
en- mufTlers are entirely superhuous.
So are galoshes and felt-lined leg
gings.
The first thought of thousands OF
mothers was undoubtedly of the in
fant refugees, for there is a vast
amount of mysterious little garments
that the officers in charge of distri-
button have been puzzling over.
Women were called into straighten
the matter out, but the supply OF
baby clothing is far greater than the
demand at present. Enough bottles
for babies we're shipped to San Fran
cisco to keep several cities going for
year. The majority of these uten-
sils are plain, but some are silver
mounted and initiated. Infant foot
wear has been sent along almost by
the carload, counting the gifts of
manufacturers and individuals.
Some of these tiny shoes have been
worn, but the greater part of the
contribution is fresh from the fac
tory or the store Of the retailer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
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: Household Matters.
sachet For Linen Closet.

Dainty little sachet bags for the
linen closet or bureau drawer can be
quickly made by taking Japanese
napkin or any crinkly paper, wrap
ping 1t round a small roll of batting
permeated with sweet basil, lavender,
orris root or any scent desired, then
tying It up at the ends with ribbons,
leaving the fluffy ends sticking out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

A number OF the local dramatic
critics, to gain practical experience,
are occupying rhe stage at the prin-
ciDal theater in Toxic. Large audi
erces watah their histrionie efforts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19
Lofty Post Offices.

Among the Alps there are several
post Offices at height of 5000 or
1000 feet. One letter box, from
which the postman makes four col
Iections daily, is nearly 10000 feet
above the sea level.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-19

Sir Wilfred Lawson rejoiced over
the fact that 150 of the new MEM
bers of the British House of Com
mons are total abstainers.
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Dogs Not Forgotten.


Even the refugee dogs have not
been forgotten, and some very or
nate dog collars have been fished out
of the store rooms in the overhauling
process. In the Hamilton Square
School, where the food supplies were
sent, several boxes of dog biscuits
have been opened. Dogs, however,
are very scarce in San Francisco
since the fire. Hundreds were shot
and hundreds took to the woods. The
pet population of San Francisco is
almost nil, except in the matter OF
parrots and Gagged song-birds. Where
dogs and cats, and homes, and treas
ures were abandoned these feathered
friends were saved, and there is
hardly a refuge tent that is unable
to boast a small aviary.
The same bizarre taste was dis
played by many of the thousands
who sent on food supplies to the
fire devastated city. Delicacies of
almost every kind were shipped in
the early trains loads to arrive, and
have continued to flow in. Even the
relief committees of large cities were
foolishly' extravagant in their selec-
tion OF food stuffs, and many thou
sands of dollars were spent for fancy
and expensive canned goods when
more substantial supplies would have
served the purpose just as we'll.
There are many cases of imported
canned vegetables and fruit, as well
as meats and fish. Col. Feblger, in
command OF the relief camps, is urg-
ing the sale of these canned goods,
as they are not at all necessary, and
cash is badly needed.
Individual donations of food run
to an even further extreme. Several
boxes contained cans of truffies, ca
War, and pate de fois gras. All
sorts of potted meats were sent, but
much of this has been distributed.
Wine of many brands was sent for
the sick, and this has been distri-
buted in the hospitals. Cordials and
liqueurs have not been disposed OF
and will probably be sold, If they
do not find their way through other
Iehannels.