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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
SALE OF DISSIPATION.
Human Savagery to Be Had at Retail
in Every Large City.

Take Chicago, then, not because 1t
is worse than or different from other
cities of America, but, on the con-
trary, because it is so typical, and be-
cause it is so well known. Why have
the primary basic guarantees of civil
ization broken down in Chicago?
Why has that city, year after year,
such a flood of violent and adventur-
GUS crime? The answer can be sim
pie and straightforward: Because OF
the tremendous and elaborate organi-
zation-fnancial and political--for
creating and attracting the criminal
In Chicago.
The criminal is savage, nothing
more nor less. Civilization builds up
painfully our definite. orderly rules of
life-work. marriage. the constant
restraint of the gross and violent i'm
pulses of appetite. The criminal sim
ply discards these laws and slides
back again along the way we came up
into license. idleness, thievery and
violence. He merely lapses back into
savagery.
To understand the matter of crime
sn great cities, the first step is to
measure the positive forces working
continually to produces there.
These forces are to-day, as they al
ways have teen, greater than can
easily be imagined.
The city--from scarlet Babylon to-
smoky Chicago-has always been the
great market place of dissipation.
In the jungle you would call shis
thing savagery In the city there is a
new side to 1t. The dweller of the
city--true to the instincts of city life
has made 1t financial transaction.
He has found 1t a great source OF
+ gain, of easy money.
There has grown up, therefore, a
double motive in promoting 1.-THE
T demand for the thing itself. and the
stimulus OF the great profit In provid-
ing It. You may call the sale o. dis
sipation In the city savagery by re-
tail. Ethicaliy considered. this thing
Is hideous beyond belief; socially con-
sidered It Is suicidal But to be un.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
Mhen Rnhber GROWS Hot.

When an automobile is running at
high speed the rubber tires are rap
idly warmed, and the heat sometimes
becomes very great, with resultant
injury to the rubber. The cause OF
this accumulation of heat in the tire
is ascribed to the ,kneading OF the
rubber. which generates heat faster
than 1t can be radiated away FOR
this reason manufacturers have
found It TO be an advantage to have
metal parts in the tread, such as the
ends of rivets, in contact with the
tire because the metal. being a good
radiator, helps to carry off the heat
to the outer air,--Philadclphia Rec
ord.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30

turn, her mothers Illness had alb
sorbed all her thoughts, although she
had penned him the little note as she
had promised. After the GONZALES
cence she had eagerly gone to the
postoffice day after day, but the letter
in the longed-for handwriting never
came.
Despite her lack of interest in her
personal appearance tonight, she had
never looked prettier than when she
came down to the dining-room to see
that the table was properly set. In
the meantime, the G.. A. r. post and
band were assembled at the depot
awaiting the coming of the train
and their distinguished guest. The
train brought but one passenger for
Ashley Hill, a beardless boy with
square shoulders and military bear
ing, who looked with much astonish-
ment at the multitude.
Il didn't suppose Ashley Hill
boasted OF so large population" he
thought.
Just then he was accosted by Capt.
Gambler. Say, young man, do you
happen to know II the assistant
quartermaster general was on your
train?"
! We'll, / guess dol" was the re-
ply. accompanied by hearty laugh.
II am the assistant quartermaster
general. Are you the commander OF
the post who talked over the phone
with me?"
That's me. You must excuse me.
You gave your title as colonel and
got you set down in my mind as O
Civil War veteran. You see we old
soldiers are quite apt to forget the
young blood"
The assistant quartermaster gen
eral gave another o his inspiring
laughs. II am colonel by virtue o.
my office as assistant quartcrmaste,
general, and am assistant quarter
master general by virtue of being /
National Guard officer and a hustlini
politician"
"WelI. it's good one on me.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
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Mother-''What's the last name Of
that little boy you play WITH" Tom
my-"His names Willie. Boys don't
have any last Names" Detroit
Free Press.
Jimmy-"Aw no wonder yer kin
lick meyer two years older'n me-"
Mickey-"Well come round when
yer as old as me an I'll lick yer den,
too. Judge.
"Scribbly must intend starting a
magazine" What makes you think
so?" "He told me he had a scheme
to get his stuff published. ."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
For rheumatism take bee,
Then pet it;
The sting Is recommended, and
Will either cure the pain or you'll
Forget it.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Goodley - "Graciousl Just
listen to that clergyman! I'm posi-
tive he's swearing. Evidently he's
missed his vocation" Mr. Cooley
mo; think 1t was his train. PHIL
adelphia Press.
do you ever think of your
youth?" asked the first old man.
"You bet 1 do;' said No. 2. I'm
still paying interest on some debts I
contracted before / was old enough
to know better. ."-DetroitF Free Press.
''Ruggles, l congratulate you on
that bequest from your deceased un-
Gle. You'll be able now to buy an
automobile" ITO buy an automo-
bile, Ramage? Great Scott! I'll be
able to keep one!"--Chicago Tri-
bune. Z
Caller-"I'd think that your faith
er's duties as building inspector
would be awfully dangerous, going
round unsafe buildings" Small Son
of the House-"Oh, no; he doesn't
go near 'em till after they fall
down. Life.
Sunday-school Teacher-"Who can
tell me the meaning of the word re-
pentance?' "a pause.) Sunday
school Teacher-"What is it that we
feel after we have done something
wrongs Little Willie - "Papa's
slipper. Judge.
Labor had been invited to dine
with Capital. Nov you see we are
all equal" remarked Capital genially
to his guest. Moo" responded La
Dor doubtfully, you have the advan-
tage of knowing which fork to use."
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Ia there man in this broad land =.
Who never to a friend has said: "a I
! "0ld man, / have a remedy
Thatll cure that cold in your head?"
Assistant Editor" Here's poem
from a fellow who is serving FIVE
years term in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary." Managing Editor well,
print 1t with footnote explaining
the circumstance. 1t may serve as a
warning to other poets. "-Philadel-
phia Record. 4
'It appears to me-" remarked the
tourist, that the superficial aspect
OF your community is misleading as
an index of it's sterling basic quail
ties" Stranger" said Three-finger
Sam, "if you're goin' to linger around
here you want to talk quicker'n that.
Too many men has been accusin' 9TH
ers Of falsifyin' an gettin' away with
1t under cover of big words. Wash
ington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30

Indicating Enthusiastically the rapid
growth OF automobiling is the atti-
tude of the leading universities in
beginning to give special attention to
a subject OF widespread interest and
the greatest value to the welfare of
the country, for 1t means the solving
OF quick transportation for the indi-
vidual In and about cities aud towns
and even across States and into for
eign countries. Add to this the dis
tribution of all kinds of freight and
business traffic. and the magnitude
of the automobile industry ap-
proaches degree second to none in
the development of the Republic.
There will also be added to the cur
ricuIurn OF the colleges a department
on lroadmaking and the graduating
OF experienced roadbuilders. for the
Improvement of the highways newt
ably follows in the wake OF the mo-
tor-driven Vehicle. Even now Pa
ciflc Coast uaiyersity is to add q
course ON roAdbuilding, providing its
state legislStors are agreeable, which
seems 70 be assured IN advance,---
Automobile.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30

laughed the commander, and he In
troduced the assistant quartermaster
general as such to the post, who bade
him a hearty welcome and to his
great amusement escorted him TO the
hotel to the music of the "Star Span
gled Banner" ss<gsstyc-->s
They gave him the best the hotel
afforded and he then proceeded to
call the freight agent to time, secure
the tents and order the delinquent
armorer and squad of workmen to
be up and doing at sunrise. 1t was
evident that the young colonel was
forceful. When Capt. Gambler was
escorting him to his home he sud
denly exclaimed:
"I don't know your name yet.
didn't catch It over the phone"
"Hayerly. Leonard Haverly.
don't know yours either"
MY name is Gambler"
The young man started. 'I won
der is haven't met your daughter,
Miss Eloise Candler?"
"Yes; she's my daughter. And
you know herr"
at the home of Miss Woodson."
well, don't that beat all! And
Eloise is expecting me to bring home
an old soldier!"
'I have been up at our camp
ground for a month";" said the young
colonel presently, land knew moth
| ing of your business transaction un-
til you 'phoned to-day. I had a
clerk look it up and he simply gave
me the place the tents had been
billed to and the number of your
post. / didn't notice your name"
They had now reached the Gambler
residence and the captain ushered
his guest into the dining-room.
"Oh,' here you are, Eloisel Here's
someone you know. I'll go and tell
ma to dish up the supper"
AS the captain left the room,
Eloise turned and beheld the ideal
of her girlish fancy. The color
quickly rose in her fair face, but she
gravely and courteously bade him
welcome, and then turned again to
the flowers she was arranging in the
centre of the table. Papa expected
an old soldier" she said with
slight smile.
"And are you sorry, Eloise, that
came instead?"
mo-" she said, but In a very for
NAL manner. I am very glad to
again meet a friend of MabeIs. ]
have very pleasant recollections of
my visit In Buffalo"
He looked at her intently. He
was wonderful man for action and
directness. "Eloise," he demanded
suddenly, why didn't you answer
my letter."
4 have never received letter
from you," she replied with some
indignation in her accents.
81 wrote you the day received
. your note and directed 1t rs you
} said, Box No. IT,"
She looked at him with incredu
, lous eyes. 'I never received it." she
J said indifferently.
"Eloise," said Haverly, in low, re
, proachful tones, 'you don't believ'
: me. do you?"
5 YES" she said slowly. IT believ'
! you, but wish 1 had received tn
l letter."
. do you, really?" he asked eager
J. ly. "Did you want to hear from me
: l felt awfully chagrined at not re
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
QuEsIIoNING.

Two torturing questions vcx my souts
And daily tax my self-control.
fight their fascination fell
Until / feel / must compel ySfez
An answer willy-nilly.
Just two there are--here's number ono i
Zone after that and have done), -
Did Shakespeare e'er his ma. annoy, 4
And did she lick her darling boy, "A
And did she call him "Willie?"
But this conundrum's not the worst,
Although I've told il TO you first.
Another question fills my brain,
And causes me much mental strain
II fairly makes Inc dizzy.
You've heard of Queen Elizabeth,
Who brought about Queen Mary's death.
Now did her father, Henry Viii, IA
Let his young daughter SIT up late, I&
And did he call her "Lizzief" -
--Somerville Journal. '
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30
How to Breathe.

This essay was the work OF boy
OF nine
Breath is made out OF air. We
breathe with our lungs. our lights,
our llyers and our kidneys, II II
wasn't for our breath we would die
whom we slept Our breath keeps the
life agoing through the hose. whsn
we are asleep. Boys that stay in o.
room all day should not breathe
They should wait TIL they Get out-''
doors. Boys in room make carr
bonicide. carbonfcide Is the most
poisonous OF living th1nNs, dead 81
alive Milwaukee Wiacopain.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30

derstood and followed through INTEL
ligently 1t must first be considered as
such. There is no other way. That
is what l must recognize In describ-
ing conditions in Chicago. must
talk cold business. as the saying goes.
No emotion, no squeamishness. not
even sympathy; simply statement
of fact. Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-30

A young stick, Of bamboo stratch-
ing its head above the ground looks
much like stalk Of asparagus, In
Japan these young shoots are as
much sought for food as asparagus is
here. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Labor in Chile,

Consul Alfred A. Winslow of Valparaiso
reports that the labor question in Chile is
becoming a very serious matter, and one
that is keeping back the development Of
the country along all lines.
There Is a great lack of laborers both in
the city and on the farm, and because Of
this workmen demand very high wages,
and so independent that in many cases
they of little service There are no la
Dor organizations, but workmen are so
scarce that any one who wishes to work
can demand and obtain almost any price
Common laborers have been paid and
10 pesos a day. which means from So 40 to
So United States gold. The usual wage Is
from to 6 pesos ($1.5O to $3.50 per day,
and skilled labor in proportion. Even at
these prices it is impossible to get near
enough men.
One firm in this city with very large In
terests in this country has arranged to
bring over 1900 coolies on contract, ana a
corporation is considering the matter of
bringing In a like number of workmen
from Argentina. 1t Is conservatively esti-
mated that 10000 men could &c given en-
ployment for the next two or three years In
rebuilding the city Of Valparaiso. Where
these men are to come from is mystery.
The government realizes this, and is con-
sidering the question of immigration. It is
proposed to grant liberal land concessions
to actual settlers. There is still much val
liable land not occupied, and the agricul-
tural products are needed for the country
to supply food for workmen in the cities
and in the mines at a reasonable price. As
1t is living Is very expensive here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Walking Sixty Thousand Miles.


There arrived in London last evening an
aged man, named Mark All, who has been
wandering for the past six years.
Mark All is an engineer by trade, and
he set out from Fleet street on August g..
1900. with the object of walking 10000
miles in seven years. The idea of the en-
terprise was to disprove a theory, which All
attributes to engineering employers, that
after a man has reached forty-five years
of age, he Is useless for manual labor.
Some gentlemen who were DESTROYS Of
disproving this theory agreed to pay All
$500 If he could walk 60 coo miles in seven
years, earning his living at his trade. and
that he shall not beg, sell photographs Of
himself, or picture postcards, make speech
es, or exhibit himself at music halls. All
these conditions, he says, he has faithfully
observed. He has been all over the three
kingdoms, and has visited France, Spain,
Switzerland Belgium, Holland, Italy ond
Germany, but failed to get into Russia.
His record now Is 5000 miles.
He proposes to take a weeks rest In
London, then walk to Newhaven, and cross
to Dieppe, where he will resume his pedes-
trian exercises through France. Through
out his travels, Mark All wears the union
jack on his right arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

not. and 1t is seldom that we have trouble
in such cases as regards the tolls.
Another point of general public interest
about kilograms is the signing of the mes
sengers delivery sheet at the time of the
delivery of the message and the noting
thereon by the recipient of the hour when
the message was delivered.
Some persons consider this as inconse-
quential and leave 1t for the messenger to
do, supposing that they are doing the COM
pany a favor in thus noting the time of
delivery, not caring about this item so long
as they receive the telegram Later in
many important Instances, they find that
the hour of the receipt of the message be-
comes of primary Importance because of
subsequent events, but they find there is
discrepancy in the time noted on the
messengers delivery sheet and their recol-
lection of the actual time
In writing telegram, and especially the
recipients name and address and the send
ers name greater care should be used than
in the superscription on a piece of mail
matter as we do not follow up the ADDRESSED
as is the case with letter which may not
be Immediately delivered. Yet most people
In sending telegram, seem to become i'm
bued with electric haste. write as rapidly
as possible and scrawl their signature.
While II is true the receiving clerks are
careful in reading messages at the time of
their handing in, yet errors are bound to
De made when the message is badly or hur-
riedly written"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
WHAT FINGERS ARE WORTH.
Thumb Held to Represent a Third
Of the Whole Hands Value.

From the Philadelphia Record
The different fingers are far from having
the same value in the eyes Of the law with
reference to their functional utilization.
Much the most important is the thumb, for
without 1t prehension would be very i'm
perfect. The hand is no longer pinchers but
merely claw when deprived of the thumb.
1t may be estimated that the thumb repre-
sents fully third Of the total value OF the
hand.
The French court allows Is to IS per cent
value for the right hand and 10 to Is for the
left: the Austrian schedule gives from 10
per cent for the left to 25 per cent for the
right; In Germany 20 to % per cent and
awarded. The percentage Is based on 100
as the total industrial value of the hand
previous to the accident, a loss of 50 per
cent representing half Of the value etc.
The total loss of the index finger causes
an incapacity estimated at 10 to ID per cent
in Austria, 16 to 20 per cent in Germany,
10 per cent for the left and 20 per cent for
the right by Italian courts; the French al
low 10 per cent.
The middle finger Is OF much more i'm
portance than the index, says DR.. Hefguan
authority, for a great loss of force is OBJ
served In the hand when the finger is am
putated. Yet almost all the authorities
ascribe less Importance to 1t than the index
The Italian law allows per cent, the Aus
TRAN to 10 per cent. g.
The ring finger is the least important
Its total loss often does not cause inca
pacity. The Austrian tariff assmilates this
finger to the middle one. The italian law
is liberal with per cent. The French and
German tribunals often refuse indemnity.
considering the incapacity resulting from
the loss as very light '''n
The little finger may be compared to the
ring, except in the professions in which it
serves as point of support for the hand.
1t may be remarked here that the artist
has not been taken into considera ton in
these cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Days Of the College Athlete.
From the New York World

From the New York World.
OF the S07 Yale athletes who have been
specialists In rowing, foot ball. base ball
and track sports in the last fifty years only
fifty eight are dead. The death rate for
students since 1856 is almost twice as great.
This is the substance of William G. Ander-
sons statistical refutation Of the occasional
assertion that the college athlete wins his
laurels at the cost OF life made shorter
by the strain of physical competition.
Similar results were obtained more than
year ago from a study of Harvard rolls.
They do not settle the question as to
whether the longevity of the physically
active students comes from their superior
physical development or from their original
strength OF constitution Men picked for
university teams are inevitably of a select
class.
Eighteen of Yale's dead athletes had
been members of the crew. But this fol-
lows from the fact that rowing is by far
the Observation-Disclosures sport at the college
In point Of average years of life greatest
mortality Is shown among the foot ball
players, the oarsmen coming next, the
track men third and the base ball con-
tingent last.
students who glory In strength and dex-
terity both for their own sakes and for the
college. An individual case will now and
then arise like that of Stangland the CO.
lumbta captain. who had to retire because
of heart enlargement. The inference that
athletic predominailce In college necessarily
means physical peril seems to be stamped
by the mortality figures as an empty gem
- aSA4sA4NAss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

the cuirassiers, for Napoleon, by one of the
few oversights charged against him, failed
to provide frost nails for the cavalry and
| ruined that arm for the time.
But when Waterloo came, the emperor
had managed to restore his cuirassiers to
their old state of strength and proficiency.
He relied on them in the struggle that
broke his career, and they did not prove
amiss, but the odds against which they
pitted were too overwhelming for any
bravery.
Met the Scots Gray.
The crafty Wellington, knowing the Prov
ess Of the French cuirassiers, opposed them
with the pick Of his fighting force, the cav
airy under Gen. Ponsonby. This consisted
of the Royal Dragons, Scots Grays and
Inskilling Dragons.
These latter were early drawn into the
action. for D'Erion, after overcoming By
landt, was chased from a strong position
by the Grays.
Between and in the afternoon under
the personal direction of Ney. a movement
of the French cuirassers was ordered. The
grand old veterans-kellerman, Milhaud
and Guyot-took charge of the men, whom
Napoleon always awarded the honor Of be-
ing thrown at the enemy in the crisis of the
battle.
Straight at the center Of the British line
rode the cuirassiers. They were supported
by artillery and did terrible execution
among the Britishers. Had they likewise
been supported by infantry Waterloo might
have had a different outcome. but the won
derful valor of the Scots Grays, formed in
squares to resist the attack, and compelled
to support the frightful struggle for hours,
finally prevailed, and the cuirassers, shot
to pieces, finally had to retreat to avoid
complete determination. When Napoleon
saw them come back he conceded the end.
1t Is a curious fact that at the same time
that the cuirassiers are to pass out of ex-
istence there is also talk in England of
abolishing the Scots Grays, the heroes who
beat them.
The suggestion has been made in England
and enthusiastically received that before
the two-cuirassiers and grays-pass out of
existence it would be fitting and beautiful
sentiment to let them meet in reunion in
Paris
The date proposed is July H. the French
national holiday.
a4As a final reunion of brave men, whose
predecessors in the same regiment opposed
each other in one of the greatest battle
fields of history, this would seem the most
appropriate of all last acts in the warlike
drn ma of cuirassers and grayS.
siers brought victory to the legions Of the
emperor.
The Russian campaign dealt hardly with