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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-12-01
Girlhood.
By LEONARD SUMNER WHEELER

Bv LEONARD SUMNER WHEELER
For THE PALIsADIAN
l 'spose at God made little boys, til same as
little girls,
Du' brother der Robbie IJ CURL curs "i'u iii CIV
Cause some day he'll grow up to be man,
great big an tall,
An then he won't any hair upon his
Like Papa does
Now here am l. a little girl, an my hair is
straight straight,
An more than any other kind of hair, that's
what | hate.
| can hardly wait to be grown up, so that |
may be able
To take my hair all off at night an lay it on
TIL table,
Like Mama does
NV brothers eyes are blue, an he is only just
boy,
If my brown eyes we're blue like his, b'lieve
I'd cry for JOY;
His eyebrows too, are pretty curves, an soft
an smooth like plush;
If ever | have eyebrows, they'll be put with
brush,
Like Sister does
My brothers cheeks are pretty red, his com
plexion's nice an white,
My nose but rot my cheeks red, an I'm a
What see in tn lookn' glass, makes me want
to faint
My complexion won't amount to much, till l
begin to paint,
Like Auntie does.
When | fall down an hurt myself alone they
will not let me,
But someone has to pick me up, an cuddle me,
Now if | only was a boy, they'd just say,
Don't you care.
An | know 'twould make feel all right if
could only swear,
Like Uncle does.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-12-01
A Lament.
By LEONARD SUMNER WHEELER.

By LEONARD SUMNER WHEELER.
For THE PALISADIAN.
When / was just a little lad,
] thought that Christmas was the best
OF all the holidays | had
The jolliest and splendidest.
l b'lieved the story | was told
Bout Santa Claus, and thought him real;
But now, | geuss I'm growing old,
For l can't get that Christmas feel
You see, I'm almost ten, not quite,
And that's too old for faith in much
They tell me that it isn't right
To b'lieve in Santa Claus and such.
OF course, nobody is to blame,
That all these never really were;
But things don't seem to be the same,
And / am much unhappier.
| don't know why, unless because
it doesn't really seem to me,
That Christmas, without Santa Claus,
VIII be like what it used to be.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-12-01

We Editor enjoyed a trip early in
December to St. Louis, Louisville,
Cincinnati and Pittsburg. The cry OF
hard times has vanished in all four
cities, and business is going along at
an even gait Things look genuinely
good everywhere.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-12-01

Mrs H. A. Coffin is on a visit to her
friends in Portland Me
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

Washington, d. C.-J. L. Bristow
of Kansas, who was appointed a spe-
cial commissioner of the Panama
Railroad last August. with instruc-
tions to report whether 1t was advisz
able to establish Government steam
ship line between Panama and Pa
cific Coast ports of the United States.
has made a report to the Secretary
of War. in which he SAYS that "the
weight of the argument is strong
ly in favor of establishing this
service"
Mr.. Bristow, who first came into
the public eye as Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-General at the time of
the postal scandals which he investi-
gated for President Roosevelt. had
served under a previous appointment
as a special commissioner of the Pam
ANA Railroad. with directions to I'm
vestigate freight rates and trade ex-
listing between United States. South
American, European and Panaman
ports. AS a result of his inquiry at
that time the Panama Railroad was
continued as commercial line un-
der the United States Government,
the Panama Railroad Steamship Line,
between New York and Colon, was re-
tanned and operated by the Govern
ment. and contracts of an exclusive
character with the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company we're annulled. Un-
der his second commission Mr.. Bris-
tow was instructed to investigate spe-
officially the service rendered by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Fought For 2a Years.

Jacob Maurer and his wife, of
Zurich, were described recently by a
judge as the most curious couple in
Switzerland" when he sentenced the
husband to six months imprisonment.
They had married in 1SS0--both
are of powerful physique-and had
fist fights almost daily for 23 years
In 1903 the wife got a divorce, but
in is months the two met by chance
and married again. The wedding
breakfast. however, ended in a fight,
but the couple stayed together in the
old way, sometimes the husband and
sometimes the wife winning the days
fight.
Some months ago the wife took
1000 and fed from the house. The
husband pursued her, beat her and
flung her into a river, but So was
rescued. At the trial she pleaded
leniency for her husband, and burst
into tears when she heard the sen.
tence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
A ReinYestment.

A Missouri man tells of an Irish.
man named Coughlin, who lived in a
shanty standing in a field near the
main highway from Kansas City. The
foundations of the shanty were lower
than the road, through which ran a
big water main. AS the living floor
of the place was raised on posts to
make it level with the highway, it
left large cellar underneath, where
Coughlin kept a dozen hens.
One day the water main burst,
aooding the cellar and drowning the
mems. Whereupon Coughlin took
steps to enter claim for damages
against the city. After much delay
influential friends succeeded in Sc
curing the sum of $25 in settlement
Of Coughlin's claim.
I've got me money!" shouted the
Irishman to neighbor sitting on the
steps of the next shanty.
Its glad that | am to hear thot,"
was the reply. And how much was
It, Coughlin?"
"Twinty-foive dollars"
And phwat are ye gon' to do with
The twinty-foive, Coughlin?"
I'm goin' to buy twinty--fove dor-
iars' worth of ducks" said Coughlin.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
How To Stop A Nose Bleed.

When the bellboy responded to the
signal he found the elderly travelling
man standing in the centre of the
room holding a handkerchief to his
nose, from which the blood was ooz-
ing.
Give me a slap alongside the head
good and hard" said the elderly
man, turning his face toward the boy
and speaking with difficulty.
But sir, don't know what you
mean, sir, stammered the boy, back
ing toward the door
Don't stop to talk" sputtered the
travelling man. Slap me. tell you, .
again holding his head forward. The
boy hesitated for a moment, then
timidly slapped the mans face.
"Harder!" commanded the smitten
one. The boy hesitated no longer,
but with his open palm dealt the
man a vigorous blow.
That's better" grunted the CORY
one as he removed the handkerchief
and after a test found the bleeding
had stopped. I'm subject to these
attacks of nose bleed" he explained
to the astonished youth, handing him
a tip. Il have tried all sorts of reme-
dies, but nothing acts more promptly
than blow alongside the head, The
shock seems to naralyze the ruptured
blood vessels and they quit work at
once. Try II some time If you have
the occasion. l got the idea from an
old physician in Mexico. IN Y.
Press
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive On Grape-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry, and the
well-nourished baby that is fed on
urape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food
Grape-Nuts, and get well.
MY little baby was given mn nv
tnree doctors, who said that the con-
densed milk on which | had fed her
had ruined the child's stomach. One
OF the doctors told me that the only
tning to do would be to try Crane
NUTS, so l got some and prepared IL
as follows: ! soaked IN tablespoon
iuis In one pint OF cold water for half
an hour, then strained off the LIQUID
ana mixed IL teaspoonfrls of this
strained Grape-Nuts julie with six
teaspoonfuls of rich milk. put in a
pinch of salt and a little sugar.
warmed It and gave It to baby every
two hours.
In this simple. easy way l saved
paDy's life and have built her up TO
strong, healthy child, rosy and laugh .
ing. The food must certainly be per-
iect 70 have such wonderful effect
as lhis. can truthfully say I think
Is the best food in the world to
raise delicate babies on. and is also a
delicious, healthful food for grown-
ups as we have discovered in our
family"
uFape-Nuts is equally valuable to
,ne strong, healthy man or woman.
~ stands for the true theory Of
neaith. There's a Reason" REED
Inc Road to Wellyille." in pkgs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
REARADMIRAL CAPPs ANSWERS CRITICS OF BAT7LESHIPS
Chief of Repair Bureau Defends the Style
the American NavyHe Recommends Change in the
Hosts-Greater Speed Gained in the Dreadnouaht Type

Washington, d. .-Rear-Admiral
Washington Lee Capps. Chief of the
Bureau of Construction and Repair
of the Navy Department. made an
swer to the critics of the navy at a
hearing before the House Committee
on Naval Affairs. To the minds prac-
tically of all the members of the COM
mittee, Admiral Capps' statements
were complete refutation of the
charges which have been made
against certain features of the con-
struction of American battleships.
Admiral Capps displayed no ami
mostly or ill-feeling toward the
chronic and scientific fault-finders,
and discussed the subject of naval ar
chitecture in dispassionate way.
While he riddled the Relterdahl ar
ticle in McClure's Magazine in it's
general features, still he gave credit
to certain criticisms made. In partic-
ular he admitted the justice of the
criticism of the ammunition hoists
on battleships. He advocated a COM
plete change of hoists. and asked for
an appropriation of $175,000 to this
end.
The Admiral discussed at length
the question of high free boards and
low free boards on battleships. He
said that the general type of naval
architecture which is followed by the
Board of Construction is the same as
has been followed since 1889. This
style was adopted by Great Britain
after the subject had been considered
thoroughly and exhaustively by the
leading naval architects and experts
of the country, in fact, of the world
1t is the style generally followed to-
day by England in the building of her
biggest ships.
He said that IL there was one ma
ton more than any other which by
reason of sea-fighting experience
should be able to distinguish between
the respective value of high free
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

with view to advising whether or
not the Isthmian Canal Commission
should purchase steamers and estab-
lish a service between Panama and
the Pacific Coast ports of the United
States. to be operated in conjunction
with the steamers now running be-
tween New York and Colon"
In his report Mr.. Bristow criticises
the service of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company to Panama. He
thinks a Government line on the Pa
cific coast would be desirable for the
Transportation of canal supplies and
materials and canal employees, for
keeping open and improving the 18TH
mian route of commerce and for pro-
curing cargo for the Panama Rail-
road steamships homeward bound
from Colon.
Mr.. Bristow represents General
Manager Schwerin, of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, as COM
planning against the action of the
United States in permitting foreign
lines to use the Isthmian Railway
upon the same terms as American
lines. Mr.. Bristow argues that as
the canal when com rlo+a1 ie oron to
the use of all nations on equal terms,
there should be no discrimination
now against foreign steamships.
Mr.. Bristow says that to perform
the service required on the Pacific
Coast would necessitate the purchase
of from six to nine vessels. HIS esti-
mates the cost of these vessels as
from s3,500,000 to $6,000,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Heart pIsease increasing Everywhcre

Those persons who have. been CIV
ing to New York the palm in the
matter of a record for deaths from
heart disease will get a shock, now
the figures of other cities have been
made public.
Only a short time ago it was her
aided abroad that much-abused Man
haitian was paying the penalty for
its gay life, and yet, take notice, here
is calm, intellectual, unruffled Bos-
ton losing losing its citizens at the
rate of more than 5000 a year from
this dread disease, greater per-
centage than Manhattan.
DR.. George F. Shrady, in explain
ing the New York increase over past
years, made the following remark:
Time is money, and overtime
means riches, sickness and death"
"A man cannot chase dollars all
day and pleasure all night without
paying a high toll" recently said DR..
Beverly Robinson, famous as a heart
specialist, "and this toll is paid from
his heart"
DR.. Thomas Darlington, health
commissioner of New York, when
asked for his idea of what caused
this years increase in death from
weak hearts, said:
Let the public judge. We supply
the figures. There isn't any change
in the disease itself. Twenty years
ago the diagnosis was just as cor
rect as it is today. If the disease
remains the same the figures have
risen. Form your own conclusion.
I've no theory to advance that isn't
open to all who give the situation
glance. IN. Y. American.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

There ia more Catnrrh in this section ot
the country than all other diseases put TO
gether, and until the last few years was sup
years doctors pronounced il local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced it incurabe Science has proven
Catarrh TO be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. J
Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo, Ohio. is the only con
sttutional cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hun
dred dollars toran case il fails TO cure. Send
for circularsand testimonials Address f.
CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills tor constipation
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
The labor World.

The Glass Workers Union has
5000 members and 100000 in the
treasury.
The advance in wages of the min
ers has been general throughout
Great Britain.
The forty-trst annual Trade Union
Congress OF Great Britain will con-
yene at Nottingham on September 4.
1905.
Labor organizations OF Baltimore.
Nd, are assisting the policemen OF
that city In an effort to have one day
on each week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

hoard and a low free board. that ma
ton was Japan.
He pointed out that Japan had fol-
lowed the plan of low free boards,
while Russian ships had the high
free boards. The Russian ships are
now at the bottom of the sea, while
Japanese ships are still floating.
Since the Russian-Japanese war,
the Japanese have been building their
ships so that the free boards are still
lower. 1t had been ascertained that
the Russians, apparently realizing the
error of their high free boards when
going to battle in the Sea of Japan,
had pumped water between. their
decks, and had even loaded Coal in
the staterooms of the officers in order
to get their ships as close to the water
as possible, and afford the least pos
sible taget.
American ships. he said, had lit
tie more free board than the Japan
ese and little less than the English
ships of tho Dreadnought type, the
English, in order to get greater speed
having been forced to allow q little
more free board.
The questions raised in the Reuter-
dahl article, he said, had afforded
subjects for argument, dispute, con-
troversy and discussion among naval
architects since the construction of
the modern navy began and doubt
less always would do so. There was
always a fight between armor men
and armament men, between steam
engineering departments and other
departments, but the result in. the
end had been the construction of yes
sells which present the best knowledge
of naval architects.
No nation had followed the French
style of naval construction. That
was distinctive class by itself, but
in general there was similarity among
the English, American and Japanese
styles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Halls OF Congress-.

The Senate favors and the House
opposes the Hale Navy bill.
The Prohibitionists have an organ
lied party OF workers to urge national
Legislation.
The bill appropriating $500, 900
for New York postoffice building
was passed.
Senator Jeff. Davis, of Arkansas,
attacked the trusts in an impassioned
speech In the Senate.
The nomination OF Regis L. Post as
Governor OF Porto Rico was con-
firmed IN the Senate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Many Papers.

A paper of many fine points-a
paper of pins
A paper that's backed up by sand
wall paper.
A paper that sticks up to its rights
fly paper
A paper with lots of good grit
sand paper.
A paper devoted to the revenue-a
paper of tacks.
A paper that's choker-a paper
collar.
Drawing paper-dentists' bills.
"A talking sheriff's warrant.
Helena Mont.) Independent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Few Enter The Ministry.

One of the Yale professors has
been making a study of the occupa-
tions of Yale graduates by classes.
He finds, among other things, that
q constantly lessening number are
entering the ministry and steadily
increasing number are studying law.
The law now claims more than twice
as many as any other profession.
Next to 1t comes finance. Fewer
than one-twelfth of the graduates en-
ter the ministry in sipte of the fact
that one of the purposes for which
Yale was founded was Ito train god
ly young men for the Christian min
istry.'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Australia's Heat Wave
Many Persons Frustrated.

Melbourne, Australia. - The heat
wave in Victoria is ended, but 1t has
left disastrous effects In its train.
Vast bush fires ragged in many parts,
destroying hundreds of homesteads
and threatening many townships
The sufferings of horses and cattle
have been terrible, and the settlers
have lost heavily in live stock. Over
100 deaths from sunstroke have been
reported, and thousands of persons
are seriously Ill from the effects OF
the heat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address. Lynn. Mass.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
HOUSE:
WORK

Thousands of American women
In our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
broughton and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life a burden.
II is to these faithful women that
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Fortuitous circumstance,

McCorckle-You can say what you
please about flying machines, but
one of them saved my life once.
McCrackle-How?
McCorckle--I had arranged to go
In one on its trial trip, but some
thing got wrong with it and II never
started -Pbiladelnhia INQUIRER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Wise Move.

Dumley-I don't understand how
you could possibly laugh so heartily
at that poor joke of Mutley's.
Wise-I had to, In self-defense.
Dumley-In self-defense?
Wise-If | hadn't laughed he'd
have repeated 1t, thinking l hadn't
seen the point-Philadelp Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
CUTICURA CURED FOUR.
Southern Woman Suffered With Itch.
ing, Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles-Calls
Cuticura Her Old Standby,

"My baby had a runnirg sore on his
neck and nothing that ' did for it took
effect until used Cuticura. My face was
nearly full of letter or some similar skin
disease. 1t would itch and burn so that |
could hardly stand it. Two cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap and box Of Cuticura Ointment
cured me. Two years after it broke out on
my hands and wrist Sometimes / would
60 nearly crazy for it itched so badly. l
went hack to my old standby, that had
never failed income set of Cuticura Rem
edies did the work. One set also cured
my uncle's baby, whose head was a cake of
sores, and another baby who was in the
same fix. Mrs. Lille Wilcher 10 Elev-
enth St., Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. l6, '07."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

Colonel Goettias, a at Washington, Says 1t
VIII Not to Defend.

Washington, d. Cat the hear
ings of the Senate Committee on In
teroceanic Canals, Colonel Goethals
gave assurance that the Panama
Canal, when completed, would be
reasonably esafe from military in
vasiop, and said that the chances OF
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

ter / began TO suffer
with my kidneys. l
had pains in my back
and hips and felt all
worn out. Dizzy
spells bothered me
and the kidney Sc.
cretions were irregu.
lar. The first box oi
Doan's Kidney pills
brought decided re-
lief. ! am sure they
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
DIR. Flexner's Serum
Cures Meningitis Gases.

Newport, r. i. - The latest two
cases of spinal meningitis that ap-
peared among the apprentice seamen
at the naval training station here
have been treated with success with
the new serum, the discovery of DR..
Flexner, OF the Rockefeller Institute.
The cases were those OF r. f. Craw-
ford, OF Charlestown, ILL.,. and II. b.
Holloway. of Upton, Tenn, new re-
cruits in the naval service, who were
taken III shortly after their arrival at
the station.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30

the crippling of the canal by spies
armed with dynamite will be small,
provided that armed guards are main
tanned at Mirafiores and Gatun locks.
The Gatun lock is located seven miles
from the Atlantic, and the Mirafiores
lock eight miles from the Pacific
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
The 1908 Version.

THE press" declared the spread
eagle orator, lis the Archimedean.
lever which-er-w -which-er''-
Lifts the lid" suggested a man
in the crowd. Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
LYDIA e. PlNkkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as a boon and q blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, Of
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. w. p.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say {:
81 was not able to do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
suffered. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and am SO we'll that can do as big a
days work as ever did. wish every
sick woman would trv IL
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
Quantity. Not Quality.

THAT young woman next door to
us got a piano recently"
Does she play much?"
''No. not much, but a great deal"
Philadelphia Press.
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would do the same for any other
woman suffering as did"
Sold by all dealers, so cents box.
! Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. X.