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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
UNABLE TO CHECK sLAuHGTER.
Chief Inspector Roderick's Annual
Report

Harrisburg Especially. - Increase
of the number of mine inspectors
has failed to bring about the hoped
for decrease In the number of min
ing accidents. Chief of the Depart
ment of Mines Roderick makes this
admission In the first part of his an
nual report for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1906, Just made public.
Mr.. Roderick compares the United
States with Great Britain. pointing
out that Great Britain has thirty
eight inspectors with 103 mines In
charge of each inspector in addition
to Quarries, with a total OF 1852
employees inside mines under the
inspectors jurisdiction and a total
production of 6,663,870 tons for
each inspector. Pennsylvania has
twenty bituminous inspectors with
sixty-nine mines each, with a total
of 1908 employees and a produc-
ton of 6,476,649 tons per inspector.
Pennsylvania also has twenty anthra-
cite inspectors for thirty-two mines
each, and 5.S1S employees and g.
511,02S tons per inspector. Mr..
Roderick then says
III bnt COdl lltluS vi
Pennsylvania the number Of inspec-
tors has been increased since 1900
from eight to twenty and in the
bituminous fields from ten to twen-
ty, and in the hope that the augment
ed number might result in bringing
about a decrease in the number of
accidents. The records show, how
ever, that the reverse has been the
case, and 1t will be necessary, there
fore, to resort to some other method
to bring about this greatly desired
result"
The chief does not suggest anoth-
er method, but little later on in
his report says:
Assuming that the English Gov
ernment takes as great care as any
other European country of the mine
workers. IL appears that Pennsylvan-
la is greatly in advance of European
countries In the care and protection
Afforded its mine workers, and yet
the number of fatal accidents in
this State Is greater than in any of
those countries. The department
has frequently been subjected to
very unfair criticism for undertake
ing to place the responsibility for
fatal accidents where 1t belongs"
The statistics are quoted showing
that of 557 persons killed at an
thracite mines, 274 were the result
of the Victims carelessness; sixty
nine to carelessness of others, 1SS
unavoidable and twenty-six resulted
from accident for which RESPONSE
bility could not be fixed. OF the
All killed at bituminous mines,
3O7 victims died from their own
carelessness, ten by the carelessness
of others, LAP unavoidable and
eighteen by accidents for which re-
sponsibility could not be placed.
The chief then says that the fig
ures show that two-thirds of the
accidents resulted from the victims
own carelessness and that the re-
naming third may be taken as the
reasonable percentage of accidents
to miners. "It seems impossible to
adopt any methods" he proceeds,
either by legislative enactment or
by special rules, that will tend to
lessen the loss of life among the
mine-workers."
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SILK LOCKOUT MAY COME.
Twenty-Five Mills Now Affected BY
The Scranton Strike.

Scranton Especially. - Twenty-Five
silk mills in this vicinity are now
affected by the strike. The last to
show its influence is the Providence
Mill, which has shut down, throwing
$50 girls out of employment, who.
1t is said, had no intention of striking,
There are now 1901 girls on
strike. 1t is intimated that a general
lockout will be the next step, al
though the operators are reluctant
to take such a course. Running
short-handed is profitless, and It is
probable that the owners will close
their mills unless a settlement can
be reached. The owners declare
that an eight-hour day, is impossible
except under the conditions which
can be made general throughout the
country.
Seventy-five of the one hundred
girls employed at the West Pitts
ton Mill of Frost and Van Riper
went on strike In sympathy with the
other striking silk mill workers.
They had presented no grievances
and made no complaint to the mana
gers.
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STOLE FOR WEDDING OUTFIT.
Abraham Mclaughlin, of Lancaster,
Arrested For Stealing Horses.

Lancaster Especially His eagers
ness to get married landed Abraham
Mclaughlin. aged 23 years, of this
city in the county jail a seif-con-
fessed horse thief. Instead of the
connubial bliss he anticipated Mc1
Laughlin, who is a well-known young
man. faces long term OF imprisonS
ment
On Monday night a team belong
Ing to II. c. Rush, of West Willow,
was stolen. A description of the
stolen property was telephoned all
over the county. Tuesday morning
a man endeavored to dispose OF
team answering the description to
George X. Diller, of Blue Ball, for
800, about one-third of the actual
value.
The intending purchaser, becom-
ing suspicious, telephoned to police
headquarters here and he was told
to take the man into custody This
he did and the thief gave his name
and admitted the theft. He was to
have been married In few days and
said he wanted money.
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PICTURES OF sLEUTHs.
Criminals Who Snapshot Detectives
Uses of the Photographs.

Have you ever noticed--to use an
Irishism-that you hardly ever no.
tice the portraits of Scotland Yard
detectives in the illustrated papers
until they are either retired or are
just about to retire?
Did you, for instance, know how
Detective Inspector Walsh looked
prior to his quitting his service the
other day, or were you familiar with
Chief Inspector Arrows features un-
til he accepted, a month or two ago,
the post of chief of police at BARGE
Iona?
If you think carefully over these
two questions you will have to con-
fess to yourself that you are unable
to answer either of them in the af-
firmative, the reason being that nei-
ther of the officers mentioned was
ever previously photographed for
publication. This is one of the many
unwritten laws of Scotland Yard.
Nevertheless there Is hardly a de-
tective In London who has not been
photographed over and over again,
for the simple reason that there is in
existence class of men who make
speciality of snapshotting police Of
ficers, with view to selling the por-
traits SO obtained to professional
criminals.
Such photographs are. for obvious
reasons, greatly sought for. Certain
detectives make a specially of GER
tain lines of crime. One, for exam
pie, deals with coiners, another with
anarchists and undesirable aliens
generally, and SO on. All really high
class criminals also specialize in
crime. There you have the thing in
a nutshell. For a professional coin
er TO be familiar with the features
of the man who is on the lookout for
him is, from his point of view, emf
nently desirable.
And he usually is familiar with
them, thanks to the snapshotters,
themselves for the most part Grim
inals or ex-criminals. In fact, one
notorious counterfeiter arrested the
other day by clever ruse was found
to be in possession not only of the
photographs of the men who arrested
him, but OF carefully tabulated writ
ten descriptions of them into the bar
gain.--Pearson' Weekly.
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LocomotIve Spark starts Fire.

Lancaster Especially Sparks from
a locomotive on the Quarryville Rail-
road set fire to a shed in the lum-
Der and coal yards of w. G. Melliner
& Bro, at West Willow, and owing
to Inadequate fire protection, the en-
tire plant was destroyed. More than
1000 tons of coal were set on fire
and the blaze will continue for sew
eral days. The loss will reach $12,-
900.
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Use of a Volcano.

Residents of the district round We
suvius have PIT to practical use the
lava which has flowed from the vol
cano in past and recent eruptions.
Naples and its vicinity appear to be
world of lava. The streets are paved
with 1t. There are lava stair-cases
and statues. drinking troughs, brio
a-brac, and even jewelry. The guides
make profit out OF It by pressing
coins or other objects on partly
cooled fragments and selling these
to visitors. On the ashy sides of the
mountain there is enough lava to-
build large city. In appearance It
resembles shoreless. frozen sea OF
dull black that shimmers strangely
purple in some lIghts.--London Daily
Mail.
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Dives With His Crutch.

Chester Especially One of the
most expert youthful swimmers in
this city is Harry Brown, Is years
old, one-legged boy, who learned
to swim before he became a cripple.
few years ago he was run over.
by a train on the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad. his leg being cut
off near the knee. Since meeting
with the accident Harry has been
going about with the aid of q
crutch.
He frequently makes q dive at a
point eight feet above the water,
carrying the crutch with him, in or
der that he may be able to walk
when in shallow depth. He swims
with apparently as much ease as
any of his companions and is re-
puted to be the best diver OF them
all.
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Tests For Boiler Water.

VIII you please print some simple
tests for boiler water?--E. G. A.
Answer.-Test for hard or soft
water: Dissolve a small piece Of
good soap in alcohol. Let few
drops of the solution fall into a glass
of the water. If it turns milky, il
is hard water; If it turns clear, it IL
soft water.
Test for earthly matters or alkali:
Take litmus-paper dipped in vinegar,
and, If on immersion the paper re.
turns to its true shade, the water
does not contain earthly matter or al.
kali. II a few drops of syrup be
added to a water containing any
earthly matter, 1t will turn green.
Test for carbonic acid: Take equal
parts of water and clear lime water.
If combined or free carbonic acid is
present, precipitats is seen, and
If few drops of muriatic acid be
added, effervesence commences.
Test OF magnesia: Boil the water
to twentieth part of its weight, and
then drop a few grains of neutral
carbonate OF ammonia into O glass
of it and few drops of phosphate of
soda. If magnesia is present. It will
fall to the bottom.
Test for iron: Boil little nut-gall
and add to the water. If 1t turns
gray or slate-black, iron is present.
Second: Dissolve little prussiate of
potash, and, If iron is present, 1t will
turn blue. World Maya
zine.
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STATE OBITUARY.

York.-Samuel e. Ilgenfritz, one
OF York's Oldest and most respected
citizens, died suddenly here from
heart disease. The deceased was 20
years of age and leaves a family
surviving.
Carlisle.-Mrs. Ellen Duncan Eye
Reilly, former postmistress of Car
Isle, and the widow of the late Mai
or William F. Reilly, died here af-
ter an extended illness. The de-
ceased's first husband, who died
twenty years ago. was Abner Rheem.
prominent Carlisle business man
Mrs. Reilly had many prominent
friends In southern PENNSYLVANIA.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
A Precautionary Measure
BY TOM p. MORGAN.

"Uh-well, sah," judicially remarked
old Brother Quackenboss. "I isn't
parsin' no 'pinions on de eppersody,
one way or de tudder, muhse'f, but
dess givin' yo' de skin and bones of
de puhseedin's and leavin' yo to
draw yo' own exclusions. 'Twuz dis
uh-way: Endurin' of de funyal, uh-
whilst Pahson Bagster was deliverin;
OF as complimentary an address to de
cawpse as yo' most ever listened to.
a section OF de plaster. bout dat wide
and mebby dis long. fotched loose
fun de ceilin' and 'scended on de
Pahson's head and knocked him
enseless--Yessah, put him plumb
out'n business for de time bein' Il
Well, uh-cou'se, yo' know, de orgies
halter 60 on--uh-kase dar was de
cawpse and dar was de 'semblage,
ah-waiin' wild polite impatience--
but dar wasn't a-nudder preacher to
be had; so Puhfessah Toombs, de un-
dertaker, stepped into de britch, as
20 mought say, wild his mouf uh-
snappin' like steel-trap, and says
he, sawtah dognatiously:
'Yo'-all will please make note
Bruddren and Sistahs, dat I takes
muh stand right whuh de Pahson
stood, uh-kaze FUN de place whut
de plaster done fell down dar kaini
no mo- plaster fall down, uh-kazs
It's plumb done down and th'od
fallin', no matter how bad 1 stretches
dc troof; and wild desc few words OF
'splanation I'll puh-seed, not uh-kaze
rs stuck on de lamentable, but uh.
kaze takes a professional pride IN
muh Art and admires to have de
celebration go of fitten and ship
shape-wid de fudder conformation
dat dis yuh isn't muh pussonel sedi-
ments (not by sev'ral, uh-kaze our
depahted feller-citizen, uh-lyin' dar,
done owes me a balance of six dol.
lahs on de funyal of his fou'th wife)
Ill puhseed to read fun dis yuh
book de remahks dat was writ to be
used in burial at sea. b'lievin' dat
dey sounds solemncholy enough to
At de 'casion and far enough FUN de
troof not to cause no mo- plasterin'
to fall
"And den he done so. OATS de
way 'twuz, Brudder Bosanko-yo'
can cut 1t over to suit yo own bias"
From Puck.
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MARRIED HIS NURSE.
Norristown Man Married Woman
Who Helped Him Back To Health.

Norristown Especially "A pretty
little romance has Just come to light
by the announcement of the wedding
of Louis r. Derr a young society
man. and Miss Lille NJ. Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. william T.
Smith, of Pennsburg. The bride is
a professional nurse, and it was while
serving in that capacity in the Derr
household when the bridegroom
suffered a severe and protracted Ill
ness that the little god Cupid played
his pranks.
When the family bid goodbye to
the nurse last June they little dream
ed that she was to return a member
OF the household. A letter received
this week from the bridegroom pre-
pared the family to be in readiness
for a bridal reception, as 1t stated
that he had married Miss Smith and
was spending the honeymoon at
Rockville, Md.
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Jack The slasher.

York Especially Jack the Stock
Slasher" is at work In this county,
and E. E. Horn, who owns a farm
near Bittersville, discovered that a
portion of the tail of his driving
horse had been hacked off and that
the animals name was gone.
At the adjoining farm of Bert
Smith a COW was taken from It's
stall and an ear was found split the
entire length and a portion of the
tail cut off. The COW in this condi-
tion was put to pasture, where 1t
was discovered.
York detectives are trying to fer
ret out the case and apprehend the
fiend who is inflicting the cruel treat
ment on dumb animals.
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BURNED BIG BARN.
Discharged EmpIoye Confesses To
Constable.

Allentown Especially Justice of
the Peace Linderman and Constable
Leiby, of Egypt. distinguished them
selves again by arresting another
hrebug In the person OF James Shaf-
er. aged IL years, from whom they
got a confession concerning the burn
ing of barn of Charles Snyder on
the night OF July Z. Linderman and
Leiby several weeks ago arrested
Robert Hartsel, member OF the
gang which had burned so many
barns and houses in Lebigh and
Northampton Counties. after Hartsel
had successfully eluded the Allen
town police.
Linderman heard that Shafer had
been laughing at Snyder while the
latter was talking of his loss to an
other man, and the boy was arrested.
Four hours scientific sweating gained
the confession, and Shafer is now in
the Lehigh County Jail on charge
of arson. In the fire which destroy
ed Snyder's barn eleven horses we're
burned to death. Shafer said that
revenge for being discharged from
Snyder's employ had prompted the
deed.
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ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Miss Mae Wells, of Wilkes Barre.
who left two weeks ago to visit
friends at Bridgeport, Conn, has sent
word to Wilkes-Barre friends that
she has been married to Albert
Smith, of Bridgeport.
The rapid increase OF carp In the
Bald Eagle Creek is causing alarm
TO Center County fishermen. as the
carp are destroying the bass.
Joseph Kisis. aged Is years, OF
Port Griffith, on returning home
from work In the breaker. started
for the SusQuehanna River to wash.
While crossing the Lehigh Valley
Railroad he was struck by the Black
Diamond Express and instantly kill
ed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany viii spend a million and a
half OF dollars in the construction
of new yard at Williamsport. The
new yards will be adjacent to the
mammonth yards of the Reading
and the New York Central.
Captain Smith, OF Troop C. state
Constabulary, stationed at Reading.
has announced the promotion Of
John s. Van Voorhis to FIRST sergeant.
and Mark A. Prynn, from private to
sergeant.
Mrs, Agnes Healy. OF Delta. while
descending a fight OF stairs. canrhf
her foot in her dress and she pluneed
headlong down the stairs. disloonfins
her hip and otherwise badly injuf<
- xo....1p W
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York Factory Burned.

York Especially A fire entailing
a loss of $125,00O, totally destroy
ed the plant of the York Felt and
Paper Company. Jere s. Black, late
Fusion candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, is president of the COM
pany.
Five loaded freight cars, standing
on siding were destroyed by the
flames. Three employees of the
plant were compelled to jump from
windows to escape the flames, but
none were hurt.
There was a partial insurance on
the plant. Sponta leous combustion
caused the fire and the flames spread
so rapidly that the York Fire De-
partment was powerless to check
them
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

Conflicting stories are told about
the nitrate beds of Chile. Rumors
have been current In this country
and Europe to the effect that the sup
ply was limited and likely to give out
In twenty-five years, II the present
rate OF consumption is maintained.
This statement is now contradicted
by the United States Consul at Val
paraiso. He says that Chilean offi-
ciai whose business it Is to keep
track of the matter is quoted by the
Chilean Times as saying that the
Government still possesses 1000 900
hectares of nitrate grounds. Even
If the deposits were limited to 1,OO0,-
900 hectares they ought to yield ten
thousand million quintals of nitrate.
A quintal is l01.41 pounds. The ex-
portation has never reached 10000
600 quintals a year. but even II It
were S0,000,000 the supply ought to
last 1875 years. III to these l.000,-
900 hectares belonging to the State. :"
says the official, there be added the
grounds belonging to private persons,
the number OF years OF duration
would be three or fourtimes greater. :"
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Two Killed By Trajn.

Pittston Especially George Wright
and Michael Ahren, of this city, were
run down and killed by trains with
In half an hour of each other.
Wright was on his way home and as
he crossed the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma & Western Railroad tracks be-
came confused by the passing of two
trains and was struck and killed by
one of them. Ahren was killed in
almost the same manner at the
Broad Street crossing of the Erie
Railroad
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OLD AGE A FAMILY TRAIT.
Grandparents OF Those At Miller
Reunion Were Centenarians.

Spring City Especially At the an
nual reunion of the Wilmer Miller
family, held at the home of Elmer
Miller, the four children were pres
ent, whose ages total near the 800
mark. This family are noted for their
long living, as the grandfather lived
to the good old age OF 101 years,
while the grandmother died at the
age of 104 years.
The four brothers and sisters, who
all enjoy the best of health, are
Miss Eliza Miller, of Phoenixville,
aged 6S years; Mrs. Martha Russell,
of Philadelphia, aged rs years; Mr..
Samuel Miller, OF Atchison, Kas.,
aged II years. and Mr.. John c. Mil
ler, Of Phoenixville, aged so years.
Another brother, Joseph Miller, who
was absent at this annual event ow-
ing to sickness, is rs years of age.
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Shot Wrong Man.

South Bethlehem Especially After
a scrap at the New Jersey Zinc
Works between Rudolph Philippi and
William Alcorn, Philippi. who got
the worse of the fight. went to his
home, secured a shotgun and return-
ed to the works, discharging load
OF bucksbot into the legs of Thomas
Alcorn, whom he mistook for VIII
liam.
Philippi then took to the woods
and has not yet been apprehended
Aioorn's wounds ara serious
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
A Lake OF Quicksilver.

A lake of quicksilver more than
three acres in extent and from ten
to fifty feet in depth has been dis
covered in Vera Cruz. Mexico. 1t Is
said to be worth millions of dollars
and has been known to the Indians
for come time. It is high up In the
mountains and almost inaccessible.
A plan is on foot to dig tunnel from
the base OF the mountains to the bot
tom OF the lake and let the quicksil-
yer leak out that way.--Kansas City
Journal.
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MARKET.

went TO Market yesterday,
And il is like Fair
OF everything you like 10 see;
But nothing Live is there.
The Pigeons, hanging up TO cat
And Rabbits, by their little feet
But no one seemed to care.
And there were Fishes out in rows
Bright ones, Of every kind;
And some were Pink, and Silver, too;
But all Of them were blind
Yes, everything you want TO touch:
II would not make you happy, much
But no one seemed to mind.
And loveliest of all Deer!
Only It's eyes were blurred
And hanging by 1t, very near,
A beautiful great Bird;
So could smooth his feathers through,
And kiss them (very softly, too
But OBJ, he never stirredi
--Josephine Preston Peabody, in Harpers.
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First Rlde In The cars.

York Especially. - Mrs. Leslie
Sheeler, Of Red Lion, who is sc years
old, made her first trip on a steam
car coming to York over the Mary
land and Pennsylvania Railroad.
On account of fear of a wreck Mrs.
Sheeler could never be induced to
board a train
In 1898 her son was killed In
wreck near Port Royal. Pa, while
on his way home from the Worlds
Fair, Chicago. In speaking OF her
first ride on the cars she said she
really enjoyed It.
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Escaped From Prison Guard.

Allentown Especially While en-
ployed with a gang of other prison.
ers in grading the prison yard here,
William Mecker, serving term OF
six months for receiving stolen goods.
escaped from the guard. Mecker
simply put on black coat which one
OF his tramp co-workers had laid
on, over his striped suit, and walked
out Of the prison yard. When the
guard discovered what he was doing
he fired several shots at the fleeing
man, but none took effect.
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Y News Of Pennsylvania =
CLEARING HOUSE FOR BABIES.
Pittsburg Club women's Plan OF
Caring For Stray Infants.

Pittsburg Especially. - Pittsburc
club women propose to establish 4
clearing house for stray babies. Thu
project caused long discussion 81
a union meeting of different cluh4
but friends of the idea won finallys
The idea Is to establish some Gems
tral place where unfortunate women
can leave their children for adoption.
AT present, friends of the schems
charge, mothers are compelled to
abandon their infants. leaving them
on doorsteps, and when found the
little ones are In such physical COM
dition that they die.
Opponents of the idea declared
that a clearing house would encoufn
age women to desert their little onea,l
as they would thus be relieved OK
Inconvenience In keeping them.