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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
War and Culture

So hostile to culture is war that
the artisans Of France have never
been able to attain to the standards
of workmanship which prevailed un-
der the old monarchy. Latin has been
mispronounced in England ever since
the wars of the commonwealth. Our
national culture started with the
handicap of a seven-years' war; and
was always a little bebindhand. Dur
ing the nineteenth century the Ameri-
can citizen was buffeting the waves OF
new development. His daily life was
an experiment His moral, social, po-
ltical interests and duties were inde-
terminate Nothing was settled for
him by society. Was a man to have
an opinion? Then he must make it
himself, This demands more serious
labor than If he were obliged to manu-
facture his own shoes and candle
sticks. No such drafts upon Individual
intellect is made in an old country.
You cannot get a European to under
stand this distressing overtaxlng of
thH intelligence in America. Moth
ing like II has occurred before. be-
cause in old countries opinion is part
of caste and condition: opinion Is the
shadow OF interest and OF social
status s-John ]. Chapman In Atlantic
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PLAYING FlIll SlsitE
RUNS WlN5 PENaANTS
JOE TINKER OF CHICAGO cUBs
SAYS HIS TEAM WON THREE
CHAMPIONSHIPS FLAGS BY CO.
ING AFTER SOLITARY
SCORES.

Copyright, 1910, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Playing for one run at time. and
making sure Of that one, is the way to
win at baseball The day of big bat
ting averages Is over, and the team
that can advance runners steadily and
work together at the bat, and on the
bases. Is the winner. In the first place
the pitching has become so good that
one run counts for twice as much as
It did even ten years ago-and the
first run in a game counts for more
than that.
think a team wins THAI has a good
man. especially a good waiter, who
also can hit leading Off If the first
man up in game gets 70 first, is sac.
riflced down, and either of the next
two batters can get him home, that
game is almost won right there. The
other team is handicapped, is unable
to play as resourceful and mixed up a
game as It could do If ahead, or on
equal terms, while the team that is
leading can take chances and vary the
style of attack, standing a much bet.
ter chance of making more runs sim
ply because II can afford to take
chances, while the other team must
play a desperate defensive game, play
close and take desperate chances to
cut off runs.
The Cubs have won three pennants
by playing for one run at a time, be.
cause their pitchers have always held
the other teams down TO low scores,
and think we have the best team at
making the one run that ever was or
ganized. The way TO get that one
run is to have a resourceful attack,
and to keep outguessing the other
team all the time and never allow the
style of play to become machine-like
BY that | mean to hit the first ball
when the pitcher is expecting you to
wait, to wait when he expects
you to hit and to wait him out to
the limit if he shows any
signs of unsteadiness. We fire.
quently wait out pitchers for three or
four innings, perhaps without getting
hit or a base, and then switch
the system and hit the first ball that
comes over. We fight all the time
to get that first man on bases. Then,
If the opening is made we change the
gamo and try to surprise the other
team. If they are creeping in, expect.
ing bunts, we may switch and play hit
and run. 1t is merely trying to do the
unexpected. and our whole scheme OF
attack is based on getting one run
across. thipk we have been SO sue.
cessful at this because we have a per.
feet signaling system. Each batter
has three signals with the three men
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
The Tussock Moth.

The tussock moth is so called be-
cause Of its color, 1t being a fashion
able shade of tussock.
1t fiutters about upon the scented
breeze. gaily laying an egg hither and
yon in the foliage. Then it retires
from circulation.
After a time the eggs hatch out. If
the moth had to sit on It's eggs to
hatch them 1t could not effect such a
complete distribution. One mosquito,
for instance, will lay $4,000 eggs in a
day, but most Of them will produce
mosquitoes that Immediately go to
some summer resort. The offspring of
the tussock moth is the tussock cater.
pillar, which is slow traveller and a
vegetarian. 1t is what entomologists
call beautiful specimen" but its
beauty is not even skin deep.
The caterpillar locates in some town
where the city council does not see
the need Of gratifying the idle whims
Of nature lovers. One caterpillar is
assigned to each leaf of the vines and
trees that have been raised by hand.
A few days later there Is no necessity
Of spraying the foliage. for it isn't
there.
The tussock moth is our leading
nti-conservationist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

The dusty road lay long and still
To where 1t broke across the hill;
The weary breeze would come and lift
A puff of dust and let it drift
Against the haggard clover bloom
That gave but shadows of perfume.
And on the grass that was as gray
AS ever any dust that day.
The trees stood. thiTsting, lank and lean.
With famine-yellow in their green.
With leaves as shriveled as the hand
OF some old man who scarce can stand
Because of all the years he feels;
Tho wagons moved with rattling wheels;
The bees with angry huns sailed by,
The birds chirped to the empty Sky.
The twilight came without a breath
OF wind. and was as still as death;
And all the night the hot stars glowed
While crickets clacked a crackly ode;
The dawn woke white, and brought a
sense
OF the Sahara's heat intense,
And the thin dogs lay roundabout
With their long, red tongues lolling out.
Then suddenly a breeze laughed by
And tossed haze against the sky,
And RUNNING. racing down the hill
Came raindrops, with subtle thrill
AS when some ripping dance-notes surge
Across the droning of a dirge,
And brook and river, hill and plain
Leaped up and sang: THE rein! The
rain!'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
oreqon Mans Insect Catcher.

In the country all SORTS OF homelS
devices are used to catch the bugs
and kill them. and an Oregon man,
who probably had his apple orchard
overrun by some destructive species.
patented trap for the pests. A bar
rel has pieces cut out OF the upper
portion and is half filled with rotten
or bruised apples or some other odor-
iferoua fruit. On top OF the barrel is
place. a pan partially filled with wa
ter, oil or some poisonous liquid From
the apex of tripod that keeps the
basin from falling off the barrel hangs
a lantern. In the daytime the insects
will be attracted by the odor OF the
fruit. and in flying up to feast many
of them are likely to fly into the wa.
ter. At night the lantern is lighted
and bugs will come from afar to fiut.
ter against II and meet their death in
the liquid below.-Chicago Tribune
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Gypsy WordIess Lanuuaue.

To communicate with one another.
gypsies now use letters-and they use
the telegraph, too. when necessary
especially in this country, But the
modern Romany also follows the pat
taran," tracing the footsteps. or wagon
tracks, of his friends on the road by
the same method employed by his an
cient prototype. reading directions
where no words are written as clearly
as the gorgio does roadside sign
board. But the pattaran can be read
by the gypsy only-it Is hidden and
secret, although 1t may be In plain
sight. as a signboard Is open and
public. The pattaran may be formed
Of sticks or stones or grass, placed
cross fashion at the parting of roads
In such manner that only a gypsy
would instantly notice and understand.
To him 1t means much; first of all. the
direction taken by Romany predeces.
sors.-From Riley NJ Fletcher Ber-
ry's "The American Gypsy" in Cen
tury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

the game clean and attractive to the
best people. and he is succeeding in
his intention
More than S5,O0o,O0O will be paid out
this year In salaries to baseball play.
ers. This does not inclue the enor.
nous expense of keeping parks in or
der, buying supplies and paying travel.
Ing expenses. The total expenditure
for the baseball OF the two big leagues
during the season this year will run
close to $1O,0O0,DO0. Baseball is a
paying institution. August Hermann,
chairman of the National Baseball
commission, predicts that this season
will pay eight per cent. on the money
invested In baseball Baseball is the
greatest business in the land" he
says. ut is a progressive business
and y continually growing"
Paul Smith, left fielder of the Can.
ton team of the Illinois Missouri
league, was purchased the other day
by President Murphy of the Cubs for
$500. James Murphy, a brother of the
president, located the nineteen.year.
old player on scouting trip. Smith
Is six feet one inch tall, weighs 100
pounds, and has been batting close to
the ,32O mark 1t is his first year in
professional baseball and he will r..
main with Canton until the Illinois.
Missouri league season closes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
o'Rourke to Play One More Game,

Expressing a desire to round out 40
years Of professional baseball playing,
james II. Orator" ORourke OF
Bridgeport Comm League. lawyer,
former owner of the Bridgeport team,
and one OF the oldest. II not the oldest
professional player in the country, will
probably catch one game for New Ha
ven during the present season. When
the Bridgeport man spoke of his de.
sire. Cameron said he would be
pleased TO have him play In any game
the veteran might find convenient
This will make o'Rourke's thirty
eighth year In baseball. He says he
wishes to play one game a year as
long as he is able to do 50.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Advice.

Doctor" called little Bingle, over
his telephone, my wife has lost her
voice. What the dickens shall | do?"
why" said the doctor, grayely, "it
Iwere you I'd remember the fact when
Thanksgiving day comes around. and
act accordingly"
Whereupon the doctor chuckled as
he charged little Bingle So for profes-
sional services.-Harper' Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
To Save Time.

They say she has been married six
or eight times" Is the comment as the
beauteous lady sweeps down the
dining hall with her latest husband.
YES" is the reply. "You know
she insists on using all the names OF
all her husbands on her cards"
"Hyphenated. OF course"
Certainly. and instead of a period
after the last name. she uses a
hyphen. so the continuation may be
accomplished without change IN pune
tuation."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

ahead Of him. and three with the
three who follow him. Ordinarily
Chance permits us to use our own
judgment as to what to do at bat and
on bases, but II he gives a signal
from the bench 1t Is carried out. II he
signals hit. the batter hits, II bunt, he
bunts, and 1t is that working together
and hitting together that has won for
us.
No matter how good player may
be. he is worthless to club until he
learns to forget himself and his bat
ting average and hit for runs. 1t Is
team work and team hitting that wins
games.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

to-daya we'll woman."-Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 9ss w. 21st ST., Chicago, III
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm.
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi.
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, inflammation, nj
ceration, ,displacements, fbroid tumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backacbe'
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes II to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound q trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tiai letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Courtney IN Bad Shape.

Charles E. Courtney. famous as the
coach OF the Cornell crews, is serious.
~ III with acute indigestion at his
summer homo on Cayuga lake. So
alarming were the reports OF his con
dition that j. w. Dugan. graduate
manager OF athletics. and Judge
Frank Irvine Of tho Cornell Athletic
association hnstcnod TO his bedside.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
The Summer Girl.

How'd you like to be engaged to a
millionaire?'
II was engaged to one all last sum-
mer. and he seldom spent dime. |
want to be engaged to a young man
who is down here for two weeks with
about 5000 In his roll"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
sOx Can Now "see Kelly"

The National commission has de-
cided that the Chicago Americans
claim to A. NJ. Kelly is valid and that
the Holyoke club must strike his name
from its suspended list. The evidence
showed that terms submitted by Kelly
we're not accepted by EIolyoke. Kelly's
claim for salary viii be considered
tutar
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
She Knew,

"You are so proud Of your new hat
and dress" growled the husband. that
II is a wonder TO me you haven't left
the price marks on them
What's the use?' gurgled the happy
Wife Every woman | know has
priced them and given they up in de.
spalr."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
In Bad Odor.

And So" grumbled the rich uncle.
they say my money is tainted"
Yes. uncle" replied the diplomatic
nephew. "but always ask them what
they can expect Of fortune amassed
through corner on limburger
cheese"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Not Quite a Failure.

When he was boy his mother
thought he would be a president some
day"
Hell never get there"
I'm afraid not. Still. he gets lot
of satisfaction out OF being big man
In his lodge"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
.h.aler t.I,tInn anll Har.

Speakers hitting - winning many
games for those Boston Red Sox. He
Is always there In q pinch, and prom
ises to give Lajoie aud Cobb hard
run for the premier batting honors Of
the American League.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
'kieNI7 aJoW

II is said that the Nicaraguans
would rather fight than eat.
But don't jump at the conclusion
that this is an indication of great
courage.
1t may mean poor cooking.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

There can pe no greater mistake
, than to suppose that the man with
81 100000 is a million times happier
than the man with one dollar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Astute Professor.

How Is Professor Fiimmer getting
along with his memory school?"
He's swamped with applicants"
whats the secret OF his success p"
"He collects tuition In advance and
teaches bis pupils to remember every
thing but their debts"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

One of the rirst necessities Of our
life is that we grow upward like men.
When we cease to aspire we descend
In the scale.-Freston.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Unconscious.

The editor Of the magazine opens
the letter from the subscriber.
Dear Sir" the letters begins. Il
wish to compliment you on your Junk
number"
Junk number?" nuses the editor
''He probably Intended to write june
number However. he may not be far
from right. made up that number
from all tho hold-over manuscript in
the place" ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Sdth OHtIludH mas Deeu created the
tutor of the young "arbitrators" of the
American league. Ban Johnson could
not let the veteran get away from him
and made new job for the man that
has been calling balls and strikes in
the league ever since the start ten
years ago.
The baseball fans OF st. Paul are
watching and waiting for the blow.up
of that Minneapolis club, and II the
bottom of the Miller sack does not fall
out within the next two weeks there
will be several suicide tricks turned
In the city of the Saints.
Pitcher Walter Manning. who has
been with the New York American
league club since 1908, has been re.
leased to Rochester OF the Eastern
league. Lawrence Mcclure. the form.
er Amherst college twirler. has been
turned over to Jersey City.
Lord, who was recently traded by
the Maps to the Athletics for Infield
er Rath, Is killing the ball for Mack
He made four hits In the first game of
a double-header the ether day against
his former teammates Just to show
McGuire's poor Judgment.
All OF the White Stockings went
swimming" the other day shortly aft.
er they had reached Detroit. They
didn't return until supper time. Even
then there wasn't life enough in the
squad to start an argument.
/ Billy Sunday Is TO be a close neigh.
Dor OF Billy Sullivan near Roseburg.
Ore. Sundays fruit orchard will be
near enough to permit the two veter.
ans to get together for a tanning bee
every once In while
Dick Cooley has his rooters pretty
well trained out In Topeka. After the
Topeka team lost twice the other day
the fans took after the umpire and
chased the poor fellow q mile and a
haf. but Tip o'Nelll would not have
him on his stan II he was not good
runner.
Frank Nayln, president Of the De
trolt Tigers. wants young men 10 help
1.-THE champions. The recent slump of
tho team has caused Nayin TO send
Jimmy Casey and Malachi Klttridge
scouting along with Bob Lowe and the
orders are to bring In young players
to take the place OF the veterans that
are showing signs OF decay.
| Fred Tenney may become the base.
ball coach at Harvard next year. His
salary VIII be $4,000 and in his spare
moments he would be furnished with
other remuneratiye employment. Pretty
soft for the veteran Giant dryt base
maa-.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Maud Missed the Trim.

charming young woman named Maud
Was planning trip far abraud.
She missed all that bother
For one day her father
In cornering wheat. dropped his waud
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Uors salu L could not
|get well unless I
had an operation,
II knew I could not
stand the strain of
lone, SO 1 wrote to
You sometime ago
about my health
and you told ma
what TO do. After
It king Lydia p,
lPinkham's Vegeta.
ble Compound and
blood Purifier l nnn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Bethlehem.-The mystery surrounding
the sudden death of Mrs Arthur Ohm.
Stead at boarding house here was
clcard up, when following the investiga-
ton of Coroner \. j. Fethcrolf. County
Detective j. johnson and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Asher Seip. it was de-
clared the woman was suicide.
During her husbands absence at work
ut the Bethlehem Steel Works. the wom-
an swallowed dose of cyanide of pot
ash, and other poisonous ingredients,
which Olmstead had mixed for use as
a silver polish just before her death
the woman stated that she had taken
medicine which her husband obtained
from local physician. The county au-
thorties found this was not true The
woman killed herself. it was learned, be-
cause she was not satisfied with the
wages her husband was getting as a
machinist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Didn't Want His chewed.

Bill-Don't you like TO see a deg
chewing a bone?
Jill-Yes, II it's not one of my own.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

New Jerusalem. While plasiering at =
house at Obey Line, Benjamin Angstadt
and his son. James, encountered a snake
three feet long, OF the striped species
which had forty-onc young snakes with
her, each from six to eight inches 10
length. All the srakes were killed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, filed with the State
Department of Health for the construc-
tion of the buildings OF the new State
tuberculosis Sanitorium at Cresson show
that the work will cost the State about
S25O,00O The totals of the bids are as
folows p. W. Finn, Altoona, $344 500 I;
j. J.. Menough, York. 1921 $40; j. T.. &
a. j.. Pennock, Philadelphia, S2s7.3S7; l..
J.. kreider & Co., Wilmer. $206,S34; Ley
Construction Company. Pittsburg, 1920
0l5; NJ. p. Wells, Philadelphia, S270 0.4GS I;
Meals & johnson, Oil City, 1901 ,s67 I;
Marten & Summers. Buffalo. $2Gl 800 I;
Fay Son, Philadelphia, $25s,G24; Wood
man Lumber Company, Cresson. $249,
497; Miller & Son, Pittsburg, S3ls,335; (;
John i. Elder, Ebansburg, S3l0.77j;
Metzger & Wells, Philadelphia, $27G,74 As; ;
George A. Glenn & Co., Philadelphia,
S3I0,j00.
The bids are being tabulated to deter
mine who is actually the lowest bidder.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Observation-Disclosures along the Mid
die Division of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road have been instructed that in future
the act OF persons crossing the tracks at
. any point except at public crossings, will
be interpreted as n violation of the tres
mass act. This will be especially hard
on those who have erected club houses
on the side of the railroad opposite the
river as they will be compelled to walk
miles. This refers not only to the pub.
lie, but also to employees who are not
at the time engaged in the performance
Of some duty for the company.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
ROUND
~ R4AsS.IY=N g

Jack Sheridan has been created the
tutor of the young "arbitrators" of the
American league. Ban Johnson could
not let the veteran get away from him
and made new job for the man that
has been calling balls and strikes in
the league ever since the start ten
years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Shamokin.-The Shamokin Board OF
Education voted 10 have taxpayers In.
tlorse loan Of Sl50,000 to erect new
High School building, the present one be-
ing too small for the number OF students.
The issue win be decided at the. No
vember election.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Stroudsburg.-Dr Joseph Kalbfus, Sec
retary of the State Game Commission and
State Game Protector, lectured at the
Water Gap House, Delaware Water Gap,
on value OF Bird Life to Community"
DR.. C M. Browncll, of Stroudsburg, was
chairman of the meeting which was
largely attended by l,!onroe county
sportsmen. After the lecture an import
ant conference was held.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Robesona.-The Brown family reunion
was held on the farm of Harry Brown
and was largely attended. A number OF
addresses were delivered. The vocal
music was in charge OF c. B. Kintzer,
Jr., of Womelsdorf. All kinds OF out
door games were engaged in by old and
young.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

The baseball fans OF st. Paul are
watching and waiting for the blow.up
of that Minneapolis club. and If the
bottom of the Miller sack does not fall
out within the next two weeks there
will be several suicide tricks turned
iu the city of the Saints.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Wilkes -Barre.-A. j. Davis, retired
millionaire coal operator of this city, died
at his summer home at Bar Harbor from
d complication of Diseases aged II. lie
was one of the most successful individual
operators in the anthracite region.