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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
Ginsy Moths In Maine.

Boston (SpeciaD United States
Agent Dexter NJ, Rogers, of the Ma
tional Bureau of Entomology, an
nounced here the discovery of large
number of gypsy moths in the State
of Maine, and declared that the find
ing of this dangerous enemy of for
est trees in Maine is full of grave sig
nificance, in view of the large timber
interests of that state"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
Nav Have A Vice. .AdmiroI,

Washington Especially Tho grade
of yice-admiral will be revived in the
navy If the Navy Department adopts
the recommendation made by Rear
Admiral Converse, Chief OF tho
Bureau of Navigation, in his annual
report. He says at least two vice.
admiralship should be created for
the commanders of tho Atlantic and
Asiatic fleets, who will soon have
under them subordinate rear ad-
mirals and large number of. ships.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
Pardoned By Governor.

Sacramento, Cal. Especially AT
the request of Attorney Henry, Gov
ernor Pardee has pardoned Steffens
and Wyman, the ballot-box suffers.
In order that they may testify against
Abraham Ruef and Mayor Schmitz of
San Francisco.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
Thirty Wore Killed.

Dortmund, Germany (By Cable).
"A revised list of the casualties re-
sulting from the explosion on the
night of November 80 of the Witten-
Roburite factory shows that 80 per-
sons were killed, 62 severely injured
and 1S0 were less seriously hurt.
The town of Witten, near the factory
presents a sad scene of mourning
and destruction
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
ITALY TO ADMIT L. s. MEATS.
viii Accept Government Stamp As
Sufficient.

Washington Especially. - Restric-
tions upon the entrance into Italy
OF American pork products have been
removed by the Italian Government
Heretofore Italy, in common with
some other European Governments,
has insisted upon making its own
microscopical examination of Ameri-
can pork products sent 10 that coun-
try. The expense of the examination
had to be paid by the American ex-
porters. This requirement placed
the packers in the position OF having
TO pay twice for the examination,
once here and again in Italy
Secretary Wilson took up the ques-
tion with the State Department and
has induced the Italian Government
10 accept the certificate of inspection
placed on meats by the Agricultural
Department.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
CoaI Faminc In Kentucl.y Town.

Mayfield, Ky. Especially -Four fac
tories. three newspaper plants. o
foundry and various other concerna
we're closed down here because OF
ack of coal for power. In conse-
luence several hundred people are
die
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-06
Three skaters Drowned.

Wallace, Idaho Especially Three
'hildren of Titus Blessing, and Len
Sellam, aged 16, were drowned in
redimont Lake while skating, the
re breaking. Several other children
Tho fell into the water were rescued,
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
SOCIAL POWER OF WOMEN.
Iii Every Community There Are
Lonely People Who Need the
Help of Social Intercourse.

] wonder whether women are max
ing the most of social opportunities.
The elevating of social life is one of
the greatest srOblems in our land to-
day and this ennobling work is pre-
eminently that of the average woman
In every community who loves her fel-
lOwmen and women enough to try to
serve them in humble service in that
little corner of the great world into
which her lot has been cast
Could women not do something In
the time that they now take for whist
playing. which with many women has
become a debauch. crOwding out all
noble inspirations and belittling life,
usurping public spirit and civic duty,
might they not more wisely spend that
time In providing entertainment for
the people of moderate means who
live in your community?
Could they not arrange to get the
people together in some unused church
or perhaps in their own parlors and by
friendly Intercourse. led on by some
invited speaker. develop a better citi-
zenship in their community?
Social life is in the hands of wom-
en- and the higher the social position
and the larger the wealth the greater
the need that something should be
done to broaden culture and bring
sunshine to the lives of those who
have so little to amuse them.-Chieaso
Inter Ocean.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
Humble Heroes.

Calling attention to the fidelity OF
the telegraph operators in San Fran
cisco. where they kept their heads
and stuck to their keys till driven on:
by the flames, the New York Sun ha.
this to say: Fix the eyes of the
community on a man in Official place
and he will scorn his own safety. Give
the obscure man something to do tha
calls for greater activity than usua'
and he will seldom fail to come up t.
what is expected of him. Exceptional
ly daring deeds done by our firemeI
and policemen are often the result o.
the spirit of the service. though it is
possibly less SO in their case than ir
that of the soldier or the sailor who
is o. emulation all compact. 1t in
wolves no reflection on the soldier. the
sailor or those who, in other rank:
of life. practice tie military virtues o.
discipline and obedience to say that
the man who, In great peril, goes OF
doing his ordinary duty. with no hop.
Of applause, honors or individual dis
tinction. is as heroic as any hero
That is why We ask you to take OF
your hat to the telegraph operators in
San Francisco"
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
YOUNG, WEALTHY AND HANDSOME
GIANT UNABLE TO FIND WIFE

like a pigmy beside me. Then I shall
forget the discomforts Of being a
giant in the happiness of being a
bridegroom. But where shall I fnj
the woman?'
Don't you think you will be aDle
to find a wife in this cOuntry?"
y Il don't know. l have been on the
lookout for some time. but my search
has been unrewarded. AS an indica-
tion of good faith, l am willing that
the woman who becomes my wife may
first look into my character; look into
ny financial responsibility. And while
sne is doing SO I will give her all the
assistance I can. l am sincere; no
man was ever more So"
Earth has three brothers. one of
whom is the same height; another is
seven feet two inches. and still an
other is seven feet four inches. His
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
AN UNkIND KINDNESS.

cent wanted to tell my admiration
of the housekeeping horses, but could
not think of the word. Madam
said, what should l call this and l
laid my hand on my knee. Trousers
she replied.
"'Ah, now I can say my thought,
said l. The American horses swing
their trousers magnifcently high.
Madam did not move an eyelesh. 1
will remember I said to myself
trousers, trousers
Next day the guests of madam
were taken to picnic on the rocks by
the sea: the hostess was carving q
small fowl. What part may I cut for
you? she said. All could remember
of the body was the word I had learned
on the drive the day before. The
trousers, If you please, madam I said
with promptness. For a moment
there was silence, then one of the
young ladies burst out to laugh. then
everybody, and there were afterward
many apologies, to my embarrassment.
Nov. would it not have been a
kindness IL madam had corrected my
nrst mistaken"
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
70 THE AMATEUR NURSE.
come Excellent Bits Of Advice That
Well Night Be Followed BY Pro-
1eosionals a Well.

Never trouble q patient with Que0-
lions about food; the effort Of making
. decision Is q strain upon an invalid.
The aim should be to provide some
small surprise at meal times. II posi-
BILE. to stimulate the appetite.
1t Is always unwise to allow . pa
tient to get into the habit Of inQuiring
what the clinical thermometer regis
tiers each time it IS used. A rise In
temperature may make q nervous pei
son very uneasy and thereby increase
the fever considerably.
If possible. choose a room facing
south or southwest for a sick person.
provided 1t is quiet and away from
street noises. A northern aspect
should be avoided. Do not allow the
bed to face the light, as this is firing
to both brain and eyes.
The bed should not be too broad.
Three feet six inches is wide enough.
as it is then an easy matter to lift
and turn the patient from either side.
The floor of the SICK room should
be wiped over every day with clotn
wrung out in water and some good
disinfectant.
A nurse should take special pains
to be scrupulOusly clean and neat In
her dress. Trifiing details which may
pass unnoticed in ordinary life loom
large on the patients limited horizon.
Remember. too. that unending tact
and patience must be exercised with
sick person, for WEAKNESS and IT.
ritability are the accompaniment OF
illness. especially in the early stages
of cOnvalescence.
When talking to patient a nurse
should always stand or sit where the
former has not to strain the eyes IN
order to see clearly. few things being
more irritating than to have to lie In
a twisted position with the head at an
uncomfortable angle, SO as to follow
what is said.
In cases of long illness. the nurse
should spare herself as much as pos
sible. outstanding her strength not
only for the time when her powers
of endurance may be tried to the ut
most, but for the period OF con-
when, perhaps. her untir-
ing service is most in demand by the
invalid.
Rest is very important to the anna
teur nurse. and four hours unbrOken
sleep are worth much more to her
than a whole night of disturbed
anxious slumber. 1t Is much better to
divide the night into watches If there
Is more than one member of the fam
lily available. than to try to be more
or less on the Qui vive the whole night
through.
Nothing is more annoying to a sick
person than to be discussed in her
presence by one or more of her anna
teur nurses. and questions as to when
the medicine was given, how much
stimulant was last administered, and
30 on, should be settled out of earshot
Df the invalid.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
Painful Predcament Which Has Brought Woe to the Heart
Of August Barth, Of Brooklyn.
DEMANDS ONLY ONE REQUISITE IN BRIDE
Seven Tall. Lady Sis
Feet Seven lnehes-Need Not Be Youn8,
Beautiful or Rich.

I I insist on the six feet seven inch
clause.
His Lost Happiness.
Il was once engaged TO a very pretty
girl. was just out of college and
enjoying myself in Chicago. met
this young woman, and we fell in
love. She was tall-nearly six feet,
in fact-but when we went out togeth-
er she looked SO very small alongside
| of me that We attracted attention. She
was sensitive, and could not stand the
EOtoriety. so that. although she loved
ME. she asked me to break the engage
ment.
Nov. I don't want to go through
Il can't help it." said he. Il am too
sensitive about the discrepancy my
SELF"
AS q last resort, arrangements were
made to have Mr.. Barth meet the
only woman In America who could
come up to his standard-Miss Rosa
Wedsted, the Finnish giantess, also
with the circus.
Miss Wedsted is exactly seven feet
tall. and while not exactly a beauty.
she has pleasant face. She is a dis
tinLt blonde, while Mr.. Barth Is the
opposite.
Miss Wedsted. when approached on
the subject. at first was difiident. She
Is. strange to say, extremely sensitive
about her height. She feared an ad-
yertlsing scheme" of some sort, but
was assured that Mr.. Barth was not
connected with any circus or side
show, and, in fact. had never yearned
to be billed" as a giant So finally
the giantess consented to meet the
giant
Hr. Barth Fled.
The day arrived. George Anger, who
looks down on little folks of seven
feet, was to make the introduction. The
little group. including Col. Anger.
"Tody" Hamilton. a New York Sunday
World representative. and Mr.. Barth,
assembled in a room at Madison Square
Garden. Across the room Miss We'd
sted was in little ante-chamber ar
ray!ng herself for the meeting that
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
Respect for Foreigner's Feelings Led
Him to Make LudicrouS
Bluuder.

Politeness has never been counted
the national virtue; but an Italian no.
bleman attached to his country's EN-.
bassy in Washington would make one
of its manifestations a national fault.
The count has been in America long
enough to have lost, with some Of his
accent, all sensitiveness about his
early difficulties with the language.
He tells this story of mistaken Amer
ican kindness on himself:
''One Of my greatest difficulties in
learning English" he said, was the
politeness of my American friends in
ignoring my what you call breaks. At
first my words were not always to
say, on the spot; yet was allowed
to say many words that were wrong
TIL the time came when . laugh could
not be stopped.
Once at Newport my hostess took
me to drive. Bellevue avenue was
cS0vSed. and the horses wers uagnifi-
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
Two Husbands Near Pana, I'LL, Make
Novel Deal-Families Live
Together.

A friend told this story from real
life the other day, writes Rev. C. 3.
Mitchell, in the New York Observer.
"A wild storm was raging around a
prairie home one hight. The windows
were blown in and no lights could be
kept burning. 1t was only with difi-
Guilty that the doors could be braced
against the blast. The father was ab-
sent from home, and the mother.
grandmother and three children sat in
the darkness in a room on the shell
tered side of the house, fearing that
at any moment the house might be
swept from the foundations by the
force of the wind.
Suddenly 11-year-old Walter vas
missed. He had been holding a whis-
pered conversation with his grand
mather only a few moments before.
Frantic with fear, the mother called
him at the top of her voice, and, re-
ceiving no reply, started to grope her
way through the darkness and confu-
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23

heavily interested in western mines
Barth holds enough shares in these
titjon taken out between two berths,
50 that he can lap over, as 1t were,
from one to the other. No hotel pro-
viues a bed big enough for him, SO he
has had one made that is long enough
to receive all of his elongated stature.
Sometimes, when he cannot carry the
bed along with him. he has to use
mines to make him Independent. He
also owns property in the Bronx. in
Jersey and at Plainfeld and River
head, L l.
After he had his first affair of the
heart Barth promptly resigned his po-
sitiOn with an electrical concern.
shook the dust Of Chicago from his
feet, and went to New York.
Travelled for Three Years.
Then he concluded that he would
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23

Armies and navies are expensive:
We need farmers more than we need
soldiers: we need merchant ships
more than We need battleships. The
civil war demonstrated that 1t does
not take long to make a first-class
fighting man of the American citizen
and there are 100000 such ready
to fight in quarrel with a stranger.
The only power that is at all likely to
give us serious trouble is Japan, and
she will not undertake it until she
shall think herself strong enough to
order all the other white folks out Of
Ter neighborhood. That will be gener
ations hence and need give us no con-
cern. Our business is to make money.
not to engage in war. We have an i'm.
mense territory right here in the re-
public that is yet virgin and the de-
mand is for laborers. not soldiers.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23

60 travelling, and set sail for London
Three years were spent in London,
Scotland. Ireland and France. Wheth-
er or not he was in search of a wife
he would not say.
Travelling. to Mr.. Barth, means more
of a sacrifice than it does to the Or
binary mortal. His seven feet Of
height make the question of sleeping
accommodations a serious one. In
travelling at night he always has IL
engage q stateroom and have the par
the regular hotel bed. with a chair
added to 1t. On such occasions he
uses the bed sidewise, II 1t is not sc
made he can stick his feet through an
opening in the footboard.
1t is most unpleasant for Mr. Barth
tc 60 to a theater for the people who
sit behind him always object that they
cannot see the stage. He has, there
fore, to take q seat in the back row,
and, IS he is a trifie near-sighted. this
makes It unpleasant.
During all your travels did you not
find woman who measured up to your
requirements as far as height was con-
cerned?" he was asked.
Admires Scotch Women.
mot In Scotland. England or France.
I got into a little town in Scotland,
I think they call 1t PEBBLES. where
met several large women. but when
they stood alongside of me they looked
small. The finest looking women
met on my travels I met In PEBBLES
Il don't think I am particularly
'fnicky.' I don't want a beautiful
w0man-that is. I don't insist On It.
have seen scores of women who were
willing to marry me, but there was an
indeanable something lacking In each
case.
perhaps 1t Is my extreme height
that initiates against women wishing
in droves 70 marry me, but then. again.
there is Col. Anger, taller than am.
He got married all right.
Maybe a woman would rather marry
a little man. I noticed in the papers.
the other day, the story of a dwarf
in New York, only three feet two
inches tall. who was arrested for big
amy! On that basis I ought to have
had four wives by this time, for an
twice as tall as he. and more!
Confident He Will Find Affinity.
Some day am sure shall find lay
sfRnity-a tall woman, who won't look
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
MUSHROOM PROvENcALE.
A Very Delicate Way Of Serving This
Delicious and Nutritious
Vegetable.

Take about two pounds of larre
fresh mushrooms. pare the stalks and
wash them in acidulated water, so as
to keep them as white as possible
drain on cloth, cut the heads In sew.
eral pieces, and drop the stalks. beat
a gill Of sweet oil in a frying pan. add
the sliced heads, fry a light brown.
then add a tablespoonful and a half
Of chopped shallots, two bruised
cloves or garlic df liked) and the
CHOPPED stalks; fry again until the
moisture has evaporated; drain almost
all OF the oil of. moisten with two
large spoonfuls of tomato sauce and a
little melted beef extract: season with
salt. white pepper and q dash Of cay
enne; boil two minutes: mix we'll by
tossing the mushrooms: finish with
lemon Juice and chopped parsley.
Pour into a vegetable dish, surround
with heart-shaped croutons fried In
oil and serve hot.-Elizabeth PyewelL
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23

Prof. Brander Matthew's thinks ,he-
atrical audiences see jokes more quick
iy than they used to and that this
proud and happy progress in risibil:,y
has come about because the stage Of
to-day is SO we'll lighted that all the
spectators can follow the changing ex-
pressions on the cCuntenances of ,he
Quarreling couple. whereas in the
eighteenth century the theater was al
most gloomy, as there were only
sparse oil lamps to serve as footligh.s
by which it may have been difficult to
see a Joke"
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23

Young, good looking, wealthy. and.
perforce, a bachelor:
Such is the painful position Of Aug
ust Barth. of Brooklyn.
And the cause
He is seven feet tall!
Somewhat sensitive on the subject
himself, Mr. Barth has found that
maidens who have won his heart are
even more SO.
Once engaged to a charming Chi
cago girl, herself six feet tall. the en-
gagement was broken because the lady
asserted she looked SO small beside
bin that they attracted attention on
the street.
Bride Must Be Tall.
Now he insists that the companion
Of his honeymoon must be at least SIX
feet seven inches in height. He says:
''She need not be rich. she need not
be beautiful. She need not even be
quite SO young as I am. All I ask rs
that she be at least six feet seven
inches tall!"
DIX 1ccI ScVcu 1uCucS VI 1cululu1ty:
Six feet seven inches clinging lovingly.
fondly to seven feet of masculinity!
Is it possible that there is no way of
effecting this ideal combination? 1t
would seem not.
It must be understood that It Is
through no fault of his Mr.. Barth re-
mains, in the words of Rudyard Kip
ling, a wild ass of the desert"
He has tried hard. He has made a
personal canvass of eligible woman
hood, covering many miles. He has
he offers a reward of 500
to any one who will bring about such .
still the right girl has not
appeared.
A number of the prettiest 'tshow
girls" in current New York musical
plays were approached and asked II
they would have any strenuous Objec-
tions to marrying a man seven feet
in height. If any demurred she was
informed that this giant was proper
such an episode again. and am unwill-
ing to take chances"
In the hope of cheering him Mr.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
What Money Is Doing.


There are even in these days . good
many families in the United States
who find 1t possible to do q certain
amount Of moderately high thinking
and still cultivate some Of the graces
Of life. They may be obliged to live
simply. says Scribner's, and yet may
not need to use up all their vitality
in manual labor. True. they must
walk when others ride. they must take
thought to their apparel. that 1t be
presentable at small cost. and when
they entertain their friends they must
do 1t simply. But they have time to
read books and they have money to
educate their children. Oftener than
not they are persons whose family
traditions incline them to fastidious
ness in social matters. They and their
forebears have been accustomed not
only to wellbred, but interesting peo
ple and have kept In touch with what
was going on in the world; In Short
they have a taste for the best society.
Twenty-Five years ago there was no
reason why they shouldn't maintain
their inherited or acquired right to 1t.
but the tendency on the part OF GER
tain Of their fellow citizens to what
has been characterized as "the habit
of getting rich" has changed all that.
1t is not only that the accumulation
of colossal fortunes restricts the hnan-
cial chances of the moderately ambl-
tious majority. but it deprives them
of some innocent and legitimate COM
forts and pleasures to which they
think themselves reasonably entitled,
by increasing so tremendously the cost
of living with the standard Of luxury
is raised in proportion. This. to be
sure. is an old cry. but to the impe'
cunious majority it does not cease to
be a live issue.
Yet one cannot find fault with the
people who have made money for
wanting to spend 1t; one cannot Oe
surprised if their ideas are crude and
II they fail to appreciate refined sim
plicity. Most of us spend all the
money We can afford and we should
not thank anyone who should presume
to dictate to US as to what We ought
to buy with it The very rich do not
in the least intend to make life hard
for the rest of the world. In fact
from their kind-hearted desire to give
pleasure We get some singularly bad
results, such as, for instance. the poor
girl with rich tastes, who. although
she need not always be Lily Bart
yet is always in an unnatural and de
moralizins position: and the young
man who goes to the dogs in his effort
to keep up the pace with his ricL
mates.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
He Wasn't Certain.

At Fortress Monroe. Va. ohe day
about a year ago, a man. accompanied
by two ladies. approached a soldier
who. with a gun ON his shoulder. was
pacing to and fro near the entrance.
The warriors appearance indicated
that he was new to the service.
Can you tell u.s." asked one Of the
visitors. addressing the recruit. where
JEFF Davis was imprisoned here?"
"Yonder's the ga-a-ard house." he
replied. jerking a thumb over his
shoulder. but dunno whether
they've still got him shut up or not"
Chicago Record He raid.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-23
CHILD'S SIMPLE FAITH.

sion Of the house. to 6nd, II possible,
the missing boy.
She found him In his room-sound
asleep! And when she asked how he
could 90 to sleep when they were ali
In danger. he simply replied:
Why, mamma, grandma told me
God would take care of us, and I
thought ! might as we'll go to bed
again."