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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

food, but the other source of infec.
tion was probably by far the most
common. Children especially were
exposed to Infection because of them
irresistible impulse to place every
thing in their mouths.
They pointed out the enormous
danger to children in the home of the
tuberculous adult. Dust from a room
inhabited by consumptlve, they de-
clared, had been found virulent for
six weeks. Towels. they said, were
fertile source of infection. Oener
dangers were in unhygienic surround
ings and improper food.
That tuberculosis occurred more
frequently in artificially fed infants
was another view expressed by them.
They maintained. however, that this
was not necessarily an Indication that
the infection was always of the boz
vine type, and contracted from the
use of milk from tuberculosis cows
They said that bottle fed babies had
q greatly iessened resistance TO any
infection.
A campaign against tuberculosis
could only be waged with success.
they insisted, II its occurrence could
be prevented during childhood Drs.
Shaw and Laird urged the associa.
tion a. such and individuals to bend
every effort to prevent and arrest the
spread Of tuberculosis In children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Q HXNG.S
5WORTH KNOWN GsI
80! . 4.

Hair grows at the rate of three
millionths of yard per second.
Statistics show that, while England
is becoming less violent nation, it is
at the same time becoming more dis
honest.
Electric headlights on locomotives
may become compulsory in Indiana.
Government experiments indicate
that with the use of oil as fuel, both
the speed and steaming radius of a
vessel are increased.
The vineyards of Algeria produce
the greatest yield per acre.
The proposed bridge across the
Snake River Canyon below the Great
Shoshone Falls, 700 feet above the
water, will be the highest bridge in
the world.
Telephone rates are fixed by the
State of Illinois and interchange of
service between companies in the
same locality is compulsory.
The boys of ancient Egypt played
with toy soldiers.
A special trolley car made a trip
Of almost 1000 miles recently, going
from Louisville, KY, to Cleveland,
Ohio.
The shadow of the moon falling on
the earth during an eclipse generally
covers an area of about fifty miles.
Salt making by evaporation of sea
water is an industry which has been
carried on for 500 years at Maiden,
Essex, England.
If the number of people daily en-
tering London were to be dispatched
from any given station by rail 1877
trains, each conveying coo persons,
would be required. If all these trains
were arranged in a straight line they
would cover 221 miles of railway.
The Laplander's average height is
four feet eleven inches for the men,
and two inches less for the women.
Seaweed, dust, goats hair and
Irish moss, compounded by a secret
chemical process, is claimed to be, by
its inventor, John Campbell, a perfect
substitute for leather, vulcanite,
wood and marble. AS leather it
makes serviceable soles for shoes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Take Anything And BE Quiet.

He was one Of the very few COM
mercial travellers who cannot adapt
themselves to their surroundings,
and as a chronic hotel grumbler he
IS known from East to West. The
waiter was possessed of an optimism
unusual for one weighted with the
responsibilities of his position and
served the soup, fish and roast with
equanimity and poise. At the des-
sert the tarveling man waxed irri-
table and sarcastic.
Look here" he said. This pud-
ding is on the bill OF fare as ice
cream pudding and there isn't any
ice, nor is there any cream in it,"
The waiter, in tone of great
patience, replied:
That's all right sir. There's
nothing in names. If We serve you
with Washington pie, It's no sign
there's picture of the Capitol on
every piece, and when we bring you
college fritters there isn't a term S
tuition in advance thrown in. ANY
cheese with your pie, sir?"-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
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He Was Telling, Too.

During the maneuvers the sub
iect of rife shooting frequently crop
ped up at one of the officers messes.
I'm bet anyone,he here a box of Gig
ars," said Lieutenant A, that | can
fire 20 shots at 200 yards and tell
without waiting for the marker the
result of each one correctly"
Done" cried Major b, and the
whole mess turned out early the
next morning to witness the expert
ment.
The lieutenant fired.
Miss" he announced calmly.
Another shot
Miss" he repeated
A third shot.
"Miss,r
Hold, hold on" put in Major B.
What are you trying to do. You're
not firing for the target"
"Of course not" was the cool re-
sponse. I'm firing for those Gig
ars. rs."-Chattanooga Times
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Great Shooting.

Yes, Sir" said old man Brag,
gard, 'as soon as see them birds
l went into the house and took down
| the old blunderbuss and pegged at
EN-, an by CORY, | brought down
/ thutty birds TO one shot. Can ye
| beat that?"
] "Ya-as," drawled Uncle s! Pea
] vey. "Ye know Bill Virgins frog
( pond9"
Yes" said old man Braggard.
"What of it?"
"Wa-al, | went down there the
other night after sundown to shoot
a couple o. bullfrogs with my old
shotgun" said Uncle 81 There
was 5000 of 'em sittin' on them
there lily pads, an just lifted that
there gun to my shoulder and let
her 60"
"S'pose ye did said old man
Braggard. How does that affect my
bird story?"
Beats it all holler." retorted
Uncle 81. THE minute my gun went
off the hull derned 5000 bun frogs
croaked ."-Harper's.
Does your husband belong to any
club, Mrs Dubbley?"
None but the knights of the Mys-
tic Stairway"
THE Mystic Stairway? never
heard of that order"
YOU'RE lucky The members are
pledged TO assist the brother who
needs help to reach home and TO
carry him upstairs. provided they
are able to trust themselves on stairs
that go round and round, and after
that TO try to make his wife believe
that he was seized with sudden i'll
ness and that they administered an
overdose of brandy or something OF
the kind for the purpose OF reyiving
him.-Chicago ReCord-Herald
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
HANDS RAY! AND SCaLY.
Itched and Burned Tcrrihly-Couid
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
Cracking - Sleep Impossible -
CutiCura Soon Cured Eczema,

IAN itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and even
up to the elbows. The itching and burning
were terrible. My hands got all scaly and
when | scratched the surface would be
covered with blisters and then get raw
The eczema got so bad that could not
move my thumbs without deep cracks APP
pearing. ! went to my doctor. but his
medicine could only stop the itching. At
night | suffered so feariully that | could
not sleep. / could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for three
months and was fairly worn out. At last
| got the Cuticura Remedies and in a
month | was cured. Walter II. Cox. le
Somerset ST., Boston, Mass. Sept %, 1908.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props
of Cuticura Remedies. Boston. Mass.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Heard Something.

One summer evening a miller was
leaning over his garden gate, facing
the road enjoying his pipe, when a
conceited young farmer happened to
be passing. The miller, in a friendly
tone, said:
Good evening George"
II didn't speak," said George
grulily
oh" said the miller. II thought
you did; but it must have been your
ears Mapping. g."-Chattanooga Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

In the hips. Throbbing headaches
took all the go out of me. lost ap-
petite and weight and grew weak.
The kidney secretions became scan
ty and dropsy set In. suffered so
hardly cared what became of me, but
The first box of Doan's Kidney Pills
made me better, and used the rem
sdy faithfully until all symptoms left
me and ! gained Ia pounds"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

most rigid truth in
telling of my exper-
fence with Doan's
Kidney Pills, and
will be glad to give
corroborative evil
dence to anybody. A
catch or stitch in my
back was followed
with dull, constant
backache and pain
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Two notables of Jerusalem. accord.
ing to Levantine newspapers, have
applied for the concession for fur.
nishing Jerusalem with electric light
and building an electric tramway be-
tween Jerusalem and Jaffa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Papa, what do they call person
that reads heads?"
"A phrenologist, my boy"
Gee! Then ma must be one or
those things. She felt OF my head
this afternoon and said right away:
You've been swimming Detroit
Free Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Tempered To Task,

The three young men had just
emerged from the fiery furnace.
They are the boys to make a
tariff cried the people.
Thus their political careers were
begun.-New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Hint in Time.

The climate is considered very
healthy here, believe" remarked
the tourist in Arizona.
Yes, if you mind your own bust
ness" replied the native.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Cabby's Sarcasm.

Lady (after rendering shilling
TOR iare)-And here are two buns
you can have, my man.
Cabby-Thank you kindly, lady. !
suppose you don't 'appen to ave a
wisp of 'ay for the 'orse?-Cassell's
Saturday journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Syria and Palestine have an in.
ordinate appetite for imported drugs
In Beirut, a city where soft drinks
are in great demand, there is not a
single soda fountain
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

A German scientist has decided
that artificial light Is not so injuri-
)us to human eyesight as is sunlight.
the latter containing more ultravio-
ct rays.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

The allowance for the imperial
household in Japan remains the
same In hard times and good-sI.-
100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Every now and then some one tries
to write a national anthem for Cana
da, but in the opinion of the Victoria
Colonist every effort is a failure.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

There are definite evidences of i'm.
provement reported from the Scotch
shipbuilding yards. Mays new ton.
mage was heaviest of the year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
III s::: w.: %;:: s: IhOInDsOn's

SILK and mixed cotton and silk in
dustrles In France are said TO en-
ploy altogether upward Of a half
million workers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

In the Baptist Sunday Schools in
England there is one teacher to ten
pupils.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

or the 400, 900. 900 persons In
China. only 10000 are foreigners. OF
whom 10000 are japanese
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Switzerland's stringent pure food
law goes into effect a week from to-
morrow.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

FhW.PAW fruIt. ] unheFIt1tIngIy recOm-
mend these pills as being the best la1a-
tive and cathartic ever compounded Get
2l-cent bottle and II you are not per.
fectly satisfied will refund your money.
s-MUNYON.
tIfIl-lIilRD and JEFFERSON SIS.
PHILADELPHIA PA.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

Whether from Colds Heat stomach or
Nervous Troubles Capudiuo WIII relieve yuI.
It's llquid- pleasant to tukr-grts immrti-
ately Try II. lUc., 2Jc. aud .Uc. at drug
slOTeS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
A Match For Him.

Country Drummer with cigars)
Pardon me, have you a match?
Village Loafer tentatively y
Yaas; but | hain't no se-gar.
Country Drummer. Good. In that
case you won't need the match
Chicago News.
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No More Fascinating
School in the Land.

Theoretical and Practical Forestry In the Appalachian Forests
Caronas Timber crusers-How Boys From Maine to Cali
fornia Rich and Poor, Live and Play and Work on the
Wonderful BiItmore Estate
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
THE RIGID TRUTH
And Confirmation to Any Kidney suf-
fercr Who Asks II.

Mrs. w. II. Cobb. Nicholasvillc,
KY, says: ~ will keep strictly to the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Live Stock.

Chicago - Cattle Market 1Oc.
higher. Steers, $5.50@7.35; COWS.
81 O6; heifers, $3.6006.50; bulls,
S3.75 q 5,25; calves, $40 7.6O;
stockers and feeders, s3.30@5.25.
Hogs-Market steady to strong.
Choice heavy, $7.70@ 7.S0; butchers,
$3.50 q $50; light mixed $7,25@
740; choice light, $40 % 100;
packing, $3.50 a 7.6o; pigs, $500
100; bulk of sales, $40 q 1865.
Sheep-Market steady. Sheep,
81 a $50; lambs, $7.50@S.75; year
lings. $5@6.75.
Kansas City, Mo. - Cattle - Mar
ket srong to a shade higher and ac-
tive. Choice export and dressed
beef steers, 1925 OF; fair to good,
So $50; Western steers, $5@7:
stockers and feeders, $3.50@5.5O;
Southern steers, $406; Southern
COWS, S3@ AIS; native cows, $50
6; native heifers. S4@7; bulls, S30
5; calves, s4@7,50.
Hogs - Market 10c. lower. TOP,
$40; bulk of sales, $7.20@7 7.80:
heavy, s7.4O@770; packers and
butchers. s7.25@7.60: lights, 1920
@7.55; pigs. s575@6.75.
Sheep-Market steady. Lambs,
seq S.25; yearlings, s5@6.75; weth-
ers, $3.50 a $50; ewes, S4@5.I5;
stockers and feeders, $3@4.50;
Texas muttons, $4Q5.
Pittsburg-Cattle - Choice. $7G
1875; prime, $500 a $50.
Sheep-Prime wethers, $500
$40, culls and common, S26D3;
spring lambs, So q S.50 veal calves.
$50 S.25.
Hogs-Prime heavies, sS,05; me-
diums, $7.S5 a 100; heavy Workers,
$3.50 1856; light Workers. $7.25@
7.35; pigs, $6.9oQ7; roughs, sea
CTS.
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Wholesale Markets.

New York-Wheat-S firm; No
2 red, old 147c., nominal, elevator;
No. 2 red, old, 1.47, nominal; new,
1.19 end August t. o. b. afoat; No.
! Northern Duluth, 1.35 Is, nominal
{. o. b. afioat; No. hard winte:,
1.37 e, nominal f. o. b. aloat.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, old, sic.
in elevator and 10 f. o. b. afloat; No.
2 new, So "a c., winter shipment. Op-
ton market was without transac-
tions, closing q net higher. July
closed 7SAc.; September closed
75%; December closed 677s.
Oats-Spot dull; mixed, 26032
bs., 60c. nominal; natural white, %
632 lbs, 59062; clipped white,
34 AZ lbs, 601s @651a.
Hay-Dull and easy. Good to
choice, 9O@95c.
Eggs-State, Pennsylvania and
neai1y fancy, selected white, 27@
2Sc.; do, fair to choice, "a a 26;
brown and mixed fancy, 24025; do,
fair to choice, 220231a; Western
extra firsts, 22@221a; firsts, 2O1a
(official, 201a); seconds, 1914 @2O;
Southern, II 020.
Philadelphia-Whe - Quiet, but
steady; contract grade spot, 1.43 q
Las; July, 1.13 a LA.
Oats-Weak, 1c. lower; No. 2
white, natural, 63 u @64.
Butter-Steady; good demand ex-
ira Western creamery and nearby
prints, 27c.
Eggs-Firm; firsts Rc. higher;
Do, e.t,l lin ~1N
f. c., 22c. at mark; do, current re-
ceipts, in returnable cases, 201s at
mark; Western firsts t. c., 221s at
mark; do, current receipts, f. c.,
1912 @2O1a.
Cheese-Quiet. but steady; New
York full creams, choice, 13Ac.;
do, fair to good, 121s 013.
Live Poultry-Firm and higher;
fowls, 151a 016c.; old roosters,
l019 OIL; spring chickens, 1924;
ducks, old, HOB; do, spring,
14@16.
Baltimore-Wheat - The market
for Western opened firmer; July,
115 1sc.; August, 1.19. Prices i'm
proved after the opening and at the
midday call July was quoted at
116A c., and August at 1.13 ".
Corn-Spot, 7S1Ac,; July, 77%.
Oats-We quote, per bu.: White,
No. 2, 621a a G3c.; do, No. 3, 81 u
a so; do, No. A, 601a 6D61; mixed,
No. 2, 60 Y a 81; do, No. 8, 591 %
q 60; do, No. 4, 5S1a 059.
Hay-We quote, per tom No. 1
timothy, large bales, S17.5001S;
do, small blocks, S17.50Q1S; No.
2 timothy, as to location, $16.500
IT; No. 8 timothy, $14.50 q 1850.
Butter-We quote, per lb.: Cream
cry, fancy, 26Rc.; creamery, choice,
25@26; creamery, good, 22023.
Eggs-Market about steady and
unchanged We quote, per dozen,
loss off: Maryland, Pennsylvania
nearby firsts, 21c.; Western firsts,
21; West Virginia firsts, 21; South
ern firsts, 20; guinea eggs, 10@11.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

South Bend, Ind, is TO have a
homecoming week in October.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
MUNYON'S
PAW-pAW PILLS

Alt btsl GAOlllucU
and Liver Pills known
and a positive and
speedy cure for Con-
stlpatlon. Indigestion.
JaunGlcc, Biliousness,
Sour Stomach. Head
ache. and all ailments
arising from a dIsor-
d e re d stomach or
sluggish liver. They
contain In concentrat-
ell form all the vir-
tues and values OF
Munyon's Paw-paw
tonic and are made
from the Juice OF the
.. .. 4. .MNa-aH.
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The Laplander's average height is
four feet eleven inches for the men,
and two inches less for the women.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-13
NEWS AND NOTES.

A conference Of representatives of the
Young Mems Christian Associations OF
Canada and the Eastern States was re-
Gently held in Troy. N Y, 10 con-
slider work by American Christians in
behalf Of young men in foreign lands.
DR.. WEIGHING W. Yen. secretary Of the
imperial Chinese legation at Washington,
was one Of the speakers.
One Of the largest and most representa-
tive gatherings of Southern men ever as
sembled IN the name of religion was the
Laymen's Missionary Convention OF the
Southern Presbyterian Church. at Bir-
mingham. last month. Eleven hundred
and thirty-seven delegates registered. and
a brilliant array of speakers from many
parts OF the country presented aspects OF
Americas international religious rela-
lions. AS an immediate outcome Of the
convention, about $4,000 was given spon-
taneously for the immediate needs OF the
denomination on the foreign field. Depu-
tation work by laymen throughout the
churches was provided for, and a sys-
tematic effort undertaken to insure the
lifting Of the Southern Presbyterian
Churchs gifts to foreign missions to the
standard Of 81 a member every year.
According TO the figures Of the Protest
ant Press Bureau, the Roman Catholic
Church has greatly increased its strength
IN Great Britain during the past half CEN
fury. In 1851 there were in the United
Kingdom 95S priests. 6Ss churches, and 70
The Washington herald., 1909-03-13

religious houses. Now there are 4.lss
priests. 2.lS7 churches. and Lib religious
houses
During 1908 fully 1900 citizens Of Berlin
gave notice to the authorities that they
had abandoned the Prussian Protestant
Church. This movement seems to be
away from all religion. the seceders gen.
orally designating themselves agnostics.
Added TO the many laymen's movements
that are springing up through the denom-
nations must be definitely named the
Catholic Laymen's Society. connected
with the work of the Paulist fathers. and
located at Winchester, Tenn. It's work is
to look after the religious interests Of
newcomers into the neighborhood.
A significant announcement, indicative
OF the spirit OF closer scrutiny by lay
men which is affecting all religious insti-
tutions. is made by the American Tract
Society, which announces that it has re-
duced it's administrative expenses 80 per
cent The society now devotes its atten-
ton 10 circulating literature in the Ian
guages Of the foreign-speaking settlers in
this country.
An English Congregational journal IS
quoted by the Interior as declaring tha,
Congregationalism IS to-day only two
thirds as strong IN Scotland as It was a
few years ago. The loss is explained by
the merging OF the CongregationaIists
into Presbyterian bodies.
In the six years since the Boer war
says Inc Christian Guardian, Wesleyan
missionaries In the Transyaal have gath
cred out OF heathenism and baptized no
less than 1000 natives.
Among the thronging incidents OF re-
iig1C as interest in connection with the
ADDICTION Of the constitutional government
IN Turkey Is the announcement by the
Sheikul-Isiam. the official head OF Mo-
hammedanism, that the Koran nowhere
calls Christians 'infdels." but that 4
counsels Mohammedans 70 treat them a:
friends
The recent Chicago convention OF the
Religious Education Association is sup
posed TO have marked the advent Of thai
organization. which has had a somewhat
precarious existence. into the realm o.
assured success. Its speakers were IN.
most distinguished educators IN America
The Washington herald., 1909-03-13
SHoRT-SENTENCE SERMONS.

After sixty years OF public life. hold
more strongly than ever 70 the conviction,
deepened and strengthened by long ex-
perience. OF the reality, the nearness, and
the personality OF God--Giadstone-
The more we I've. more brief appear
Our lives succeeding stages:
day 20 childhood seems a year.
And years like passing ages
Campbell
When the fight begins within himself. a
mans worth omething.-Browning.
Bear ye another's burdens. and so full
Ill the law OF Christ-Paul
There are loyal hearts. there are spirits brave.
There are socls that are pure and true;
Then give 20 the world the best you have.
And the bes. viii come back 70 you
a. ". Trna
Moral changes are slow; Gods foot
steps are sometimes centuries apart
Edwin Taylor.
The eternal stars shine out as soon as
It is light enOugh.-AnOn-