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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
USING UP OUR TIMBER SUPPLY.

Three Times as Much Timber Used
Each Year as the Forest Grows.
Every person in the United States
is using over six times as much wood
as he would use il he were in Eu-
rope. The country, as a whole, con-
sumes every year between three and
four times more wood than all of the
forests of the United States grow in
the meantime. The average acre of
forest lays up store OF only ten Gu
bic feet annually, whereas 1t ought
to be laying up at least thirty cubic
feet in order to furnish the products
taken out of 1t. Since 1880 more
than 100000, 100000 feet of timber
have been cut for lumber alone, in
cluding S0,000,O 0,OO0,0 900 feet of conif-
erous timber in excess of the total
coniferous stumpage estimate of the
census in 1880.
These are some of the remarkable
statements made in Circular No. 81
of the Forest Service, which deals
with the timber supply Of the United
States, and reviews the stumpage es-
Inmates made by all the important
authorities. A study of the circular
must lead directly to the conclusion
that the rate at which forest products
In the United States have been and
are being consumed is far too lavish,
and that only one result can follow
unless steps are promptly taken to
prevent waste in use and to increase
the growth rate of every acre of for
est in the United States. This result
is a timber famine. This country is
to-day in the same position with re-
gard to forest resources as was Ger
many $50 years ago. During this Pc
riod of $50 years such German States
as Saxony and Prussia, particularly
the latter, have applied a policy of
Government control and regulation
which has immensely increased the
productivity of their forests. The
same policy will achieve even better
results in the United States, because
we have the advantage of all the les
sons which Europe has learned and
paid for in the course of a century of
theory and practice.
Lest 1t might be assumed that the
rapid and gaining depletion of Amer
lean forest resources is sufficiently
accounted for by the increase Of pop
ulatiou, 1t is pointed out in the circu-
lar that the increase in population
since 1880 is barely more than half
the increase in lumber cut in the
same period. Two areas supplying
timber have already reached and
passed their maximum production
the Northeastern States in 1870 and
the Lake States in 1890. To-day the
Southern States, which cut yellow
pine amounting to one-third the to-
tai annual lumber cut of the country,
are undoubtedly near their maximum.
The Pacific States will soon take the
ascendancy. The State of Washing
ton, within few years, has come to
the front, and now ranks first of all
individual States in volume of cut -
New York Evening Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
EXPLOSION KILLS 7 MINERS
The Bodies Torn and Clothing Burned
OF.

Scranton, Pa. Especially. - Seven
men were killed outright and two
others seriously injured in two ex1
plosions of mine gas IN the Johnson
No. Mine, at Priceburg. The first
explosion, which occurred about
O'Clock, was caused by the careless
ness OF door tender who, by leaving
door open, allowed gas to accumu-
late In the workings. One man was
injured as result OF this explosion.
me second explosion. which resulted
In the death of seven men and the
injury OF another, occurred about
O'Clock and resulted from the igni-
ton OF the deadly firedamp which
accumulated after the first explosion.
or the eight men who were work.
Ing In the main gangway at the time
OF the second explosion, seven were
killed instantly.
A runner, who was near the foot
of the shaft when the second ex.
plosion occurred quickly gave the
alarm and a rescue party hurried "a
the scene of the explosion. All the
victims were frightfully burned, the
clothing being burned off most Of
them.
News of the explosion spread rap.
Idly through the village of Price
burg, a mining hamlet Just north OF
Scranton, and hundreds of wives;
children and other relatives of those
who are empolyed in the mine hur,
ried to the breaker So badly dis.
figured were the remains OF those
who were killed that Identification
at the time was impossible, and the
widest excitement prevailed Harsh
measures had to be pursued by the
mine officials to keep the crowds
back, and hundreds, followed the
ambulances to undertaking establish
ments 1t was with the greatest diff
| ficulty that any authentic news of
the affair could be learned. because
of the excitement that prevailed.
About 1900 men work in the
mine. but as no account was kept OF
those who had come out before the
explosion occurred, it is impossible
to determine until the rescuing par
ty returns if the present death list Ia
complete.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
NEWS " Pennsylvania
BAER ENrERrArNs FARMERS.
Millionaire Agriculturists Dine With
Readings President.

Reading Especially The members
OF the Farmers Club, of Philadel-
phia, were entertained by President
Baer, of the Reading Railway, at his
country place, Bruins Choice, along
the Schuylkill River, above Reading
The party came in a special train
composed of Mr.. Baers private car,
Philadelphia; the private car, Atlas,
of the Jersey Central Railroad, and
two Pullmans. The party returned
this evening.
In the party were George F. Baer,
]. Donald Cameron, T. Dewitt Guy
Ter, Rudulph Ellis, James l.. Fish
,er, Clement A. Griscom, Wayne Mac
Veagh, James McCrea, e. T. Stotes-
bury. w. N. Appel, Judges j. Hay
Brown, Frank l.. Connard. William
G.. Coke, Judge Vernon w. Davis.
Robert w. de Forest, Samuel Dick
son, Charles w. Gould, Judge George
Gray, w. U. Hensel, Isaac Hester,
Judge George c. Holt, Richmond L.
Jones, Chief Justice James T. Mitch
ell, Heber l.. Smith, Francis Lynde
Stetson and Judge Henry G.. Ward.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
WIN Few Exceptions.

Wilton Lackaye says that while on
a downtown IL" train one morning
recently he CHANGED to overhear por-
tions of an interesting conversation
between two young women OCCUPYING
adjoining seats.
81 see by the paper" observed one
of the young women, that Mr..
Blank, the octogenarian, is dead.
What on earth is an octogenarian,
anyhow"
II don't know, I'm sure,' was the
reply, "but there's one thing certain
they're sickly lot of people. You
never hear OF one unless ho is dying.
---Lippincott's
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Judge Johnson has approved the
contract for the erection of now
bridge over Darby Creek. connecting
the township of Tinicum to Prospect
Park, at a cost of $6S,000.
James F. Dougherty, aged 81
years, well-known hotel man OF
Danville, and Democratic poll-I
tician, who has served number
of terms as member of Council. died
at his home, following an illness Of.
six weeks.
Berwick Borough Council has de-
cided to again enforce the curfew
law, which has been a dead letter
for several months past.
County Commissioners OF North
ampton and Lehigh Counties. tho
Bethlehem Borough authorities and
the ofIlciaIs of the Lehigh VALLEY
Transit Company have decided te
build new 100000 bridge to span
the Monacacy Creek, In Bethlehen,-
The structure will be an arcbed ooo-
crete bridge, AIS feet long, 6s feot
high and so feet wide-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Germs as Hired Men.

The farmer emptied a white pow
der into pail of water, and added
thereto tiny wad of cotton.
"Tm getting ready to vaccinate my
land for the spring." he said. This
is the virus. The Government gives
me the virus for nothing. and the
vaccination increases my crops from
fifty to 800 per cent"
Stirring the fluid, he went on:
"Dr. G. T. Moore, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is the inventor
of soil vaccination. Thanks to him,
you can fertilize for four cents as
much soil as $40 worth of nitrate
would cover.
"You see, the thing that fertilizes
soil is nitrogen. Well, there is lot
of nitrogen in the air--seven-tenths'
of the air is nitrogen. And DR.. Moore
has bred a germ, little living germ,
that all its life long works like Rookie
feller at extracting this nitrogen from
the air and storing it n the soil
around 1t.
"This germ is what I vaccinate
my land with. This germ, put in
my soil, tolls day and night--a fine
little hired man. To 1t the air, the
free air we breathe, is a perfect
guano bed, and from that guano bed
| draw all the profit.
"And the result? Well, a potato
field yielded fifty per cent. more po-
tatoes after vaccination; an oat field
yielded 800 per cent. more oats; a
wheat field yielded fifty-two per cent.
more wheat; rye field yielded 400
per cent. more rye."-Minneapolis
Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
THE eoopLY COUNTRY.

rye seen looked with grave content,
Goodnaturedy and cheerfuly, whichever vent;
Though bleak and bare and brown houded to the sky
And looked at me in quiet peace when went slowly by
But building be it house. tempted place mart
win face with chilling brows that set him far apart
I've never country road that did not have the time
To loaf beside the forests where the bosomed would climb
To m softly lazily, to rest with it awhile
Ands sect comfort could in mile N mle
streets-they bare will
They hustle Increasingly and drive your dreams
sky shields countryside night
An ebon velvet drapcry looped with light
That did bend to all riendywse and bless
And a balm of comfort heart in its distress;
the city has its night the glare
And look whatever WILL you the sky.
I've country road brook tree
That did not have kindly word to speak sing
crowd side they frown,
Nor view strangerwse do the streets and walls Of town
And sometimes think that this be the hidden plan
T" show how much better God could make the world than
Chicago Evening T."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Legacy win Not Stop Work.

Moadville Especially .--Aleck Wal
ton, hostler at the Major A. c..
Huidekoper Stock Farm, Conneaut
Lake, deposited in a Meadville bank
draft for $4,000, his share, with
six other children. of the estate OF
his father. a London butcher. Wal
TOMS bride, Maggie Barr, arrived
here from England on June 10 and
they were married that afternoon.
Walton will continue to work on the
stock farm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
lightning Strikes Train.

Birdsboro Especially During a To-
cal thunder storm, David S. Schmock,
brakeman on an extra freight train
on the main line of the Reading
Railway, was struck by lightning and
killed.
Schmock was on top of a moving
box car and was struck on the head.
The hair was burned off his head
and face, but the car was not dam
aged.
The deceased is a resident of Phil
adelphia, starting ont from the Rich
mond yard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Saved BY Fellow-workman.

Pottstown Especially 1t was due
70 the prompt action of David Swave-
ly that Clarence Smith, a bricklayer,
did not fall fifty feet to the bottom
OF a fiue when he was overcome by
gas at the No. 2 furnace OF the War
wick Iron g. Steel Company, Smith
being senseless across a scaffold high
up in the interior of the due while
a dense volume Of cosl gas from the
furnace surrounded the two men.
Swavely secured rope and lowered
his unconscious fellow-workman to
the bottom.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
EnlargIng Insane Hospital.

Danville Especially. - Work was
commenced on the new 100000 fe-
male infirmary for the Hospital for
the Insane, which is provided for in
the new $429,000 appropriation bill.
The building will be 210 feet long,
and 80 feet wide. and will accommo-
date 200 patients. 1t will be two
stories high and will be constructed
of brick.
In addition, there Is provided in
the new appropriation bill a building
for the acute insane male patients to
cost 100000. building for the acute
insane female patients, to cost $780,
900. There is also to be erected a
$4,000 building for the employees
and attendants.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Historians Fraternize,

Lancaster (SpeciaD The Lancas-
ter County Historical Society held
its annual outing at Accomac, on the
Susquehanna, and entertained the
Berks County Historical Society.
Addresses were made at the dinner,
presided over by S. M. Sener, of Lam
caster; by DR.. John w, Jordan, Phila-
delphia, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Historical Societies. and
R. f. Kelker, Harrisburg, head of
the division of State archives.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Whistle Fatal To Girl.

Easton Especially - Annie Linge,
the tweive-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Linge, of West
Easton, was romping with a number
of other children, blowing a toy tin
whistle, when in inhaling breath the
whistle slipped down her throat and
lodged there
She cried out in agony, and medi-
cal assistance was soon obtained, but
'nemorrhages set in and she died in
an hour.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
SANDWICH NOT A MEAu.
Consequently Ice Cream Cannot Be
Sold As A Desert On Sunday.


Altoona Especially - Magistrate
David Kinch has officially decided
that a sandwich and a plate of ice
cream does not constitute a meal,
in the legal sense. for the purpose
of avoiding the Sunday blue laws.
Constable Markey arrested Frederick
Wise for selling ice cream Sunday
at his cafe, at South Altoona. Wise
alleged that he served the ice cream
with meals. 1t turned out that Wise,
remembering the law. refused to sell
the cream unless a sandwich was also
purchased, hoping thus to come with
in the scope of the law.
"Its violation of the letter and
the spirit of the law" declared the
magistrate and he imposed a fine
of 81. Markey also arrested Robert
Ritter and II. B. Heffey, Lakemont
Park caterers. for selling cream on
Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
DOG SAVES HIS MISTRESS.
Attacks Cow That Was Trampling
Young Woman To Death.

Harrisburg Especially Miss Clara
Rupp was attacked by maddened
cow on her fathers farm in Swatara
Township. After the enraged anil
NAL had knocked her to the ground
and was fiercely horning and tramp
ling her, a large collie dog succeed
ing In getting the COW to turn its
attacks from his bleeding mistress.
While the dog and COW were in
the midst of their battle, Miss Rupp
attracted the attention OF her father
by her cries, who ran to her assist
ance. She Is badly bruised and cut
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Young Bather Drowner.

Danville (SpeciaD Fred Miller.
the 1O-year-old son of Charles Miller.
of Riverside, was drowned while
swimming with several companions
in the river front about a mile be-
low town. The boys suddenly found
themselves in deep water and
strong current and when, after a
struggle, they reached shore the Mil
Ter boy had disappeared.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Buried In RridnI Rohes.

Chester Especially Mrs Kathryn
Sprague Dehner. a well-known men,
ber of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at her home on Par
ker Street after a few minutes i'll
ness. The deceased was married
only three months ago. She was
buried in her bridal robes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Argument Was Convincing.

Pottsville Especially Jay Sunday,
aged IA years, was shot by com.
panion, here. The boys had Flo
bert rife. They had an argument as
to whether the gun was loaded. To
show Sunday 1t wasn't, his compan.
ion pointed it at him and pulled the
trigger. The bullet entered Sundays
leg
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Killed BY Lightning In Field.

Selinsgrove (SpeciaD SO anxious
was Michael C. Meyer to replant a
corn.l I'D that he continued his labors
while a storm was gathering. A
bolt of lightning struck and instant
ly killed him as the work was almost
completed His body was pierced
from shoulder to shoulder and shoes
loosened from his feet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Church Struck By Lightning.

Reading (SpeciaD "A terrific
electric storm swept over the south.
western part of the county. The
only building damaged was the
Wyomissing Church, of Gouglers-
vile, which was struck by lightning.
The roof was torn up. The rafters
were split.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
To Xiii Every Dog In Town.

Hazleton Especially "A mad dog
played havoc at Gowen and Rock
Glen and before he was shot every
dog in the two towns, as we'll as
a man and girl were bitten. The
State Constabular will be despatched
to the towns to kill every dog.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Pittsburg Needs More Worlmen.

Pittsburg Especially. - Owing to
the dearth of unskilled cheap labor
in the Pittsburg district the United
States Steel Corporation has sent
agents at Ellis Island In an endeavor
to secure 5000 and has been fairly
successful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
RESCUED BY Her Pct.

Allentown Especially. - Attacked
by bull while walking along road
near Siesholtzville, Miss Emma Sich-
er was rescued by the interference
of pet bulldog. A battle between
the two animals resulted in severe
injuries to the bull and the death of
the dog
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27
Drowned In Jar OF water.

Litltz Especially Ruth, the q
year-old daughter of Graybrl Min
mich, fell into huge stone jar part
ly filled with water and was drown
ed. Tho jar was on the kitchen floor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-27

A well known figure in Washing
ton is Stephen Vail, son of Alfred
Vail, who co-operated with Morse
and Henry in the invention OF the
telegraph and built the first steam
engine that ever propelled ship
across the oA<~a.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-14
ROE BUDGET.

Roe, Ark, June II. 1907. Ed Howard came in from Birming- ham one day last week and took his mother home with him for an extend ed visit Mrs. H. had been on visit here to pr. Adams family and ether friends.
 Miss Nora Book is here visiting rel atiyes and friends.
 Miss Ives came over from Stuttgart last week and secured music class of girls and young ladies. Her father, the Rev. Ives, came over with her and did some plano and organ tuning, re- msining over Sunday and preached to a good audience at 1 o'clock.
 Sunday evening at op. m there assembled large congregation at the Methodist Church to enjoy the Chil- dren's Day exercises. Notwithstand- ing the short time they had to prepare the program was well rendered, each one doing his part well. The song service was exceptionally good, special mention being in order of the Duet
  by Rev. Ives and Mrs. Southworth. Prof. Ferguson Is at Clarendon this week attending the Teachers Institute. A Prof. Trett was here Saturday and Sunday 10 see the directors about the next term of school.
 Mir. W. E. Tillman. with his bridge crew. is up near Jonesboro this week. He came home to sec his family Sunday.
 Mrs. Lena Williams came in last week from Little Rock where she had been for some time at on3 of the in- firmaries being treated for appendicitis She is stopping with her sister Mrs. Jodis Minnis.
 There is an5ther little stranger at MT. Fl Maybsrrys. He and his mother are reported doing well.
 LYcuRGuS
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Raff Leaves Monroe County.

The announcement that C. C. Raii and his family are soon to leave Car endon and take up their permanent residence at Mena will cause general regret in this city. Mr. Raif has al ready bought house and several lots ir Mena and expects to move there with his family about the first Of July He will establish a first-class meat market at Mena. Mir. Raff has been a resident of Clarendon for more than twenty years, and has made. an excel lent citizen whose loss will be felt by many here. The Sun takes pleasure in commenting Mir. Rsfi to the people of Mena as thoroughly reliable and upright Christian gentleman, worthy of their utmost respect and conf dence. Sun.
 Cris Raif is going to Mena but he II be back. They go away from old Monroe fer while but they all come back. Cris has many friends here who will be glad when he does find out that there is no place on earth that beats this section.
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BadIY Liked Up.

Abraham Brown, of Winterton, N r.. had very remarkable experience; ne says; Doctors got badly mixed up over ne; one said heart disease: two called it kidney trouble; the fourth, blood poison. and the fifth stomach nd liver trouble; but none cf them helped me: so my wife advised trying Electric Bitters. which are restoring ne to perfect health. One bottle did ne mere good than all five doctors
 rescrbed. Guaranteed to cure blood poison. weakness and all stomach. liver md kidney complaints, by all druggists, soc.
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FOR SALE AT ROE.

My residence property ia Roe. ] have desirable home which l will sell at a bargain. Apply in per cn or ad lress me at Roe for prises and terms.
 K, spectfuliy.
 w. l.. FER GUSON. -Ju-t tel! them tl.ai JOG sa@ tin the ARGUS.
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ANCIENT ROME.

is now merely memory of the past. Ballard's Snow Linament is the fam- fly linament of the twentieth century. A positive cure for Rheumatism, Burns. Cuts. Sprains. Neuralgia etc.. Mir. C. H. Runyon. Stanberry. Mo. writes: Il have used Snow Linament for Rheumatism and all pain. can say enough in its praise.
 Sold by Brooks Pharmacy.
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Resolutions oiI Thanks.

By unanimous vote this committee has been instructed to extend the sincesest thanks of the Joh ,son Lodge No. 26, I. o. O. F. to Mayor T. H.. Jackson and to the officers and mem bers of the choir of the lst Fresby- teran church for their gracious kind ness rendered in making our Memo rial service on Sunday. June 2rd. such pleasing success.
 ]. L. RAY, Chairman.
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Summer School.

The Catholic Summer school will be open Monday. June 24lh. School will be taught in the forenoon. begin ming at S:3o a. m
 Besides the ordinary branches. les- sons in German. language and fancy work will be given.
 Tuition per month 5oS.
 BENEolcTNE SISTERS.
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DON'T! q

Don't let your chIId cough when you can cu lard's Horehound Sys. for Coughs. BronchIh Group and Pulmonar D a bottle and tryn.
 B. s. Laughter, writes: "l have tvoeI croup. I tried many da but l must say your He is the best Gro, p and I ever used
 Sold by Brooks Pha;n
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and getting t 1t ready for market.

Under the ins!l ence Q. tae Su rmer weather at ihs time. cotton is i'm prv:ng in locks wtere it $ worked. pr, ]. F. Ia, Ter has ret been So well for few days past. tut is abls t' sit up in his TO m.
 Cal Morrison, brother of Mir. Tom Morrison of Clarendon. is visiting relatives and friends at H. c. Ms. Mary Simmons. of Rector. Ark. is at H. c. the guest of her neice, Mrs. J. B. Taylor.
 H. c.
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KANSAS GUSTS BREWERS.
In Test Case the Supreme Court Rules Against An
 heuSer.Busch.

Topeka, Kan. June 8. The State Supreme Court today granted juds ment of custer against the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company, and held that the recent appointment of receiy- CTS for the property in this state Of foreign brewing companies was legal and proper in order b protect, preserve and render effectual the courts juris diction. A dozen foreign brewing companies are effected The cpInior was written by Justice R. A. Eurch the oth.r judges ccncurr!ng
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4 REMEDY uIIna \
Try Yucatan ChiH q

Try Yucatan chiH cure for Colds. LaGdp matism; will cure you; q most delicate person. itive and you feel bsit one dose. Price Soc. pie at Brook $ Pharn,sc