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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

quite possible to land in the midst of
the brushwood-a hundred feet be-
low--with no more serious hurt than
bruises and scratches, or perhaps a
broken limb; and surely these were
light evils in comparison to being
burned to death.
With eager fingers, I knotted the
twine to the steel ribs, and secured
the former to the base of the handle.
The flames were almost upon me by
this time; so, with one long-drawn
breath, raised my pistol once more,
and with one quick, nervous jerk,
sent bullet into the brain of my
petted steed.
Then. as he gave one wild shrek,
and fell lifeless at my feet, l seized
the umbrella--Dollie' parachute
and leaped off the rock.
At the outset fell so rapidly that
almost lost my breath, but in
second l could feel that my descent
was checked, and then began a sway
ing, Jerking motion, that made my
head spin.
Doubtless there was not more than
one or two moments interval between
my leap from the ledge and my land
ing amidst the branches of a small
tree, but 1t seemed as many hours.
When l clambered down to the
ground, scarcely believing yet in my
wonderful escape, l found myself
with sound limbs. My hands and
face were scratched and bleeding. my
clothes torn to rags; but what cared
L?
The fiery fiends were leaping in
disappointed anger far above me, and
now l could listen to their roar with
out tremor, save of grief at the loss
of my favorite steed.
Keeping along the shore of the
lake, reached my sisters house Just
as serious alarm was beginning to be
felt at my prolonged absence, and
party about to SET forth in search of
me.
"Dollie," said I, that night, as
took up the dear little niece had so
nearly parted from forever-"Doll
you were right, after all. Uncle
Harry's big umbrella is parachute
and II you had not told him SO he
would never have known 1t, and SO
he would have been devoured by the
hungry flames. We will make beau
tiful glass case, and put the parachute
away in it, and label 1t 'Douie's Para
chute. Saturday Night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Too Good For This World.

Albert was a solemn-eyed, spir-
itual-looking child.
Nurse" he said one day, leaving
his blocks and laying his hand gently
on her knee. Nurse. is this Gods
day."
"No. dear" said the nurse, "this
is not Sunday. II is Thursday"
"I'm 30 sorry" he said. sadly, and
went back to his blocks.
The next day, and the next. in his
serious manner. he asked the same
question, and the nurse tearfully said
to the cook, THAT child is too good
for this world
On Sunday the question was re-
peated and the nurse, with sob in
her voice. sale; "Yes. Lambie; this
is Gods day"
@Then where is the funny paper?"
he demanded. -succssA
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
ried year, divorce becomes improb-
able, and is much rarer in middle
life than it is with us.
Homes of Their own.

The home is the kernel Of life
There is no danger that daughters
will despise marriage and home
They will take to it only too readily
when the magic hour strikes, but
parents may we'll deliberate before
they wantonly strengthen a girls in
nate tendency to seek a home of her
own. For there is sweet dignity
of maidenhood and womanhood
which is sacrificed in an inordinate
quest for husband and home.
With sons it is different. Many
men need to have the home princi.
pie fostered and built up. They must
be made not only good hearted, but
must have their nomadic instincts
carefully repressed and taught to CEN
tre around the sacred idea of. home.
Then, when once the notion of
home and its paramount Importance
is fixed in his mind, young man is
perfectly free to go forth and find a
maiden to share it.-Woman Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

The progress of woman is shown
in reports of individual success in
various parts of the country. Mrs
A. B. Enright has been appointed
county supervisor of schools in East
Concord, VT, taking the position in
competition with several men. In
addition to the exacting duties of her
school work, Mrs. Enright shoulders
all the responsibilities that fall to
her lot as the wife of the pastor of
one of the largest Methodist parishes
In Vermont. Another successful wo-
man is Mrs. Alice b. Clarke, of Gar
field County, California. who has
been indorsed on non-partisan ba-
Sis by the normal institute for the
Office OF State superintendent of pub
lie instruction. 1t is believed that
Mrs. Clarke will be named without
serious opposition. She is serving
her second term as superintendent of
schools for Garfield County and her
good work in this post led to her in
dorsement for the higher offlee.-
New York Press.
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She Secs thn Reasnn.

Notices and warnings on placards
do not begin to make the impression
upon the public that one individual
experience will. Every woman knows
that in all postoffices are cards beg
ging persons to put their names and
addresses on all valuable letters, that
they may be returned in case they
cannot be delivered. One woman, at
least. has seen and disregarded them
for years, but in the future she will
do differently. Last month she had
occasion to send away $40 and put
one bill of that denomination in an
enyelops, which she neither regis
tered nor wrote on the back for re-
turn. The letter was never delivered,
and the woman was obliged to send
another bill. this time registered.
One day this week her first letter
came back to her after six weeks OF
wandering.
She found that she had used one of
her husbands business envelopes, on
which was stamped his name and ad-
dress, and because she had misdirect-
ed It In the first place II had come
back 70 the name printed at the top.
Thus she Is In $40. and when she
senls money again by mail there is
no doubt tbgt the letter VIII have
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Slavery OF Dress.

The redoubtable Professor Thomas
OF Chicago University, proceeds with
his dissection of lovely woman in the
American Magazine, his particular
topic this time being female apparel
The subject is not new one. Fol-
ages 1t has Afforded abundant oppor.
tunity to philosophers and morallsts
for heaping abuse upon the heads OF
womenkind. But Professor Thomas
has something new to say about it.
From his point of view, the moralists
were all on the wrong tack. The OBJ
1ect of their abuse is a mere helpless
victim, "only a pawn in the industri.
al game played by man"
Her individual possessor uses
her." says Professor Thomas, "as a
symbol of his wealth, and the cap
tains of industry make her the oc.
casion of a market for the costly and
changeable objects which fashionable
habits force her to accept. New fash
ions are not always beautiful; they
are even often ugly, and women know
1t. but they embrace changes as fire.
HNChe anu do IdulCdl dS lHS lHBenu-
ity of the mode makers can devise.
Women do not wear what they want,
but what the manufacturers and
trades people want them to want.
The people who supply them also
control them"
The reason for the extreme differ.
entiation in the dress of the sexes is
not due to the nature of either, ac-
cording to Professor Thomas. Man
is naturally inclined to personal dis.
play. he says, but he has come to
have more effective means of getting
results. and so he has given up or
nament. Money is now his "main
charm" Woman, on the contrary
has to depend on her charm for ev.
erything. She is mot naturally spec
tacular," but when man had ac.
quired a specialized skill which gave
him mastery of the world and her
person as we'll" she began to special
ize the display which he was absn
doning. Restricted in movement
with no specialized skill, with not
even life to educate her in the broad
sense in which men encounter It, and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Cheap Shade For Your Piazza.

Take two widths Of floor mating.
either old or new, about eight feet
long and sew It together; this will
make about six feet wide. Overcast
the two ends-ahd nail each end to
narrow strip of wood. Paint It
pretty shade Of olive green on both
sides, and hang 1t from the top of the
porch by an end strip, using large
screw eyes and ordinary rope or very
strong twine for pulleys. The strip
of wood on the end makes It roll
nicely. The two pieces of mating
need not match; after painting they
look alike. This is much cheaper
than Japanese porch shades for a
country house and looks fine on any
home.-Boston Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

Lemonade.-In making lemonade
heat the lemons before squeezing and
you will get almost double the guam
tity of juice.
Sour Milk Pie.--Add to a cup sour
milk one-half cup sugar, cup OF
chopped raisins and a teaspoon Gin
namon. Stir on stove until hot, then
add a teaspoonful cornstarch dis
solved in little water. Bake. In two
crusts.
Oyster Nugget.-One quart of oys-
ters, six common crackers rolled fine,
one-quarter pound of butter. two cups
of milk, three eggs; beat the eggs,
put all together in your stew pan;
stir it about fifteen or twenty min
utes over a good FIRE; be careful and
not burn. Serve hot.
Ounce Marmalade.--Wipe ounce.
remove blossom ends, cut in quarters.
remove seeds. then cut in small
pieces. cut into preserving kettle.
and add enough water to nearly COW.
er. Cook slowly until soft. Rub
through a hair sieve and add three
fourths its measure of heated sugar.
Cook slowly twenty minutes. stirring
occasionally to prevent burning.
Ripe Tomato Piclxle.--Three pints
tomatoes, peeled and chopped; one
cup chopped celery; four tablespoons
chopped red pepper; four tablespoons
chopped onion; four tablespoons salt;
six tablespoons sugar; six tablespoons
mustard seed; oneshaif teaspoon
Glove; one-half teaspoon cinnamon:
one teaspoon grated nutmeg; two
crps vinegar Mix ingredients in or
der given. Put in stone jar and
cover. This nncooked mixture must
stand week before using. hut may
/ ) kept Year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Simplifed Marriage.

We marry for love, and frequently
stay married long time without 1t,
writes Vilhjalmer Stefansson, in
Harper's Magazine, while with the
Eskimo the marriage of conven-
ience," as it is in the beginning, is
never long endured unless love de-
velops. Whenever either husband or
wife prefers separation, divorce takes
place. There is peculiar economic
factor which accounts for this free
dom. An Eskimo wife can leave
husband without a single thought of
How shall I support myself and my
child?" for as long as there are food
and clothing in the community they
will be cared for. Nor does the wom-
an suffer in social standing. AS a
matter of fact, however, If a couple
are congenial enough to remain mar
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Health, the Secret.

The secret of beauty may be ez-
pressed in very few words-health,
ease, grace Of movement and a proper
mental attitude. The Circle says of
the latter that beauty is permanently
possible only when the mind is right
1t may be possible for cross, worry
ing and inconsiderate young woman
to be beautiful, but-she will not,
cannot possibly, keep her beauty more
than a few years. Gradually the fig
ure will stiffen, the face become tensed
and wrinkled and the voice ungentle
and unpleasing. On the other hand
number of plain women have be-
come beautiful through habitual
calmness, hopefulness and loving
kindness.
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Quick Of Comprehension.

A celebrated Scottish lawyer had
to address the Caledonian equivalent
of our Supreme Court His plead.
ing occupied an entire day. After
seven hours of almost continuous ora.
tory he went home to supper and was
asked to conduct family worship. As
he was exhausted his devotions were
brief.
II am ashamed OF ye.' said the old
mother. ITO think ye could talk for
seven hoors up at the court and dis.
miss your Maker in seven minutes.
"Ay, vera true" was the reply,
but ye maun mind that the Lord
isna sac dull In the uptak as the
'udge-bodies. philadelphia Public
Ledger.
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N8 FRlzLS |HN
AuMAMFASHgoM&4l
SGllySASE-----

Roses for hats are immense in size
New coats are very elaborated!
braided.
Modish grays range from deepes
smoke to palest pearl.
The Psyche knot is the favoritt
coiffure of the moment
The fringed scarf is as fashionable
for the hat as for the gown.
Pompadour ribbons are much IL
demand for evening sashes.
One of the new ideas in evening
wraps is the long ulster of pale cloth
"a cozy garment II not graceful
one.
An evening gown of gold bullion
cloth is shot here and there with
dashes of pink. Tulle softens the
arms and neck.
The "two-faced" veil for motoring
is real autumn novelty. 1t is made
of two large motor wells of chiffon
Of contrasting color, stitched togeth.
er at the side hem. In different lights
~ e"nNo 'oAAS6obC0 AuCo.
Gray, black and blue broadcloth
wraps are lined throughout with gray
or black satin. and many OF the new
models are made by the high Direc.
toire belt to display corset effect.
securing cleverly the slight hipless
lines so much in vogue.
Wedding gowns are changed SO that
instead OF the heavy velvet train
hanging from the shoulders the veil
will fulfill its old mission and be veil
and train in one. Thus. when the
veil is discarded the gown Ia one that
may be worn for dinners and dances.
wsile the Directorie style holds al
most unrivalled sway, the sheath
gown is absolutely taboo. and even
the skirts with false slashes, under
laid with contrasting material, are
frowned upon. though they promised
to be favorite model earlier IL the
season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

We wonder that some of our en-
terprising firms with the great re-
sources at their command do not pro.
duee cheap artistic pottery. for e.
would possibly create its own mar
ket after time, One cardinal faith
among most shopkeepers appears TO
he that art with biz A must be paid
extra for. Until we get rid OF this
foiish belief we shall not make much
progrsss In popularIzing art---British
Architect.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
EDITORS EYES OPENED.
Surprised to Discover Student Of
His Educational Departments.

His Educational Departments.
A knock at the door.
The magazine editor stopped shov.
Ing rejection Slips into the self-ad-
dressed stamped envelopes, took the
stogie from his mouth, spit into the
waste-basket, and yelled, Come I'M"
The door opened with determina-
ton. and an individual walked in
who looked as II he we're a prosper
Gus business man. At this sight the
editor arose, politely placed chair
for his distinguished-looki visitor.
and assumed the genial air which he
used with advertisers in his maga-
zine.
What can do for you, sir?" he
asked.
II have called" began the prosper
ous-looking gentleman, IL have called
to see you In regard to a small mat
ter which I believe will result to
our mutual advantage. am not en-
croaching upon your time?"
Certainly noti" responded the
editor.
you have a nice little magazine,
and from the advertising pages"
Eyes, our circulation, In round
numbers, is 294,5S7,634,657," inter.
rupted the editor.
AS was saying, from the adver.
tising pages to the front cover, 1t is
as good a literary article as is on the
news-stands to-day"
THANK you, sir" said the editor
In an axle-grease voice.
From the appearance of your
periodical, ! should Judge that you
are very liberal in your attitude to-
ward your subscribers and your con.
tributors."
Eyes, SIR" said the editor. But
there was slight hitch in his voice.
Now here l have a very clever
little thing called The Beauties OF
SPRING" He took a roll of manu-
script from an inside pocket.
The magazine editor was so badly
shocked that he knocked of the pot
of paste and upset the waste-bas.
ket.
You're not a poet?" he gasped,
incredulously.
YES" answered the prosperous
looking individual simply
But your clothes!" shrieked the
editor. "They are in style, they fit;
your collar and shirt are the latest
design; your tie is not one of those
flowing Lord Byron bows!"
II know it," replied the poet quiet.
ly. you see, I've been reading your
department called, The Correctly
Dressed Man. 1t was there that
learned"
The editor was mystifed. but
the quality! You are dressed in the
very best-that takes money!"
II know" SAID the poet. 1--WE
made money; I've been reading your
page on Safe Investments
But your air of confidence, your
poise, your way of introducing your.
self and your business! You don't
ct like a poet"
Time was when l was bashful
and I used to sneak into an editorial
Office as II l had stolen something"
responded the poet quietly; "but your
column on the Development of the
Personality helped me-"
Well, don't that beat Ed Bock!'
said the astonished eoitor, reaching
for his check-book, and taking his
fountain-pen off his ear. Here, I'll
take your stun. never had any
i6ea any one ever read those depart.
ments. Donald A. Kahn, in Judge
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

The mucilage or household glue
bottle is apt to get hard and often
wasted at the last, because II clings
to the mouth and sides of the bottle.
When the cork is first removed, cut q
piece Of old cotton or linen, little
larger than the top. circular IN shape.
the same as for ellytumbler. Smear
this with lard on both sides, place 1t
on the bottle and press in your cork.
You will have no trouble and can use
your contents to the last drop. Al
ways replace the cloth after using
Boston Post.
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PASSING OF PRAIRIE CHICKENS.
Wise Bird That Knows Too Much To
Make Nest in Harvest Fields.

Wise Bird That Knows Too Much To
Make Nest in Harvest Fields.
If jury of students of nature from
the Kansas prairies is ever gathered
together and the question put tc
them: What is causing the disap.
pearance of the prair.e chicken|
they would not all answer, Hunt
ers."
Very probably there would be 9
hung jury, and the unexpected yer
dict of that part of the jury refus.
ing to lay the blame on the gunners
would be: "The passing of wild
prairie hay" A prairie chicken is a
pretty wise bird. She will not lay
eggs in tame hay. Somehow she
knows that a mean looking machine
with big cutting blades will soon
come along and sweep the field of its
mantle of green glory and expose her
nest to the elem euts, robbers and
other devastators She shuns the
tame grass but seeks the prairie hay.
If prairie hen, say men who claim
to know, cannot find wild hay fields
in which to build her nest she will
go "dry"
But the pheasant is not so wise
This bird is being planted" in Kan.
sas by the State game warden. II is
an imported bird and does not yet
know the Kansas language" Strange
to say, it is alfalfa that proves the
pheasant's chief enemy. She will
build her nest in the alfalfa fields
and then later shrek like blazes be-
cause the mower has swept her mica
shady home away. The frequent cut.
ting OF alfalfa does not even give the
pheasant mother a chance to fix UP
one good setting" and get them good
and warm.-Kansas City journal.
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A Quiet Home.

II always make It rule to shut
myself away in my own room for one
hour every afternoon" writes a
Mother of Ten" "If didn't, real
ly don't know how 1 should get on
sometimes. look on that quiet hour
in the afternoon as an excellent in
vestment. for l come down after 1t
rested, and consequently less worried,
which is good for everybody in the
house-husband, children and maids.
If by any chance miss 1t, find that
everything goes wrong during the
rest of the day, and I'm dreadfully
irritable and snappish. Home Chat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
Apron Pocket.

A torn apron and frequent acci-
dents due to an outside apron pocket
led me to insert a deep pocket of
white cotton on the right hand side
under my apron.
1t is deep enough to contain hand
kerchiefs for the younger children,
daily account order and work to be
done" book. Outside of the use of
the pocket this book alone is a treas
ure, my accounts are kept straight,
my needs for the table never wanting,
and the best of all my husband knows
just what is needed most to be dcne
about the house, as 1t is our own.
There is also room for thimble and
dull pair of scissors; a button or
hook sewed on Immediately saves
many stitches.-Boston Post.
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To Temper and Retemper F1atirons.

To Temper and Retemper F1atirons.
The average housekeeper is often
much annoyed by the tendency her
fiatirons have to cool too rapidly.
This is a thing most easily avoided.
The new tlatiNpn should first of all
have the tempet set. Allow 1t to heat
for several hours on moderately hot
stove without removing, let it cool
gradually till it is perfectly cold be-
fore using 1t. After this it should
only be allowed to heat when wanted
for use. The habit of leaving the
iatirons on the fire at all times in
case you should need them will in
time ruin any iron. Allowing the
metal to thoroughly soak in the fire
will draw the temper of the best steel
forged. To retemper an iron which
will no longer hold heat, heat it as
hot as you can, so long as it isn't
glowing, and then drop 1t in tub of
moderately warm water. When cold
it should be treated as a new iron,
that is, to reheat it slowly and then
let 1t gradually cool.-Boston Post.
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We ourseIvas or for an
other we can't tell where le We can only choose
whetner We Will indulge present moment or
wnetne we VIII renounce that for the obeyng
vine voice within us-for the sake
motives that sancfy lives is hard it
mas sippeu away from I have
thas II let 1t forever light through the
darkness of this life.-George Eliot, % 80 ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03

Nut Wafers-Butter the inside of granite saucepan,
then put into 1t cupful of light brown of
granulated and wothirds
Cook until the mixture forms tested In cold
water add cupfu of chopped any kind flavor
with vanilla and stir until consistency and COM
mencing to harden Reheat hot water until melted
stirring constantly then drop pats on buttered
paper
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Different Ways Of Colorine Icinrs.


White icing is white of egg beaten
stiff and mixed with powdered sugar;
add a tablespoon of lemon Juice; 1t
will be purer white. For yellow icing
take q few drops OF diluted saffron
and add to the white frosting. Choc-
olate is the best for black. Cinna-
mon frosting is made by adding a tea
spoon of cinnamon to white of one
egg; this is very pretty frosting. Pink
is colored by few drops of berry or
currant juice. Green frosting is made
by adding spinach curd to the white
frosting. To curdle spinach, bruise a
few leaves thoroughly, then squeeze
the Juice into saucepan and boil till
1t curdles, then add few drops of
water, strain through a napkin, and
with that which remains in the nap
kin color the frosting. Blue is coll
ored with violets; take a handful of
violets, soak them over night in lit
tie water. then stir thoroughly and
strain.-Boston Post.
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her own name on the outside. as well
as that of the addressee.-Ne Yorb
Telegram.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-22
LIABILITIES.

IIAf'IIlI IIE9o. Capital ...... .=.....-=.,...$ $175, ,QJ000 Surplus ...... ........... 25.oQ0oo Undivided profits ......... 4S,008t1 Reserved for taxes ...s.... 2.025 80 Net earnings past
 six months ,$ 15,140.25 Less deducted for
 taxes ....,. 2,500.0t Less deducted for div
 dend No. 62 ........,... 875000 Balance, to be added to ua-
 divided profit .......,, 3,S9o.35 Deposits -. ...........-. 5S6,S12O5 Total liabilities ,........ sS49,4S64o