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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10
FIND MURDERER'S
FINGER PRINTS

LEAvENWoRTH. Kan. June 20
The discovery OF finger prints
early today on the window pane OF
the partially burned house which
was the home OF Mrs katherine
Schulz. an aged reciuse. who was
murdered. has given the police a
ciew BY which they hope 20 run
down the slayer Of the wealthy
widow
Although some cling % the opin.
ION that Mrs Schulz was murdered
b. a rohber. Il H. the general TN
PRECISION that she waz siasN BY a
debtor The iron bar which the
murderer used 10 beat her 10 death
has been found
Mrs. Schulxs estate - estimated
at $4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10
PORTUCAL'S
KING WILL
ABDICATE

-. rnlfcd ffeas'
las. spain. June ia
sAo, /. the Portuguese army IN.
r.'.s .,arly every army '0 u.
ss,. ...s.,,ss isday IN sesrss ' 80
F'ss'' 4 force ara The report
~ : !. senilrmsa At this time
s'' ~ I, at 4 censorship e es'ap.
r ~ rsvseasa as indlsa'.no
~ . Sr.s. sr,'I' ." Portuguese
~. $3.50 ! 70 the reports scarcely
A'ss'g 80 troops are left 70 sde'
~ ,. ssars shs palace
r...s 30 Manuel is preparing
~ 49,, TIE throne 20 plaeate
= ~. ~rasA vas partially con.
So 80 ,ss,y Il is reported That
- 49, ismlly 10 preparing %
49, sae palace ara take
-, : sgsin'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10
HOLDS UP
MESSENGERS

gny rnlged fressA
Il paso. lsus io-sher'ly be
.-ssrlsas lsss night easoeund
...,,r tram No. 2, Of tire e.
=. 4 ssssh~esssrn railroad, vas
'~na lore bandit, who herd
!. 4, sssspanss u the tourist
80 re ; private car attached
I 4. rear q the train, compelled
- !, sseeslt their money and
'.,.l.s Il a heap. ard made he
.r,.s wisk the piunder across the
-. sssard the mountains
s..sA sssisnases place ire value
s1asaal al several thousand
esl<
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10

come rushing down on them nt y0
miles an hour
with the Bcrerch ~ grinding
brakes "A West Shore freight train
crashed Into the carriage. scatter
INK its occupants along the right u
way.
An the occupants were Killed.
They are: Rev. A. Homath. pastor
~ Sew city ST. g. church. " o.
seifrod New City bis wife. william
9 Beebo. Haverstraw. and Airs Per-
~ kasaler Thcy were just return
ing from the funeral Of Mrs
Seiffcd'a father.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10

Ing through the pockets Of her
husbands trousers
Did she scream
Not Mrs Holland She quietly
slipped her hand down 10 the floor.
got hold Of one of her shoes. and
before the burglar knew she was
awake she hoavcd the footwear at
his head
The shoe struck fair and square.
and with an exclamation ~ sur.
prise the burglar turned. dlyed
through the open window and fled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10
TRAIN KILLS
FIVE M0URNERS

HAvERsTRAw r. y. June 10.
Blocked on the tracks by the
arms of the crossing gate. three
moufnern. their pastor and their
driver sat in "a funeral coach yen-
tarday and watched certain death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10

A FROST,
IS WORD

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. June TO-
bringing letters from miners de.
ciariug that the new diRRiuga are
exaggerated. that the spring clean.
up will amount 10 only 100000.
and that the camp will never be-
lnrge, the steamer White Seal,
which wlntered on the Idltarod rlv-
ar. has arrived Al Fairbanks. the
first boat from the new camp
Pay has been found In shallow
ground on five creeks. but only In
spots. the letters say. However. a
vast area Of country remains 10 be
prospected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10

MY wife made a bald statement
90 me this morning"
what was IT,
"She told me ! was losing my
hair" Baltimore American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-10
100 LsrE TO CLASSIFY.

-.
-. Ioo LsrE TO CLASSIFY.
sash y PER MONTH, BUYS
sahgE TRACT or LAND.
s,,s.ss..AkkD GHrBBED ANo
i dssse@rkD. SITUATE At
is ss'LN STATION. JUST AD-
,6s asNs THE PICKLE FAC
- THIS LAND ~ CLEAR.
n INV bBED AND sTUMPED
Fe. az !. FINEST SOIL ~ THE
s xaa.D FOB LOGAN BERRIES.
gSs1s.e 49,. CELERY AND
gIxh AsLES OF EVERY
nv rot CAN MAKE A
M M LIVING on THIS LAND.
~, ! s icT MEASURES TX.
4 = IN ssezse FEET. THE SOIL
I.ssn ch BLACK VALLEY
4 VI DOES NOT FTOOD
LAW ! RESIDENTS on TuF
x'sr Nv NV, WILL TELL YOu. why
~ u A PfECE or THE
s0ss.,s& Np On EARTH BIZ.
OT M Al. GoSR9 PRICE
sTs.EAfT = 100 FREE An.
Pssssl wARRANTY tDRED
kfTpssI TITLE. 90 sDAYs
fssT r{ ..DN OF CONTRACT m
Il ~ ~, " sIcKNEss. CONE m,
fsx' ; THE CROPS Yor-
flyInssslsE WILL MEET THE
A0sTs' f.Is. wHY NOT CIR A 4.
f isis aND GET IT now $40 q
49, AND IS PER MONTH
OF 's a. STATION rs ABoIi n;
III n n SOUTH on oRIf-
TTpvs THE VALLEY AF ;.
cdsa BATTLE AND IA.
lIIe 4. ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
os The CARS.
tssi:s1,. HANSON. "a. = co.
New York Block.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Gold and Gilt.

Professor Fraser, of the Illinois
Agricultural College, makes plain
difference in Gold" and Gilt" the
names of two cows on the college
farm. He says:
They were brought up alike on a
farm near Elgin, ILL.,, and obtained
their early education in the same herd
of 100 cows. Here at the university,
with the very same surroundings and
| equal opportunities, they have drifted
apart in character, and their progress
has been in opposite directions. IL is
not difference of hide, or horns, or
temper; it is not that one is wild and
the other pet. 1t Is not a difference
of beauty or intelligence, but solely
difference in the way they have
worked, difference in the money
they have earned for the owner.
All the milk of these cows has been
weighed and tested for three years.
A record has been kept of every
pound of feed consumed by each ami
NAL, both summer and winter.
Each year Gold produced on the
average 1890 pounds of milk, con-
tanning 405 pounds of butter fat, but
during the same time Gilt averaged
only 1880 pounds of milk, with 1873
pounds of butter fat.
These cows were both cared for in
the same way; they were given the
same kinds of feed and allowed to
eat all they wanted. Gold ate one
half more than Gilt, but produced
three times as much milk.
Equal amounts of feed made in the
one case 1SS pounds of butter fat
and in the other 100 pounds. The
one COW produced nearly twice as
much as the other from exactly the
same feed in kind and amount
Counting the butter fat at twenty
three cents per pound and taking out
the exact cost of feed in each case, the
one COW brought in profit of S34.59,
while the other lacked $5.62 of pay
ing for her board at market prices
of feed each year.
This comparison, exact and COM
plete, for three years, and including
the record of both milk and feed.
means great deal more than a single
years comparison or one in which it
Is necessary to introduce an estimate.
1t would be gratifying, indeed, if it
could be truthfully said that these
two records are extreme and excep-
tional, and therefore do not stand for
any general condition of the dairy
business. But the very opposite is
true,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Disappearance of Lakes.

Whether the globe on which we
dwell is gradually drying up or not is
question that has been much de-
bated. Recent discoveries in central
Asia have been regarded by some as
favoring an affirmative answer, but
others have replied that the observed
phenomena are simply periodic
changes. DR.. Walser, of Zurich,
champions the affirmative view on
the ground that great number of
European lakes have certainly dis
appeared within the last ESQ years.
The canton of Zurich, for example,
had 149 lakes a quarter of century
ago, and only seventy-six to-day. He
believes that similar tendency to
disappearance has affected the lakes
Of Germany and Russia-Youth's S
Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17

was very tend cf fish, and when the
shad was brought into the dining
room his nostrils dilatec as the saw
ory odor struck them, and he asked:
"What fish is that?"
"a shad," replied the steward, ex-
citedly; "a very fine shad. l knew
your excellency was extravagantly
fond of this fish, and was so fortunate
as to procure this one in the market.
1t was the only one, sir. and the first
of the season."
But the price, man? The price?
The price?" demanded Washington,
sternly.
"Three-three- dollars,
stammered the steward.
"Take it away! Take it away!"
said Washington. ut shall never be
said that my table sets such an exam
pie of luxury and extravaganza"
And so the SO fish was taken from
the table, to be devoured by the SER
wants
The Richest hIan of His Time.
AS the years went on Washington s
lands increased in value, and when he
died he was one of the richest men of
his time. He owned lands and stock
and negroes, and his estates amount
ed to thousands of acres. He had
houses in Alexandria and property In
Washington. He had valuable lands
near the present site of Pittsburg. He
was throughout his life money max
er. and | was told at Alexandria that
when he was boy he got SIS day
and upward for his surveying. He
put his surplus money into lands, and
an advertisement in Baltimore paper
of 1773 states that he had 10000
acres of land for sale on the Ohio
River. His will. which is now kept
about twenty miles from Washington.
in the safe of the old Court House at
Fairfax, Va, gives a detailed state
ment OF every article he possessed
down to the calves and sheep. His
personal estate was then put down at
$532.000, and this included vast
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Harvesting Alfalfa.

The first point to accentuate as we
approach the subject of harvesting is
the pre-eminent value of the leaves.
These contain from seventy-flve to
eighty per cent. of the protein of the
whole plant, that valuable compound
that goes to produce milk and meat
1t has been estimated that a ton OF
properly cured alfalfa leaves is equal
in protein to $500 pounds of wheat
bran; and when it is also estimated
by careful observers that the loss of
leaves in harvesting, even under
favoring circumstances, ranges from
fifteen to thirty or more per cent, 1t
is readily seen that the harvesting is
an important part in alfalfa hay-mak-
ing.-From Coburn's THE Book of
Alfalfa"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
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RcsiocnD oEAIc<apdria rAlWays1
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of corn cakes, honey and tea, with
possibly an egg, and after that he ate
no more till dinner. He kept, how
ever, good table, and usually had
friends with him. | have a book
written by Maclay, which gives his
experiences when he was in the
United States Senate at the time
Washington was President. Maclay
dined with Washington a number of
times, and scattered through his
diary are bits of gossip about Wash
ington. At two of the dinners he
describes Washington as amusing
himself between the courses by play
ing the devils tattoo upon the table
with his fork. At another time he
says: THE President kept fork in
his hand when the cloth was taken
away. I thought it was for the pur-
pose of picking nuts. He ate no nuts,
but played with the fork, striking on
the edge of the table with it.
A George Washington Fish Story.
Washington, al this time. had some
trouble in keeping mp his establish
ment. When the Revolutionary War
closed he had plenty of land, but lit
tie money. He had exhausted his
private fortune during the war. and
he had to borrow enough to take him
to New York to be inaugurated as
President. The result was he was
quite careful of his expenses. and
would not tolerate extravaganza. An
instance of this kind occurred one day
when he founl the first shad of the
season on his table. The President
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17

pay the $1,000 which he owes him,
and says he has put off the sheriff
three times already, and that he needs
this money to pay his taxes. He was
not afraid to dun his debtors. and he
is said to have been one of the shrewd-
est dealers among the planters of his
time. He was always preaching econ
omy to his servants, but on the whole
was somewhat lenient, as, for in
stance, he employed one man, car
penter, making a contract with him
for a year and providing therein he
was to have four days in which he
might get drunk about Christmas.
Washington was economical, but not
stingy. He could not endure waste OF
any kind. and he went over his estate
doing his best to stop the leaks. In
one of his letters home he urges that
the greatest economy be used in feed
ing the hay at the mansion house. He
writes:
II enjoin upon you to particularly
guard against Mrs. L. Washington s
Charles and her boy in the stables.
bcth Va oiS iAAApdANhN ehN SS'A
willed and care not how extravagant-
ly they feed or even waste, for | have
caught the boy several times lttering
his horses with hay see no sort of
necessity for feeding the horses either
grain or hay when they are not used
or any horse that is at liberty and
able to provide for itself can plain
ly perceive that in little time there
will be nothing either for my negroes
or horses to eat without buying It,
which will neither comport with my
interest or inclination. BY Stuart's
report l find he still continues to feed
horses with corn instead of cut oats,
as directed. What two saddle horses
are those which stand In the mansion
house report? | know of none but
the one Mr.. Whiting used to ride. 4"
The planter who demanded reports
like that must have been a good busi-
ness man.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
An Exaggeration.

Her hair looked like a stack of sea
moss with strands of oakum and
kelp and dried alfalfa twisted
through it. Occasionally she pushed
the bunch back into place, and 1t
trembled like living thing.
"The trouble with the new fash
ions in hair" she drawled, "is the
unfortunate fact that the shop girls
seize upon the latest arrangements,
don't you know, and grossly exagger-
ate them"
She pushed back the stack as she
spoke, and six puffs. three short
curls, and a yard of fuzzy filler fell
to the floor with noiseless thud.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
4fDE .afia5.I 1I'TIXe

keep up their regular flow of milk.
while on the other hand If they be
hard mixers the mixer becomes dis
couraged and impatient, and fails to
draw out the natural quantity. The
COW or heifer will then soon show the
effects of this by drying up on her
milk. In this way many a valuable
COW has become practically worthless
as milk producer.
Hard milking in cows or heifers
can be positively overcome in short
period of time and in a very econom-
ical way, not by the use of the milk
ing tube, but by the use of the teat
plug.
The teat should be washed with an
antiseptic solution, the teat plug
should be dipped in a like solution,
then in little ointment and passed
into the point of the teat, and being
self-retalning, should be permitted to
remain in the teat from one milking
to another. In this manner hard
milking can be made a thing of the
past.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Feeding Frosted Corn.

Untimely severe frosts sometimes
damage the corn crop so that its mar
ketable value is considerably lowered,
but in this event, as in other cases,
the hog comes to the rescue. Soft
corn is considered excellent for swine,
and especially for the young; in fact.
many breeders believe they can obtain
better gains from soft corn than with
the sound, hard grain. In soft corn
the maturing of the grain has been
checked, thereby arresting the devel-
opment of the starch content or fat
producing element. When used it is
advisable to add, for finishing, some
corn that is well matured. Immature
corn that is frozen and even some
what soured may be fed to hogs, but
If there is on hand a greater quantity
in that condition than can be used on
the farm before warm weather sets in
1t should be disposed of while the
weather is cold. Ordinarily it may
be used in cold weather without dan
ger, but it should not be carried over
into the warm season, as it will fer
ment and become unfit for USE
From Coburn's Swine in America"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17

amount OF tobacco, large numbers OF
cattle. sheep and horses, nearly all of
which he willed to his wife. This
will is now kept in wooden box, the
top of which is covered with glass. II
was torn in two some time ago by
some careless sightseer, and since
then no one has been allowed to ham
die 1t. The account books which are
kept here in the State Department
show that Washington was very care
full about keeping a record of his ex-
pendltures. He put down everything,
and among other items you see here
and there the amounts which he lost
at cards In April, 1872, he lost
500 in this way at the house of Rev.
Bouscher, and little further on there
Is an item stating paid for toddy for
self, Walker and others, at a little
jamboree near the Drummond Lake,
five pounds" During the time he
was candidate for the house of bur-
gesses of Virginia, when he bought
the whisky above spoken of, his losses
at cards and at the horse ra as are
frequent. The curious thing about
his accounts is that there was almost
always deficiency at the end of the
year which he could not account for.
This made no difference, however,
with his starting a new year with a
fresh account, for one item at this
time is as follows: by cash, either
lost, stole or neglected to charge, 144
pounds, s shillings and 4 pence" In
other words, he was short that year
over 800.
Economical, But Not Stingy.
Through his letters now owned by
the Government one may see here
and there certain correspondence
which shows that he was very hard
up at times. In 1855 he wrote that
he could get no wheat on credit, and
that he had no cash to pay for it..
Three years later he urges a man to
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Washington's Headquarters While Di.
recting Survey of Washington
City, 1901.

w'vNt like lightning through the town
that Colonel Washington was killed.
and some of his troops who were sta
toned at Alexandria rushed in and
would have made short work of
Payne had Washington not prevent
ed them. He pointed to his black eye
and told them that this was a person.
al matter and that he knew how to
handle 1t. Every one thought that
this meant duel. TIE next day
Payne got a note from Washington
asking him to come to the hotel. He
expected duel, but went. Washing
ton, however, was in an amiable mood.
He felt that he had been in the wrong
and said, Mr.. Payne, / was wrong
yesterday, but II you have sufficient
satisfaction, let us be friends There
was a decanter OF wine and two
glasses on the table which Washing
ton had ordered to smooth over the
quarrel. The two drank together and
became such strong friends after that
that Payne was one OF the palIbearers
at Washington's funeral"
Washington as a Drinking Man.
Every one drank In the days Of
Washington, and the father of his
country always had wines upon his
table have nowhere seen It stated
that he ever drank to excess. although
he usually consumed Ave glasses of
Madeira wine at dessert. During his
youth he was very fair politician.
and among the items of his election
expenses when he was candidate for
tns house OF burgesses of Virginia
we're a hogshead and barrel Of
whisky, tbirty-fve gallons OF wine
and forty-three gallons OF beer.
George Washington was simple In
ms tastes. and during his youth he
was hearty eater. but was not par
ucular as TO what he had. He want
e plain food and plenty Of It. Dur
ing his later years he ate very little.
Ills breakfast at Mount Vernon was
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17

Sod Basins For Trees.

The landscape gardeners of one
of New York City's parkways have
devised an attractive way of protect
ing the base of tree-trunks by arrang-
ing a square border of sod, two feet
wide, around each one of the trees
bordering the boulevard. In this way
the soil between the border and the
tree-trunk may always be kept loose,
allowing the moisture of rains to soak
into the ground and nourish the roots.
Were 1t not for this sod basin the
gravel path, coming close to the tree,
would, in time, become firmly trodden
down, causing the tree to suffer ac-
cordingly.
The idea is one that could be adopt
ed elsewhere to good advantage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
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Scientific Forestry.

A Consular report comes from Ger
many which shows that scientific for
estry is a practical and money making
proposition. 1t is stated that the Ger
man Empire has nearly 35,O0O,0OO
acres of forests, of which forty per
cent. belongs to the State. German
forestry methods have resulted in
raising the average yield of wood per
acre from twenty-five cubic feet in
1890, to siXty-five cubic feet in 1904.
During the same period it has trebled
the proportion of the sawed timber
secured from the average cut. In
fifty-four years it increased the money
returned from an average acre of
forests sevenfold. yet to-day, the Ger
man forests are in better condition
than ever before.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Taking Precautions.

A young "Brlehess' was peramju.
lating the courts with an air of
scarcely being able to find time to do
anything-when his boy tracked him
down in one OF the corridors.
"oh, sir!" said the boy, there's a
man at your Office with brief. sir"
What, a brief! Great heavensl
And the young fellow began to run
through the passages as fast as he
could, for fear the prey should es-
cape him.
stop. sir. stop!' cried the boy,
who could scarcely keep pace. "You
needn't hurry, sir; I've locked him
in."-M. A. p.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
No Water At Mine Fire,

Shamokin.-The big pipe line hav.
ing been frozen up by the zero wealth.
er, the work of fighting the Philadel.
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com.
pany's Bear Valley shaft mine fire
has been grayely handicapped Fri
day the fire. which had been burning
in the out-croppings, ignited solid pill
lars of coal, causing much alarm to
officials. Hundreds of thousands OF
dollars worth of fuel is in danger OF
being lost. General Manager William
Richards is giving his personal at
tention to the work of fighting the
fire. He says the fire. which was
discovered last Saturday in the out
groupings, was caused by forest fires
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
Woman DefecfiNe Wins

Pittshurg Amusing the court with
the recital Of her experience as n
scullery maid, Mrs. Jennie Jamison,
an agent of the State Pure Food Com
mission, through her testimony was
instrumental in convicting for the
second time Jesse NJ. Bowers. charg-
ed with selling oleomargarine.
Mrs. Jamison told of encountering
Bowers at restaurant owned by a
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz. She said:
When | told Bowers that want
ed fifteen pounds he looked at me
in a puzzled manner, grew white, and
asked for Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz. [
told him they were out and he said !:
Well, If | thought she was going
20 betray me to those pure food peo-
pie ! would not sell her so much
This does not look straight to me I
VIII not sell so much to her again
You know those pure food people
do all kinds Of things to get a fellow
and ! am not allowed to sell this
stun as IL Is colored.
Bowers was fined $500 with six
months Imprisonment.