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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
currant Bread .

Unsweetened currsnt bread IS used
very largely abroad where domestic
economy occupies more thought than
here Adding about three parts OF
curants to seven parts Of dough dou-
bles the nutritlve value OF the loaf
makes IL more palatable and saves but.
ter. This is the way the argument Of
the English and German housewife
runs
Here Is an approved recipe for cur
rant bread as It is generally made in
England:
Two pounds -four. one-quarter ounce
salt. four ounces lard. one.half com
pressed yeast cake. one-half pound cur
rants. one gill milk. water Sift -four
and add the salt and rub IN the lard;
then add the currants Add yeast Add
a gin OF tepid water aud make into a
batter; then let II stand for thirty min
utes Add half pint Of tepih water
and a gin Of milk ana knead for ten
minutes. More milk or water may be
added IL found too stiff Let the dough
stand In warm place covered with q
cloth until risen: then make into small
loaves Of even size and let them stand
for another hour Bake the leaves In a
moderate oven.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
TEXTILE MILLS EARNED
BIG PROFITS LAST YEAR
Bright Outlook For Linen Making
Shown by Large Dividends Paid by
Cotton Industry.

Bright Outlook For Linen Making
Shown BY Large Dividends Paid by
Cotton Industry.
New Bedford cotton mills In 1907
paid stockholders the largest divl-
dends in the history Of this Industry
Eighteen corporations. with capital
of less than $l9.0O0.O0O. distributed
$2,37S.270 in dividends, an average Of
1873 per cent. Last year the average
rate was 500 per cent
These figures Indicate the POSSIBLE.
tiles ahead Of the oxford mills now
being equipped in Massachusetts to
manufacture linen This is the first
time the linen making industry has
been established on commercial basis
IN the United States Besides the usu-
nj linen fabrics the new mills using a
recently perfected process of reclaim
Ing the linen fiber from flax will pro-
duce Il number OF byproducts Of great
Industrial Importance in themselves.
These are savoil, an absorbent ma
chinery waste; oXolint and oXollte
gauzc for surgical purposes, for which
linen is. of course, greatly superior to
cotton; a linen gun fiber the impor-
lance of which can be Judged from the
fact that 400 tons Of gun cotton are
now made daily. and paper pulp
which IS made from the shiyc, or
woody part of the flax straw, This
has heretofore been wasted, although
from it can be made the very best
quality Of rag paper
Not only viii the new process enable
the oxford mills TO add all these by
products 10 Its business. but by this
method the seed crop can he harvested
before the flax straw is turned over
to the linen makers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
DRIED FRUITS AS
CONCENTRATED FOOD
Analysis Shows That In Proportion t,
Cost They Are the Most Nourishin!
Of All Natural Products.

Analysis Shows That In Proportion to
Cost They Are the Most Nourishins
Of All Natural Products.
Professor Otto Hehner who may be
called the DIT Wiley Of England, -
has made special study Of the food
value Of dried fruits, including dates,
figs currants. sultanas aud ralsins In
the tables Professor Ilchuer has pre-.
pared of his analyses currants show
The largest proportion Of sugar aud the
largest proportion Of soluble material
After mentioning that all the sam.
pies Of currants examined. from the
best To the cheapest qualities. showed
practically the same food values Pro.
fessur lIehner says:
while It IS clear that by far the
chief value OF currants as an article
OF food depends upon their contents IN
saccharine material. In regard TO which
they are equaled. as far rs know, YET
not surpassed, by IA single natural food
product namely. honey their contents
AZ Fi -hAtN A%ths NANNY 'Nti"a"t4AH -
tartarlc acid, Is Of considerable impor.
lance
"The acidity amounts 10 about ~
per cent 1t covers modiiies and to
some extent hides the enormous pro.
portion of sugar a material consist.
iug III sugar sirup containing ~ per
ccut Of sugar aud 20 per cent Of wa.
ter such as does honey. Is 50 intense
Iy sweet that Il can be consumed only
III comparatively small quantities at a
time
"Ihe taste OF currants modified rs It
is 10y the large proportion Of organic
acid. is SO far removed from that Of
honey with It's equal percentage OF
sugar that it requires the chemical
evidence given in the analyses 70 con
vince the consumer OF its high sugar
value Furthermore. there can be no
doubt that dietetic value must be
ascribed to the potash. which IN the
form Of cream of tartar always ac-
companies the tartaric acid of the
grape
ut is quite clear that dried grapes,
particularly in the form Of currants,
occupy very high place in the list OF
concentrated foods aud that they de
serve much higher place in the hu
man dietary, ana especially in that Of
the middle classes and poor than they
have hitherto occupied
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
ALLoTS STOCK ON BASIS
OF STATE POPULATION

Telepost Takes Step TO Secure Wide
Distribution - Some States Already
Have Their Share Of First Series.
No Water In New Wire Company
To secure the widest possible distri-
button OF It's stock the new telegraph
company. the Telepost. has announced
an allotment OF IT'S shares on the basis
of state population The apportlon
ment now made public gives w figures
for each state. running from 312 shares
for Wyoming 10 29.0TG shares for New
YORK.
II was discovered In making up the
schedules that good many states had
already subscribed for the run quota
of stock 20 which they are entitled 10
The FIRST series issued. but in no case
VIII the allotment to any state be eX-
ceeded Individual subscriptions are
limited to loo shares.
OF the company's total authorized
capital OF SlS.0O0000 the first 10000
shares have been divided into four
series for the purpose Of putting into
eneC; ITS plan for giving an advantage
10 pioneer investors without resOrtiug
to any form OF stock watering The
first $10o0o00 Of surplus earned 10y
the company above 10 per cent diyi-
dends VIII hc distributed 10 the sub
scribers Of the first 10000 shares In
the form OF construction debentures
drawing per cent aud payable in
twenty years.
These debentures Will not be issued
until the sum they represent has actu-
ally been spent for new construction
and equipment The basis Of dstribu-
tlou is that OF three-seycnths OF the
surplus To series 4 subscribers. two
seYenths TO series Il subscribers aud
one-seventh each to subscribers for
c ana p stock.
Rapid progress Is being made by the
Te.cpost in the establishment Of It's
lines between several Of the larger
cities. where the coming Of company
that promises a Hat rate Of twenty.
five words for - cents without regard
TO distance is being encouraged in ey.
cry way by business interests.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
Ara our sehooIs EffenInirsd !

Sir Alfred Mosely. who has recently
made a report OH his investigation Of
American public schools. expresses
only one serious criticism This Is that
; there are too many women teachers,
whose influence on the older boys IN
elementary schools. he thinks, Is I'M
healthy and lacking In discipline
II the effort now being renewed TO
equalize the pay OF men and women
teachers Is successful. II VIII mean a
further reduction Of the already small
proportion OF men In the public schools.
The expense Of such an undertaking
would be enormous No community
could stand II. and the men would have
TO 20.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25

Geneva, until about twenty years
ago, had the reputation OF being a
cheap place In which 70 live BY de
sfees 1t has become more and more
expensive until the point has been
reached where a prominent woman
who spends her winters IN New York
and her summers there has made the
assertion that the necessarles OF life
cost more in Geneva than they DO in
New York.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25

To restore luster TO furnished alu.
minimum II Is sufficient. says the ScIeD-
tiic American. TO immense II In wa
ter slightly acidulatcd with sulphuric
acid To small articles OF aluminium
n soft brush may be applied. For the
bath water with little carbonate OF
soda VIII suffice.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-25
We will
help you.

II you sire living in rented house
you. no doubt. have long desired to own
your own home aud have made plans to
that end There is no need ia DELAY the
matter. when the Snow Hi Building
and Loan Association is ready TO helm
you, ana wnen YOU rennzc that the
money you have been paying ont evegy
year for rent woud have bought ond
paid for a home for YOU, then Won WILL
no longer continue to pay rent.
Call and see " d Cordry. jr. See
rotary Of the Association aud ne wt.'
explain how you can get the money 10
build you house an and easy way by
which you can repay tho loan.
Snow Hill Building and Loan
Association.
MARION T. HARGIS.
President
w D CORDDRY. Jr.
Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
NEhDMORE.

We are glad for the glorious
rain that fell the first OF the
week.
Rev. A. G. B. Powers is the
happlest man In Needmore-his
sons and families are all at home
Chas. of Nebraska and Jacob and
Henson of Virginia. They make
an excellent choir and can be
heard at Needmore every even
ing.
Elder A. j. Garland of Front
Royal, Va. will hold services
here Monday evening, Tuesday
at 2 p. m., and Tuesday evening.
Rev, Powers and sons will
preach here Wednesday evening,
Thursday, and Thursday even
ing.
Elds. Funk, A. j. Garland, and
Ahimaaz Mellott, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclellan,
and FL. M. Snyder, attended the
Union Meeting at Trough Greek
last Saturday and Sunday.
A birth day party consisting
of a number of little friends OF
Mildred Dixon was given at the
home of her grand father, Mr.. A.
Runyan, last Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Mattle Funk spent sever
al days last week with her sister
Mrs. Ross Mellott.
School is gong fairly we'll, but
would so better were the neces.
sary supplies furnished.
MISS Minnie Funk has been
having q serious time with her
finger.
Pleasant Ridge won the ball
game last Saturday but we ex-
pect to turn the tables next Sat
urday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Educational Meeting.

The first Educational Meeting
of Tod township was held at
Knobsville, last Friday evening.
The following subjects were
ably discussed by the teachers
present: l. Supplementary work;
its value, and to what extent
should it be used? 2. Economy
of time. 3. Spelling In primary
grades, how taught and results?
The discussions were inter-
spersed with number of recita-
tions and several songs by the
school with Miss Mabel Fore as
organlst.
All the teachers of Tod we're
present. Lillian Fleming and
Elsie Baker from Dublin, and H.
o. While from Licking Greek DR..
Fore and Prof. II. S. Hershey,
also entered into the discussions.
The large crowd gave evidence
of their interest In the work by
paying strict attention through
out the meeting. Adjourned to
meet at McGoverns in two weeks.
Blanche o. Peck, Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Fall Arbor Day.

State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Schaeffer takes cog
nizance of the steps to preserve
the natural resources in proclaim
ing Autumn arbor day. He fixes
Friday, October 23d., and pro-
claims it in the following words;
"The conservation of our ma
ti0nal resources. has become a
problem of universal interest to
the American people. Our soil,
our forests, our mineral wealth
and our water supply cannot be
wasted without 'impairlng the
country's future greatness and
prosperity. The sources of our
wealth should be preserved, and,
as far as possible, restored for
the benefit OF posterity.
Whatever is put into the
schools Will reappear later IN the
life of the nation. Studies which
tend to improve our industrial
conditions should he fostered
and encouraged. The planting
of trees for shade and for fruit,
the processes of budding and
grating, the methods ofdestrcy-
ing noxlous insects, and the pre-
ventlon of forest fires should be
studied by the pupils In both
public and private schools. The
dissemination of this kind of
knowledge has been greatly
stimulated by the observance Of
Arbor Day.
"ro perpetuate the laudable
custom of celebrating Arbor Day
when all the schools are in ses-
sion, Friday, October 23, 1908, is
hereby designated as Autumn
Arbor Day; and all connected
with the schools are urged to OBJ
serve the day by the planting of
trees and'by other suitable ex-
ercises. =
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
HUSTONTOWN.

MISS Mary Helfner has return
ed to her home in this place after
having spent the summer with
her brother at Petersburg.
E. r. McClain, Ellis Lynch
and DR.. Clarence N. Trout spent
Sunday in our town as the guests
of DR.. Il. Q. McClain.
Mrs. John Jones and two chill
dren have returned home again
after a few weeks visit IN Dry
Run.
Mr.. FL. e. Palsgrove and Jacob
Strait are now added to the sick
list of the town.
Hunting season is almost here.
Now, hunters, beware of how
many squirrels and pheasants
you kill, and be sure that they
are the genuine article.
A quartet of the Hustontown
boys attended the Granger picnic
at Maddensvllle and helped to
furnish the music for the occas-
ion; also, helped to play ball.
Fulton Co., vs., Huntingdon, with
score 16 to 10 in favor Of Fulton
county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
SHARPE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Covalt
spent last Sunday with Mr..
George Bishop and family.
Mr.. William Stone our hust-
ling fruit tree agent was canvas
sing IN Franklin recently.
Miss Jess Truax spent last
Tuesday evening the guest of
her friend Miss Nell Bishop.
Mrs. Dorothy Strait is on the
sick list.
Our school is progressing.nice-
ly under the care of Mr.. Thomas
Truax.
Mrs. Edward. Souders, Miss
Nell Bishop, Mr.. Clifford Gordon
and Hon. D. II. Humbert are
among those who spent Sunday
with Il. H. Truax and family.
Quite a few o. our young peo-
pie attended the apple cutting at
Mr.. Eli Funk's on Tuesday even
ing. All report a fine time.
Mrs. Martha Waltz spent a
few days this week visiting her
daughter Mrs. Shade Truax.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Warning To Merchants.

Dealers in cigars are liable tc
fine of from $50 to 800 for VIC.
lation of the state law If they re.
move the lids from boxes which
they have placed on display in
glass cases or on shelves. While
the law is foolish one, it never.
theless must be obeyed and lids
must not under any circumstan.
ces be removed from cigar boxes
until they are empty.
To have a box of cigars without
a lid attached in the case makes
the dealer liable to fine. In AL
lentown last week, a man paid
S75 fine and costs, amounting to
$S3 in all.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
NEW GRENADA.

Mrs. Jacob S. Black and son
Fred visited the family of A. M.
Corbin IN Taylor township.
Geo. Cutchall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aloaugh Cutchall, who has
been in the West for many years,
is visiting his many friends In
Taylor and vicinity.
Mrs. Carrie Linikln, Of Ale
gheny City, Is visiting in the
home of her brother, Frank G.
Mills.
Elva Black, who had been visit
ing friends at Salullo, returned
home last Saturday.
Annie Ewing, of Newton Ham
ilton, is visiting friends at the
Houck House.
Alma McClain is visiting in
Johnstown.
Bert McCiain. who was ser-
iously Ill, and Ruth Cunningham
--are able 70 be about again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Look AT Your Label.

Our subscribers will confer a
favor upon the publisher of this
paper by carefully examining the
label on their respective papers.
The label shows the date to which
you are paid according to the
books in this office. For instance
Nehemiah N. Peck, 8 10 08 means
that Nehemiah is paid to August
Is, ,190S. The 8 means the 9th
month, which is August, and the
0S means 1908. We try to be
careful, but mistakes will some
times occur IN the best regulated
families, and If, after you have
paid your subscription, the date
is not changed within a period of
two weeks, you will confer ia
vor on us by calling attention to
1T, by sending US postal card or
calling at the Office, and thus save
Yourself the annoyance of some
time getting bill for what you
have already paid. TO attempt
to collect bill twice is the last
thing we should think OF beng
guilty of.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Suicide.

Albert, German, aged about
forty. five years, who during the
past ten years has been employ
ed in the home of DIR. J. Grant
Hanks at Breezewood as a man.
of-all-work, was found dead in
bed last Saturday morning. On
Friday evening he had shaved,
taken a bath, and put on clean
clothing. A handkerchief tied
over his face, and a bottle having
contained cbloroform lying near
when he was found, led to the
supposition that he had suIcided,
although there was nothing in
his manner the dav previous to
indicate that he harbored any in
cllnations In this direction. His
funeral took place on Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
FRONT LINE.
Through the Indefatigable Efforts of the
Sunday School Workers, Fulton Now
Occupies High Honor.

Whatever is worth dong is
worth dong well, has been the
motto of the present officers of
the Fulton County Sunday school
ASSOCIATION, and with the deter.
minatlon that this county should
occupy no second place in rank
with the other counties of the
State, a strong pull has been
made with the result that the
goal has been reached, and the
banner OF Little Fulton has been
placed where it may be seen by
all the other Sunday schools in
the great Keystone State. The
following developments have been
made during this month, which
now completes the conditions me-
cessary to attain to the coveted
rank, namely, Cradle Roll depart
ments in Oakley NJ. E, Thomp.
son district; Fort Llttleton M. E
Dublin, and Black Oak Ridge IN
Bethel. Teachers Training de.
partment in Pleasant Grove
Christian, In Belfast. Glasses
having taken their first examina-
ton Enid U. B. and Euid NJ. E.
IN Wells, and Wells Tannery third
class.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
FORT LlTTLtT0N.

DeKalb Orth and Charley
Fields spent Sunday at their
homes in this place.
The stork visited the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Fields and
left them nice baby girl.
John V. Stouteagle and lady
friend, of McConnellsburg were
registered at the hotel Wilson
last Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Husler is on the
sick list.
Miss Jess Henry spent Sun
day at her home at Clear Ridge
and Ally Deshong at his home
near Harrisonville.
Miss Coda Fields and Mrs.
Charley Wilson were shopping
at Orbisonia last Friday and we're
registered at the Hotel Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Fleck and
Hon. S. l.. Buckley were at
Huntingdon on business one day
last week.
HI. Strait is visiting his mother
in-law in this place.
Mr. Charley Cowan and lady
friend were calling on the for
mer's sister at Burnt Cabins last
Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
Woman As a Money -Getter.

A recent bulletin issued by the
National Census Bureau sheds
interesting light upon the ques--
tion concerning the extent to
which women are getting into the
galnful occupations, says the Bal
timore American. The trend is
Enthusiastically to an interesting
ratio of women as money. earners
and the statistics show that there
are few occupations from which
women are now excluded. But
1t is shown that the large major.
ty of women are not engaged in
money-earning employments. At
the time of the taking of the 1900
census, there we're in the United
States, exclusive of outlying pos
sessions, only 4,S33,63O women
who were "at work. But they
were doing all of the 303 differ
ent kinds of work which men do,
with only nine excepted occupa-
tlons. There we're none who
were soldiers, sailors or marines,
though there is no reason to
doubt that they would have en-
listed IN the Army and Navy If
the regulations had permitted.
There were no women telephone
or telegraph linemen, and there
were five other occupations that
had not been allurlng enough to
attract them.
There were women in all of the
other 294 calllngs, however. Five
were employed as ship pilots,
seven as conductors on steam
railroads, thirty one as brakemen
and forty-tive as engineers and
tiremen. There were torty-three
carriage or hack drivers, 1876
blacksmiths and sos machlnists.
There were 125 of the occupations
IN which more than 1000 women
were employed. But more than
half-three- -tifths of them-were
confined to six occupations. Do.
mestic service, as might readily
be guessed, leads as the occupa-
ton that absorbs the greatest
number of women wage-earners.
1T will surprise many to find that
farm labor comes next as the oc-
cupation in which women are
most numerously engaged. Dress
making, laundry work, teaching
and farming follow and make up
the six employments In which
women are chiefly engaged. They
are in every one of the profes-
slons, however, without single
exception. AS teachers they
predominant. In 1900 they were
dong just 73.4 of all the teaching
IN the country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-01
ENID.

The schools of the Valley, with
the exception of the High School,
began on the 21st. The High
school opened Monday - Prof.
Jackquish as teacher.
Mrs. Emma Seelar, of Avalon,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. G.
Schenck.
Chas. Schenck and wife visited
the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Foster, at Coaldale,
over Sunday.
Miss jessie Cunningham, one
of Altoona's successful teachers,
made flying visit to her home
here. She took her nieces, Jes-
sic and Dora Rhaesa back with
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin, of
Coaldale, visited G. M. Schenck' s
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Berkstres-
ser aud Mrs. Jno. E. Bridensteln
spent Sunday with relatives in
Saxton.
Mr.. David Spang, of Saxton,
spent few days at John E. Bird
enstelns recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Woodcock is quite
poorly at this time.