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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Because Chicago man insisted
upon being candidate for trustee
of one OF the large New York life
Insurance companies the company
has been obliged to spend about $780,
600 in having ballots and proxies
printed in eleven different languages
and mailing them in scaled envelopes
to all parts of the world He is the
only candidate on the socailed policy
holders ticket although 80 trustees
are to be elected It was wise law
which made provision for policy hold
ers' tickets. but in this instance IL
has not been advantageous from a
financial viewpoint. at least.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Modern life is complicated. II is
swift. We live at high tension. The
sins OF society people have become
Injured to them. Neurasthenia, one
knows is often the inevitable. though
much-to be-deprecated. result OF going
the pace, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. But what is one TO think OF
neurasthenia in the poultry yard?
Comes a publication which devotes
itself TO poultry and other topics OF
the farm. In II correspondent
writes OF the symptoms OF one OF his
hens-listless. nervous, Indifference
TO food and society. And the editor
replies that the symptoms are those
OF nervous disease, and he declares
that the only cure for the hen Is the
rest cure in some quiet retreat, away
from the feverish atmosphere OF the
3oultry yard This is a withering in
dictment of presentday civilization.
A neurotic hen-think OF that! A
debutante Of last season, no doubt,
who should now be in the full feath'
er OF glorious youth victim OF
nerves!
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
The Fulton County N;WS
McConneIIsbur Pa.
POLlTEN e SIS.

The decay of French politeness has
become a subject for passing concern
on the part of the French themselves.
II has been frequently remarked by
visitors to France who have alleged
n change in French manners within
the period OF their recollection, says
the Charleston News and Courier The
same phenomenon is something al
legged OF the weather In New Eng
land Scientific meteorologists pooh
pooh this. They declare II to be all
out OF the question for climate TO be
materially affected except by imper
neptible processes requiring ages to
show results. So as TO politeness IN
France; some contend that the
change is more apparent than real.
Most OF those taking part In the con
Lroversy insist or admit It to be a
tact. These urge that the causes be
identified and correctives applied.
There Is a disposition, OF course 10
attribute It to women, especially ele-
CANT women whose ill-manners have
no limit as one expert submits. Is
the matter worth serious considera.
ton? Or. rather, should not the
symptom be welcomed? Is not po.
liteness itself a symptom OF decay,
like the beauty OF old cathedrals, the
mellowness OF long-stored yintages, or
the art OF telling the truth? Man in
q natural state is not remarkable for
good manners and will lie cheerfully
That school which holds that the de-
cadence OF a people may be traced
by observing its cultivation OF the
habit of telling the truth would prob.
ably reason that the diffusion OF po-
iiteness is in the same way signih-
cant. II less important barometer
of failing physical and intellectual
virillty. A robust entity does not
bother about etiquette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Unreliable Physlognomy.

am a profound disbellever in phys
iognomy Features are false wit.
uerses. Stupidity frequently wears
mask OF intelligence know bust.
ress men who look like poets and
Ioets who look like BUSINESS men.
Nen cf genius invariably look like
idiots. and II you pick out the man
who looks most eminent in party
you are sure to find he is a nobody.
/ always distrust men .hu look mag.
niicent Nature is stlnyy creature.
She seldom gives man the double
SIT OF being grest and looking great.
She took care to lame Byron and de-
form Pope and disfgure Johnson. But
the crovning example OF her Jealous
Iars!mony is Shakespeare. have al.
WAYS been disappointed with Shakes
pcare's face II does not live up to
lis poetry. II is dull heavy and COM
nonplace Adventures In London.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

The February fire loss this year in
the United States and Canada
amounted TO sl6,4l5,OOO. While a
million more than the February loss
last year and 100000 in excess of
the February loss in 1909 this was
fve millions below the aggregate for
last month, and somewhat below the
average monthly loss during the
twelve months last past There Is
nothing alarming nor is there any
thing encouraging in the fire loss fig
ures of the first two months OF the
present year On account OF heavy
loss In January, they are eight mil
lions in excess of the total for the
first two months of 1910, but hal; o
million below that for the correspond
ing period Of 1909
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
AIMED AT THE CZAR
Resolutions in House to Abrosete the
Treaty With Russia.

Washington, ID. C-Representative
Sulzer, OF New York, introduced in the
House a joint resolution directing the
President to terminate the treaty be-
tween the United States and Russia
because Of discrimination against
American citizens OF Jewish origin.
Similar resolutions also have been in
troduced by Messrs. Harrison and
Goldfogle, of New York. The resolu-
tions we're referred to the Foreign Az
fairs Committee, of which Mr.. Sulzer
is chairman. Resolutions on this sub
ject which were introduced last SEES
sion failed Of passage. A favorable
report is predicted this session.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
AGAINST Woman Mayor.

Hunnewell, Kan. After winnin.;
the Mayoralty in fair fight and
with heavy handicap, Mrs. Ella
Wilson has been counted out and the
certificate of election goes to her OPP
,ponent, o. NJ. Akers, city clerk. Her
prompt action in hiring an attorney
to protect her interests, however,
may cause a reversal OF the proce-
dure by which her successful vote
was annulled. She has convinced
the city attorney of the error.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
"Hard Luck" Loan Fund

New Orleans, La.-Throus" " "
efforts of Rev. G. II. Hines '.r IN
fund has been established py e. !,
stewards of his church, the -
Charles Avenue Methodist Epl'cOra .,
and money is loaned without '"y rb
est to worthy men and women So .,o
are in financial trouble. 'Ihe p', ',,r
says: eve have found tna' rsa
men and women who have hau "'
is usually termed bad luck Va| ,,inr
saved from a heartbreaking lS"'
by financial assistance"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Campaign Publicity Bill.

Washington, d. Representative
Mccall of Massachusetts, reintro-
duced in the House bill providing
for the publicity of campaign contri-
buttons in congressional elections
prior to the election. Mr.. McCalps
bill last year passed the House, but
was amended in the Senate to provide
publication after the election. AS
campaign publicity is one of the
pepocratic plans for the extra ses-
sion, It is likely that the Mccall bill
will he laid aside and similar bill
introduced by a Democrat passed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Spells $500 Words.

Bowling Green, Mo. - Sep
pulcher," spelled Miss Margaret Pat
terson and the two P's ended the
longest spelling bee ever held in Mis-
souri,, with Miss Ruth Crenshaw, the
winner, still standing. The Pike
county court house was filled with
friends and relatives of the contest
ants. who for II hours, with only an
occasional intermission, had with
stood the bombardment of words un-
I'll 10, 900 had been given out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
SOUGHT BY THE JAPS
1900 Square Miles Of MasdaIens
Bay Now For Sale.

Tacoma, Wash.-The practical COM
pletion of arrangements for the sale
of the Flores-Hale estate, comprising
10, 700 square miles on Magdalena Bay,
on the peninsula Of Lower California
was announced by Ezra p Savage, ex-
governor of Nebraska, who is one of
the owners. The land is owned by a
syndicate of Eastern men.
The land is said to have been sought
by the japanese government for a
coaling station recently
Two foreign and one American syn
dicates have have been figuring on
the purchase. One of these syndicates
has an option which one is not an
nounced.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Hits Prohibition Blow.

Montgomery, Ala-State-wide prohi
bition in Alabama was given a knock
out blow when both branches of the
Legislature adopted the Smith liquor
regulation bill. This provides that Al
per cent. of the votes of a county may
petition for an election to determine
whether liQror shall be sold in thai
county, either by saloons, dispensary
or otherwise. Each county is thereby
given full power to regulate its liquor
traffic
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Richmond, Vain test cases be-
fore Squire Cheatham, of Chester
field county, for peddling oil, the
Standard Oil Company, National Oil
Company and Richmond Oil Com
pany were fined $3.50 each for the
sale of oil from their wagons and
the driver of each was fined 500
additional Appeals will be taken
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Woman Editor Dead.

Rockland, Mass.-Miss Hulda ID.
Lour, editor and proprietor of the
Rockland Independent. died in the
house where she was born &c years
ago. She was a sister OF the late
Congressman Eugene F. Loud, of Cali
fornia. Miss Loud was one of the first
women in Massachusetts, to espouse the
cause of woman suffrage. and for sew
-al years she expounded her views ON
hat question from the lecture plat
'1rm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Makes i46 Fire Dead.

New York. Death claimed the
one hundred and forty-siXth victim
OF the Triangle Waist Company hole
caust Friday, when l6-year-old Annie
Miller succumbed to injuries received
in jumping from the burning Asch
Building. The girl died in st. Vim
cents Hospital after being uncon-
scious for more than two days.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Eat Their Sick Hogs.

Salisbury, Pa.--Following an in
vestigation by the State Department
OF Health the epidemic of typhoid
fever at Iselin is attributed to the
consumption OF cholera-tainted pork
and to contaminated water supply.
purlre the lnst year 40 nearby hogs
had cholera. Most Of them we're kill
ed by the health authorities. Some
foreigners, not liking to lose their
hogs, butchered and ate the animals
pc soon as they showed signs OF Ill
ross
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

FL Paso, Texas. - Regardless OF
Washington denials it can be positive
" stated that the massing of Ameri-
can troops on the Mexican border was
for precisely the purpose stated in
these dispatches recently. The troops
we're massed as a warning to Japan
that it must cease its pressure on
Mexico for a coaling station; it served
also as warning to Diaz that he
might do we'll not to consider such a
proposition and as an assurance that
he need not be frightened about turn
ing down the yellow mans proposal,
This comes from a man as close to the
Mexican foreign Office as any Ameri-
can in the United States, a man who
has many social autograph letters from
Enrique Creel, Jose Yves Limantour
and even Porfirio Diaz
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Nearlv Fed Child to Hogs.

Roxana. Del.-Falling into a slop
harrel a 2.year-old-daughter of Ben
jamin johnson was drowned. The
child was playing in the yard at the
time and her disappearance was not
noticed for s0me time. The body
was not found until the father went
to the barrel to feed the hogs,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Washington, d. C.-The es,,',r.i,y
ment of the United States unI ,Jded
in the National Capitol Is Woootor
for in bill introduced by ag" ao"ris,
Borah. It is purposed TO a.. serr-
General training for the pun wash.
Ice and an honorary George w W. Of
'rgton degree in consiot'"re rrendsr-
some distinguished services The
ed 20 tNe Notion is authorize, o.
bill proposes an appropriau,or". %
Z 600. 900 annually for 10 year, yea tsf
establish the University
maintenance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Pass Ohio Utilities Bill.

Columbus, O.-The House passed the
Winters public utilities bill, under
which the State Railroad Commission
S given stock control over all public
utilities, including steam and electric
railways, and rate control over utili-
ties, save those which get franchises
from City Councils.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

"Potenua." an international move
ment which tends to make all mar
kind as brothers and sisters, is the
latest wrinkle among the highbrows
The dreamers OF dreams continue te
dream in spite of the prevalence oil
commerclalism.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Gnvernment Seizes Rifles.

Douglas, Ariz. - Two cases OF
Springfield rifles with bayonets, con
signed from a st. Louis firm to FL
Paso, and thence to this city, were
confiscated by A. H. Thompson, spec
ial agent for the Department of JUS
tice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Plans to Prevent peadlocks

Washington, d. CA bill provid-
ing for the election of United States
Senators by a plurality vote of State
Legislatures was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Root, of New
York. The purpose of the measure
is to prevent deadlocks in elections.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
T. r. Laws Corner Stone.

Portland, Ore.-Theodore Roosevelt
arrived in Portland from California,
and laid the cornerstone of the new
club house of the Multinomah Athletic
Club. speaking on the development of
amateur athletics. The Colonel re-
viewed 10000 school children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Swallowed SteeI Points.

Ithaca, N. Y.-Surgeons removed
16 steel compass points from the
stomach of Instructor T. j. Williams,
who had placed the points in a
capsule for safekeeping and then
swallowed the capsule by mistake.
He will probably recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
wonen 70 Wear Suspenders

Philadelphia.-Dr, Moses Stearn.
many times candidate for Mayor Of
Philadelphia, sees in the harem skirt
the moral uplift of the human race,
the physical betterment of woman
hood and the reduced cost of living.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Pittsburg Orders have been is
sued this week in practically all the
wire and nail mills of the Pittsburg
district to place those plants on full
time, owing to the overcrowding OF
business for the spring season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

What do you think OF Mrs Gam
ro''- idea OF keeping Lent condi'
Lvns?
iltg,ng from my experience Of her.
I think II is in never returning any
thing she borrows."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Green's wife is suffragette, isn't
ghe?"
Yes. and Green says he wouldn't
rind that so much II she didn't always
at rs though 1t is his fault she can't
vote"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Now that we know the world t
have been born at least 400 900 00C
years ago. It is more than ever sur
prising how the frivolous ID ring
keeps up its perpetual gidy wLhh
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13

Despite their lesser area, Germany.
Russia and Austria produce more
otatoes than the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
To Restore Canteen.

washington, d. ca bill to restore
the army canteen was introduced by
Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Last Pawnskon TO Co.

Paterson, n. J.--The only remain
ing pawrshop in town is soon to be
c,osed as the result OF reform wave
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
CRAIGE LIPPINCOTT A SUICIDE
Prominent Publisher Shoots Himself
in PhiIadelphia--lll Health
as Motive.

Philadelphia. - Craige Lippincott,
"a years old, president OF the pub
fishing firm of the j. b. Lippincott
Company, art patron, clubman and
society man OF prominence, shot and
killed himself in his home, 21S West
Rittenhouse Square.
The wound which killed Mr.. Lip
pincott was self-inficted, 1t was ad-
mitted in formal statement made
by officers OF the publishing concern
and confirmed by Coroner Ford in an
interview.
The statement issued by the pub
fishing house is as follows:
During a period of temporary
alteration Craige Llppincott, presi-
dent of the ]. b. Lippincott Company,
shot and killed himself at his resi-
dence in this city. The business OF
the publishing house will not be af-
fected by Mr.. Lippincotts death"
The statement made by Coroner
Ford after he had received the re-
ports of his investigating physician
and Deputy George McKeeyer was
as follows:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Another Hero Fund.

Stockholm, Sweden-Andrew Car
negie has donated $2S0,00O for
hero fund for Sweden, it is an
nounced
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
Coroner's Statement.

"Craige Lippincott killed himself
with a .32-calibre revolver 1t was
new pistol, evidently purchased
especially for the deed. Only one
shell had ever been discharged from
it, and that was the shell which kill
ed Mr.. Lippincott. He shot himself
while lying in bed. The powder
marks show that the revolver must
have been held at very close range
10 the mans temple"
Evening star., 1911-06-11

writing materials and messenger, and he is going to
furnish with exclusive inside report of the daily
proceedings in the as it goes on"
MASON was as good as his word as the columns of
AvA "The intelligence" attested; and the sales of
the paper, when it became noised abroad that the
counts of the murder from the pen of the pn
cpal actor in the DRAMA increased to such figure to
show that secret thirst for the CHASTITY turks in most
human souls When called to my old associate,
found him in distinctly cheerful humor working away
ata big pad of copy paper with all the zes of his hap
pier days. Picking up few sheets of manuscript that
had fallen the floor, glanced at their contents and
found that he describing "the prisoners appear
ance how "the prisoner passed the night, what the
prisoner" had to eat and drink, and forth, in firm
stead of the party with most stake in the premises
II can't tell you how sorry am Joe" said ito find
you this place All your old friends shocked to
hear of your arrest and ready to stand by you with
funds or"
@Oh, bless you," he cried lightly, "Im flush enough.
The Intelligencer is paying special rates for this
stuff and can't get too much of it
"But protested, trying to conceal my horror at his
levity, eve have such absolute faith in your nno-
cence-"
"Hold your horses till you hear the evidence my
boy7 He almost chuclled as he spoke 3They've got
a crackerjack of a against I've prodded them
much for their slack work that they going prove
that they know how to railroad to the galows
when they really try. You watch!"
Our interview ended here for | was convinced that
the poor fellow had lost his So apparently also
thought his lawyer Coakley a short, forid
with dyed mustache and diamond breastpn, whom
had known by sight for years of the least repu
Evening star., 1911-06-11

coal crate charred odds and ends which he carried
away with him and examined at his leisure being
vinced that attempt had been made destroy them
in the CRATE and that failing they had been transferred
to the hiding place where they found One of these
trophies wooden handled jackknfe with blade
broken off pretty close to the joint had been used
to pry substance solid than itself And the
ragged edge of the break, comparison with the
responding edge of piece of steel kfeblade which had
been found in the bag with Franks disembered body
convinced the police that they constituted the two parts
of damning whole u
On his return to town Mason had not only shown no
disposition to explain his absence, but it had been
noticed by all his friends that he had grown silent and
closely for about week, the police felt justified ar
fronted with the eltae knife he had made SO sorry an
exhibition of himself in attempting account for its
condition and its conceanent that no further doubt
was left in their minds of his identity with the murderer
for whom they had been hunting.
Then followed all manner of particulars about the
biography and habits of the accused recoectios of his
notable contributions to local journalism and the like
done throughout with the mastery touch of old hand
at descriptive writing of this sort.
TWAS SO much impressed by it that called on Perkins
at his home to ask who had prepared the article.
"Mason himself" he answered
"Then it is just fake, not a statement of facts?"
gasped. @Wel am glad"
"Not fast my frend!" broke in the editor. @Every
line of it is true, the best of my belief. 1t was
ghoulish fancy Masons part ask the privilege of
writing with his hand the story Of his undong; but
characteristic of him that hadn't the heart refuse
The Jail authorities have allowed to supply him with
Evening star., 1911-06-11


was in a liquor saloon near the
river, whose barkeeper might be
able to throw some light on the
disappearance that followed.
Interrogation of the bartender
brought out the fact that on the
night in question Frank had
come into his place in company
with a stranger whom one of the
customers had afterward identi-
fed as a reporter of 3The Intel
ligencer, name unknown. This
customer was hunted UP and
taken by one of the plain clothes
men to the newspaper Office,
where an excuse was concocted
for leading him into the re-
porters' quarters, and he pri-
vately indicated a man there as
the one they were looking for.
1t proved to be Joseph Mason,
an old and trusted employee
and the principal feature writer
of the staff. Both the barkeeper
and the customer who was help
ing the police remembered that
Mason and Frank, after the
latter had had & drink and the
former had paid sor it, left the
saloon apparently in a contro-
versy which, though conducted
in undertones, was evidently
rather heated. Neither witness
could tell positively what was
said; but the difficulty seemed
to be about some bargain from
which Frank was trying to draw
out, and Mason's threat to pun
ish him if he persisted in his con-
tumacy.
Incidentally another fact in
connection with the case was
now brought out for the first
time. On the morning following
the visit of the detective to "The
Intelligencer" office Mason had
suddenly disappeared, leaving no
word of where he was going nor
how long he intended to be alb
sent. At his boarding house
nobody knew any more than the
people at the office. His trunk
was found locked, and the land
lady refused to let anyone haveit
till she could be sure whether
she would not have to seize it
herself as the equivalent of a bill
then due. She permitted
search of his room, however,
and, though no outsider was then
aware of it, the officer who made
this search discovered in the
chimney flue just above the