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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
WONDERED WHY.
Found the Answer Was "coffee,,

Many pale, sickly persons wonder for
years why they have to suffer SO, and
eventually discover that the drug-caf.
feine-in coffee is the main cause Of
the trouble.
Il was always very fond OF coffee
and drank 1t every day. ! never had
much flesh and often wondered why
was always so pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and | was con.
fined to my bed. My stomach was in
such condition that | could hardly take
sufficient nourishment to sustain life.
During this time was drinking cof-
fee, didn't think could do without II.
After awhile | came to the conclu.
sion that coffee was hurting me. and
decided to give 1t up and try Postum
| didn't like the taste OF It at first. but
waen II was made right--boiled until
dark and rich-I soon became fond OF
II.
I'm one week began to feel better.
i could eat more and sleep better My
sick headaches were less frequent. and
winiin are months looked and felt
like new being. headache spells en-
tirely gone.
My health continued to improve and
today ! am well and strong. weigh 14S
pounds. attribute my present health
TO the iife-giving qualities OF Postum" I"
Read The Road TO Wellville." In
pkgs There's Reason"
Ever read the above IesteFf \ new
ose npp<srs fronn eins< 60 tius<. TAsr
,ers sensinc. tree. sad fui1 % honaaA
IAntcrest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
The Way of Life.

It is being said Of an elderly man in
business In Atchison: He cant stand
punishment as he formerly could"
And there is punishment to be en-
dured in making living; don't forget
it. Look over your own experience.
and you will detect punishment every
hour of the day. If 1t isn't at home, it
is on the street car or on the road
How many ways there are to punish
man who tries his best to get along
and behave himself. And after a man
gets old 1t is more evident every year
that the poor fellow can't stand pun
ishment as he could when he was
younger.-Atchison Globe
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS AND MISTLEToE
Nature Worship Reflected In Use Of
MistIetoe at Christmas
Time.

A great many years ago, before the
'ime OF Christianity. the oak tree. and
specially the mistletoe. growing out
!" the heart Of the oak. were rever-
seced for their supposed affinity with
'ae sun. The Druids worshiped the
.un as the one supreme god. and be-
neved the oak to be In some way as
0eiated with the sun because they
made fire by rubbing oak sticks to-
se'her. the oak being at once the most
ommon tree and the most suitable
%r the purpose. Twice each year
nese Celtic priests gave a religious
nstisal In honor Of the sun. their
psces Of worship being In the oak
proves. In June. when the sun was
Anown to have ceased mounting high
Z In the heavens. the Druids gave
eanks, because q nearer approach of
me sun was thought TO be possible.
sad this, OF course. would result In the
sV'ning up Of the earth. In Decem-
s'r' at the time Of the shortest days.
~ Druiis sfex1-'ad = celebration IN
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
Man is the Oldest Student

the university, sight which probably
hnds no parallel in the world. That
the former still preserves his mental
activity sufficiently to engage actively
In the teaching of this difficult subject,
requiring the deepest study and the
most clear-headed reasoning, is nearly
as marvellous as the fact that Rev. Mr.
Higgins at ninety-three is still suf-
nclently active mentally and ambitious
physically to grappe with a subject
that Is almost entirely new to him.
such has been the change in the sys-
TENS and textbooks since he first en-
gagged in its mysteries nearly three
quarters of a century ago
Rev. Mr.. Higgins was born in Maine
In 1917. His early education was re-
ceived in that state, but Wesleyan col
lege was his alma mater
Prof. Wilbur Fisk was then presi-
dent of Wesleyan, and Rev. Mr.. Hig-
gins recalls many incidents connected
with that noted teacher and scholar.
The aged student attends the class
of Professor Hoose every Monday, and
is busy nearly all the week with the
pages of Rudolph Eucken. the solon of
Jena university.
Both teacher and student are excep-
tionally bright and vigorous for their
years, and the only defect that Rev.
Mr. Higgins suffers from is a slight
deafness, He is too busy to speculate
on his probable span of life, and is
n yious to fill the remaining years
With the bright light and consolation
that the study of pure reason and
philosophy only can give.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

their plastic minds quickly respond to
civilization. Our government could do
a master stroke by gathering up the
scattered tribes and placing them in
one or two groups, under education
by the white man.
I'VE planted vegetables on the
mainland at Unalaska when we ar
rived on June l. Before we started
south, we had plenty Of lettuce,
turnips and radishes foc our own
table. The natives know nothing
about this, and with the means at
hand for abundance, they starve.
"A herd of 500 reindeer, brought
over from Siberia nine years ago by
the government, has increased to
10000. There is plenty of good moss
for these animals, and the natives
could, with little encouragement and
training, raise them and lift them
selves beyond the chance of a famine
forever"
Captain Garden made a number of
chartings of land projections and
rocks in the Shelikof strait, which had
before escaped observation. He has
reduced them to ink drawings and
photographs for distribution among
the vessels in the revenue service.
Emerging from Kuprianof strait into
Albatross bank, the Manning struck
a heavy sea, and oil was poured over
the bow. AS the boat moved rapidly
through the water she left wake of
oil, and the crew watched the rough
sea roll toward the oil palu and un-
der it, leaving the wake of the vessel
as smooth as a mill pond.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
German Pastor In New Book Says
That Americans Care More for
Religion Than for Wealth.

Berlin.-Pastor Bluth's new book on
America, which is just from the press
and is receiving much attention from
reviewers, contrasts favorably with
the common run of books by foreign.
ers ON the same subject. 1t shows
more intelligent acquaintances with
American life than the majority of
European writer's have taken time to
cultivate. Mr.. Bluth learned of the
things of which he writes by living
for several years in America.
1.-The notion that the American is
cold calculator. with no sentiment
higher than lust for money. is utterly
baseless." he writes. "At bottom the
real Yankee is not materialist. but
an idealist with religious and even &C.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
scoRNS BIG SUM FOR DOG
Berlin oamekeeper Plays Waiting
Game for Highest Bidder for
Talented Animal.

Berlin.--Royal Gamekeeper Ebers,
owner of the talking dog Don, has
refused an offer of $4,000 for the ami
NAL. Formerly simple rural for
ester, Ebers has become Napoleon
of finance since Don's talking talents
burst upon the world. and Is now
playing a waiting game for the high
est bidder. Don is kept chained In
side his matters house in order to
avoid the danger OF abduction by
swarms of music hall and circus man
ayers who are besieging the premises.
and the attention OF photographers
who want to reap harvest by plac-
ing picture postcards of the dog on
the market
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
Unusual Spectacle of Pupil 90, and
Teacher Over 30 Years of Age
Very Bright.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Without doubt
the oldest student in any university of
the United States is Rev. David Jor-
dan Higgins, a nonagenarian preacher
and one time colonel in the United
States army, who is attending the
classes in philosophy conducted by
Prof. ]. H. Hoose, of the college Of lib
eral arts. University of Southern Cali
fornia.
Rev. Mr.. Higgins has had a bril-
liant career and a life filled with ac-
tive events, and now, when within
seven years of the century mark, he
has returned to the ideals of his youth
and is pursuing the study Of philoso
ply according to the latest teachings.
An octogenarian teaching a homage
marian is the spectacle presented at
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
Without Malice.

What have you done?" exclaimed
Mrs. Cumrox, as she flourished a let
ter at him.
Has that anything to do with the
correspondence ! tried to help you
with?"
1T has, It's an indignant protest
told you to address that distin-
guished pianist as Herr Professor
And / did So"
Yes. But you wrote it Hair Pro.
fessori'"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
Bio Iron Hat.

Atlanta, Ga.-A sheet-iron hat, weigh
ing about 1000 pounds and standing
about eight feet high. arrived here the
other day on fiat car from Rich.
mond, Va. In payment of a bet be.
tween the editors of the Richmond
Evening Journal as to which city
would show the bigger population in
the 1910 census returns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT

"Gentlemen." said the orator, after
the indubitable proof I have offered,
there Is nothing more to be said on
the subject"
Signing resignedly. the audience
shifted about and composed itself for
arother hour Of listening,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
llI.Mannered Chicken.

Little Robert. years of age. went
with his grandmother to the chicken
park TO see her feed the chickens.
When the little ones jumped upon the
water dish and dipped their bills into
the water, he cried; "Oh, grand.
mother, they are putting their feet on
the table"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

little Of church is brought into the
Christmas of today" And how sadly
true this is-"church" In this connec-
ton standing for whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are good. Of
full import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
lovely and good" as one may wander.
Put yourself In her place, remember.
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily weariness snapped
strained nerves, broke down poise
Ye gods and little fishes. in what
condition is the shop-girl to "enjoy"
Christmas! am sure II were she
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
e4S;Ssle~
Aqnes' PRAYER.

NBHce FTdycT.
Our little flve-year-pld Agnes. hav-
ing been reprimanded by her mamma
for some slight misdeed, went and
knelt by chair and prayed as fol-
lows:
"Oh. Lord, make me a good little
girl. want to be good little girl,
but don't know how. But, If | am
naughty, please send Santa Claus Just
the same"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
Christmas Time.

have often thought of Christmas
time. when 1t has come round. apart
from the veneration due to Its sacred
name and origin. II anything belong
ing to 1t can be apart from that-as a
good time. a kind. forgiving. charit-
able. pleasant time.-Charles Dickens.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
cettlno II straIoht.

Employer TO office boy) IF any one
asks for me shall be back in half
an hour.
Patsy-Yes. sorr; an how soon will
you be back II no one asks for you?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

Some men are always looking for
caance to earn money, and some are
satisfied If they merely get It.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

rs he a great artist?"
NO"
But he gets good prices for his
stuff"
Yes. He's a great salesman"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
POLICY

Calvin-The doctor forbids me to
drink champagne.
Ruth-Forbds you to drink cham
pagne?
Calvin-Well, until after his bill Is
paid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

Can you see the good qualities 81
your family as plainly rs the bad
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

There's an irony in nature that Is
almost sure TO bring those who pre-
scribe for the race around to 'aking
their own medicine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

Hicks CAPuDRE Is the best remedy--re-
neves the aching aud feverishness-cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions LIS
hquid-effects immediatly. l0c., Pc. and 5Ce-
At drug stores.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22

Some women wear big hats because
they have small heads.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA

-, -, ,ANU III lid IF IHI NlNIEA
Take the Old Standard uROVES TAsTELEs9
CHILL TONIC. You know what you taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing IL Is simply Ouinine and Iron in n taste
less form. The Quinlne drives GU, the malaria
and the Iron builds up tho system Sold by all
dealers for 80 years. Price % cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-22
S3
! GIZ 06eN
/ ESHOP-GIRL, N
: HER DUES ~
sSh.sdSztxRizlyllE: h.sdS q P00RT 8 "a

Y an excellent short
story published not
long ago, o. Henry
gave to his shop-girl
heroine a colossal char.
acter, emphasized that
In her were combined
the notable attributes
Of Hercules. Joan of
Arc, Una, Job and Lit
tie Red Riding Hood.
And at this season of
the year-"glad Christ
mas days"-it easily
might seem to a less
G ~ m N a N etic nprsOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
JOYS OF UNLOCKED FOOD. :
Raw FODDER" Eats No Meak.ana
Finds Health.
From Good Housekeeping.

rxOm Goo0 housekeeping.
To the uninitiated e sounds brutal.
raw food! The first question they ask
is. 'How can you eat raw meat?TA But
the uncooked food devotees eat no flesh,
they find their health In vastly better
without 1t, and so they live on all man
ner OF uncooked things that arc really
marvelously tempting. The raw food
people never have colds. fevers. stomach
trouble. torpid livers. nervousness or .
lot OF common. everyday ailments that
the out-of-date. ordinary cooked-food
eater has.
The amount that a raw FODDER eats At
a meal is small. He Is quickly hlied.
The reason is that the stomach seems to
know when 1t has lad enough OF the
elemental things from which 1t draws its
strength. and telegraphs the fact to the
taste, and the eater finds himself salts
fled. On the other hand. with cooked
food he goes on eating and eating, and
the stomach delays its message. as 1t has
to receive q vast bulk OF stun. largely
waste matter. because OF the life being
cooked out Of the food by tire.
Raw onions are esteemed highly as .
cleanser of the system as well as q forth
fed in other ways, and the onion Is blend
ed into things SO subtly that one does not
detect its flavor. For example, q dish In
made from the soft inside part OF figs.
grated raw onion. olive oil and grated
nuts. in the proportion of five parts fig.
one part onion. two parts olive oil. one
part grated Brazil or prOtefd nuts and
one part lemon Juice. The ingredients
are carefully blended and the taste OF the
onion is not detected. The flavor OF the
dish is delicious.
The raw FODDER dotes on raw vegetables.
and one of his favorite ways Of preparing
them is in the form of salads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
sSssss A. a..

ture OF interest. Tho District National
Guard will be interested in the three
scrap books contained in the collection
pertaining to the National Guard in
former years. These were compiled by .
member and as far back as 1887.
In so far as the general collection 03
books at the library permits. all publica-
lions by Washington authors. or deal
ing with life here, have been added 10
the collection. This portion OF the colleo-
ton contains Anne Royals BLACK Book
among the older OF the books, while
others are by present-day writer's.
While 1t is not feature OF the Wash
ington section. the collection Of pictures
and post cards forms a valuable asset
This includes q large number of pictures
Of buildings and people Of the National
Capital Of both the past and present In
the postcard collection there are 600
views of the District, while new ones are
being added right along. Another feature
which can be rightly put with the WASH
pings pertaining to Washington events.
These are filed away alphabetically and.
while only a reference collection, they
nevertheless form a valuable portion OF
the library, and one which is in con-
tinual use.
Aside from this, collection OF clippings.
the library also keeps a file OF each Of
the papers published here. These files
have a twofold value. as they not only
serve as reference files, but in case any
of the buildings in which the papers arc
located were to burn down they would
be almost priceless.
Brooklyn library" said DR.. Bowerman,
kept q file Of the papers OF that city.
One newspaper building was burned to
the ground. The members OF the stnff
OF that paper naturally had to refer to
past editions, and the files were nowhere
to be found. but at the library. While
trust no similar disaster will befall any
Of our papers. our files will be in readi.
ness. at least. for such an emerEuncy/'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
CHAPTER XX.-Continued.

Tie ak, as led by Wayne, fell into
:hat served to minimize Mrs. Craig
lis iGpOrtance in the trio. She did not
re about magazine illustration, or
t-ow very much about Claude Monet;
nd Miss Morleys ignorance or grand
O,era and her naive preferences in the
music she did know called for nothing but
occasional smiles of polite indulgence
from Mrs. Craighill. Wayne was making
far too much of the GIRL it was unneces
sary and unbecoming. Her poverty. pro-
claimed in her shabby clothing. her lack
OF ease. her deficiencies in a hundred
other trifling ways. irritated Mrs. Craig
hin. But if the girl did not know how
10 manage her artichoke she was not duh.
When she became aware of her hostess
silence she made a point of including her
In the talk.
It was an event in the girls life, this
hour at the prettily set table, with it's
bowl of roses aglow in the soft candle
light; the silent service: the leisure born
of plenty and secure from the clutch of
time. Her awe passed. Mrs. Craighill
had been kind and Jean was taking her
kindness at its face value, and in APP
parent ignorance of its Interior intention.
She saw in Mrs Craighil woman of
the ampler world. whom the gods had ia
vored with good looks and fortune, and
Jean studied her with an artists eye.
Adelaide Craighills head. admirably
set on her pretty neck. had never pleased
any one more. That half-languorous droop
OF the lids that withheld the full gaze of
her eyes for sudden, unexpected. flashing
contacts, was not without its fascination.
IL Jean Morley interested Mrs. Craighill
Mrs. Craighill interested Jean Morley
even more
Oceans frankuess now that her diff
dence had passed revealed her In a new
light. Wayne had never placed her,
never found an adequate background for
her In their several meetings he had
been satisfied with what the moment dis
closed. reference TO her fonduess for
walking served to open long vista,
which his fancy crowded with pictures.
81 was born and brought up in the
hills Jean said, but long way from
here. j don't belong in the soft coal coun-
try-my home is in the anthracite region.
i never was here before, and probably
shouldn't be here now il il weren't that
I'm able to spend the winter in study at
the institute. l think l like my own
country better than this: L have never
been in cities very much. Just few
times ! have been down to Philadelphia
TO look at the exhibitions. / should have
spent this year there. but / came here,
for several reasons. and now the winter
is going so fast and l have SO little to
show for it,
"You can't do it all in one winter"
Mrs. Craighil remarked. sympathetically.
No-and you can't do much in many
winters. I'm not genius-I know that
as well as anybody: but / want to make
the most of my little talent Bad pic
lures seem so much worse than anything
else-worse than bad music even. It's
better not to start If you've got to go on
forever being an amateur
Well one has the fun of trying" muir
INJURED Mrs. Craighil. She had seen
American students abroad on their eter-
nal pursuit of fame, and her words were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
STRANGE LAKES OF MICHIGAN
Some of Them, Though Very Deep,
Have Been Entirely Grown Over.

From the Fur News
Five thousand lakes Of all sizes is the
proud total claimed by the state of Michi-
gan. Some of them are mysterious
bodies having neither inlet nor outlet. nor,
bottom.
Many Of the smaller lakes are slowly
growing over and have wide margins OF
tough sod that will support the weight of
man. although merely resting on water
or thin mud of unknown depth.
These margins tremble to the tread and
culver for many feet around when step
ped upon. There are instances where a
lake has become entirely overgrown and
for SO long a period that the surface be.
comes solid and the existence of water
underneath Is unsupported
The Pere Marquette Railroad Company
when building branch between Grand
Rapids and Lansing returned to the work
one morning to find that several rods Of
roadbed had disappeared during the night
and q considerable lake had taken it's
place. Thousands Of feet of timber and
many carloads of earth were dumped in
before bottom was found and the road
had anything like firm foundation. The
pressure of the displaced water heaved
the earth and cracked it for some dis
lance around. fitting large forest trees,
some of which fell.
Water came up through these crevices,
bringing eyeless fish, both bass and bull
heads. convincing certain former skeptics
that when any organ of sense or loco
motion falls into disuse it deCenerates
and finally is lost Probably these fish
were the descendants of others that had
lived in darkness for ages.
A small lake in Bovine township, sup
posed by the rural folk to be bottomless,
swallowed up full half acre at ono gulp
a few years ago. and where the slide
took place the water is apparently as
deep as ever.
In the extreme western edge of 1Onia
county there is little lake Of about three
acres in area; 1t is without any visible
feeders or outlet. 1t is surrounded by
woods on the high land. while its margin
Is grown up to shrubs and flags and
grasses peculiar to the ordinary swamp.
This is another of the mysterious water
holes, termed bottomless. one party hav-
ing sounded $50 feet withoL- finding bot
tom. The water is red and unfit to drink
and millions of minute particles of vege-
table matter are held in suspension and
are in commotion as if stirred by force
of an undercurrent or boiling springs.
The only fish are big mouthed bass and
bullheads. For all that the water seems
to be SO swampy in character it does not
detract from the navor Of the fish. prob
ably owing to the fact of its being Of
better quality in Its lower depths.
Nagley's .a..e, in Kent county, is
formed like g. great horseshoe and Is
about seven miles in circumference. 1t
has been sounded in one place and
showed a depth Of ESQ feet. 1t has but
one Insignificant feeder and the natural
evaporation must be considerable, and yet
1t has an outlet which flows water SUIT
Ac,ent for power to drive sawmill and
gristmill, proving that it is fed by heavy
flowing springs that man has never seen.
The water is clear blue and cold, and the
bottom is hard mari lime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

NEW section has been inaugu-
rated at the Public Library OF
special interest to Washing
tonians. Here it is intended to