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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
Special Talent.

Can your boy read The Had in
the original
Not very well. But he can make
ten yards around the lett end almost
every time"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

"A wife," says the sage brush sage,
has TO have lot more patience TO
let the cat in and out than she has !or
her husband because II she didn't the
cat would leave"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
State Bank Call,

S'ate Banking Commissioner Smith
mas ia issued call for statements by
S.ale banks and trust companies
ouow'hg business at the close of No,
vember G.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
How Eidn Lost Out.

MY girl used to think lot Of her
pug dog, but I've managed to get the
edge on him since we married.
How did you work It?
"Fido wouldn't eat her cooking. and
[ did"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

The public has an inconsiderate way
of remembering the prophet when the
prophecy fails, and of forgetting him
when Il comes true
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
The iappier Ace.

The Bronze Age man chuckled.
"If ! was steel. suppose they would
dissolve me-" he cried.
Herewith he rejoiced he didn't live
too late.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Then the article proceeds to de-
nounce Postum and works into q
fine frenzy, because we have pub
lished facts regarding the effect OF
coffee on some people.
The narrowing tale goes on.
where a few years ago every
body drank coffee, several cups a
day. now we find in every walk In
life people who imagine they can
not drink 1t. THE underscoring is
ours.) Burly blacksmiths, carpen-
ters, laborers and athletes have dis
continued or cut down the use Of
coffee; as there is not person
who reads this and will not be able
to find the same conditions existing
among his own circle of acquaint-
ances, is It not well for the Brazil
ians to sit up and take notice"
Isn't it curious these bur
ly" strong men should pick out cof-
fee to Imagine" about? Why not
Imagine" that regular doses Of
whiskey are harmful, or daily slugs
OF morphine?
II imagination" makes the caf-
feline in coffee clog the liver, de-
press the heart, and steadily tear
down the nervous system, bringing
on one or more of the dozens Of
types of diseases which follow
broken-down nervous systems,
many people don't know 1t.
But It remained for the man who
has coffee, morphine or whiskey
to sell, to have the supreme nerve
to say: you only imagine your
disorders. Keep on buying from
me-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
Equivocal.

GLADYS can't hide the fact that she
dyes her hair yellow"
You don't suppose. do you. that
she could keep II dark?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
Thieves Steal a Cat.

Chicago.-Thieves broke into the
millinery shop of Mrs. Mary Osborn.
and not caring for ribbons or frames
they stole Fluffy RuiIles-a $50 An
CORA cat
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
Mac About u.

"Binks is just crazy about being up.
to-date."
How does he show it?"
"He is trying to get his parrot a
wireless cage"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

People VINO take the will for the
deed never break into the millionaire
class.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Marriage is a contract-and there
are lots of ccntract jumpers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Let us continue to quote from his
article.
Notwithstanding the enormous
increase in population during the
past three years, coffee shows an
appalling decrease in consumption"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
For COLDS and GRIP

Hicks CAPvDISE s the hest rcmedy-re'
iieves the achlns and feyerishness-cu cures the
Coid and restores normal conditions. It's
liquid effects Immediately. Zoe, 25c, aud 5Oc.
At drug stores
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Few tens in England.
OF territory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
There's a Reason"

Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Here we see the cause for the at.
tacks on us and the Brazilian
sneers at Americans who prefer to
use a healthful, homemade break
fast drink and incidentally keep the
money In America, rather than
send the millions to Brazil and pay
for an article that chemists class
among the drugs and not among
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

Then follows a tiresome lot of
statistics which wind up by show
ing a decrease Of consumption in
two years Of, in round figures, two
hundred million pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16

inc lOOuS.
VIII the reader please remem-
ber, we never announce that coffee
hurts all people,"
Some persons seem to have ex-
cess vitality enough to use coffee,
tobacco and whiskey for years and
apparently be none the worse, but
the number is small, and when a
sensible man or woman finds an ar
ticle acts harmfully they exercise
some degree of intelligence by
dropping II.
We quote again from the article.
"These figures are paralyzlng
but correct, being taken from
Leech's statistics, recognized as
the most reliable"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23
Sugar Plain Items.
III miles southeast OF Hugotonl

liz miles southeast OF Hugotonl
Fine weather for weeds to grow.
Crops are needing rain most aw-
full bad.
Howard Kersiner and Bennie
Viewer of Fowler, Kans., are out
here in the interests of the Fowler
Friends Academy at that place.
They were at Bethel Friday even
ing and gave a very interesting
program. Come again. boys, we
surely welcome you in our midst.
Geo. Bowers attended the meet
ing at Rose Valley, Sunday.
Harvey Kearns and family took
dinner with A. B. Campbell and
wife, Sunday.
j. DeCamp made a business trip
to Tyrone, Monday.
Andrew Hockett is suffering
with a sore foot, caused from step
ping on a rusty nail, Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Lewis has been a
little under the weather the past
week, but is better now.
N. Rich and family were in Lib
eral on business last Thursday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23
Kismet Items

A very nice shower of about
one inch of rain fell here Saturday
evening.
Last Thursday, while delivering
a calf to Ed. Glover, 0. B. Clark
had a serious accident. His team
ran away, throwing him from the
wagon and breaking his right leg.
He was taken to Plains where he
was put under the care of DR..
Nickleson. Mr.. Clark is now at
home and resting as we'll as could
be expected.
The construction gang began
work on the water tank Monday.
The foundation was LAID some time
ago.
A very quiet, yet pretty we'd
ding occurred at the home of d.
r. Snyder, Sunday, the 18th,
when his daughter, Ethel, was
married to Edgar Thompson. They
are both very we'll known and
highly respected here and it seems
that happy future must be their
lot. Mrs. H. Thompson and her
daughter, Florence. were in at
tendance from Pratt. Elmer
Thompson and family, W. T.
Green and family and j. A. Light
we're also present. Rev. Geo. E.
Jennison pronounced the ceremony
very impressively. The happy
couple have gone to Pratt for the
present but have not yet decided
where they will live.
Since last you heard from US
our merchant, j. P. johnson, has
traded his store for land in Barber
county. The new men are now in
possession and seem to be doing
a good business.
j. P. Fellers was out from Null
linville over Sunday.
IraTam is here from Haviland,
visiting and assisting his daughter,
Mrs. o. B. Clark, to care for her
husband while he is helpless.
The Human boys have return
ed to Greensburg to harvest their
wheat.
F. M. Rose made a business trip
to Wichita the first of the week.
Geo. Rose and family have NOV
ed out on Fred's old place and will
try farm life for a while.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23
Your Neighbor's Experience

How you may profit by it. Take
Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. E. G..
Whiting, 800 Willow ST., Akron,
o., says: For some time / had a
very serious case of kidney trouble
and l suffered with backaches and
dizzy headaches. | had specks
floating before my eyes and 1 felt
all tired out and miserable. saw
Foley's Kidney Pills advertised
and got a bottle and took them &C.
cording to directions and results
showed almost at once. The pain
and dizzy headaches left me, my
eye-sight became clear and today
l can say | am a we'll woman,
thanks to Foley Kidney Pills"
Sold by all Druggists.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23
First Published June 9th, 1911.
PUBLICATION SUMMONS

The State of Kansas to the following named
defendants, W. W. Stewart and . Stew
art. his wife, whose name is to the plaintiff
unknown; Henry Parsons and Par
sons, his wife, whose name Is to the plaintiff
unknown; W. o. Alphin and ...... AL
phln his wife. whose name Is to the plaintiff
unknown, II they or either or any of them be
alive, or II they or either or any Of them be
dead. then their unknown heirs, advises ex
ecutors, administrators, trustees or assigns OF
such as be dead: You and each and every one
of you are hereby notified that you and each
district court OF Seward county, Kansas, In an
action therein pending Cease No l17O) wherein
John r. Blake Is plaintiff and you and each OF
you are defendants and that you and each OF
you must answer the petition filed In this ac-
tlon on or before the 2lst day Of July. A, ID.
1911, or said petition will he taken as true and
Judgment accordingly rendered quieting and
perfecting plaintiffs title TO and confirming
plaintiffs possession Of the following descrih-
ed real property, to-wit; commencing l20 rods
North Of the Southwest corner OF the North
west quarter of section 80, township "a, range
20. thence North 200 and four-tenths feet
thence East 300 feet. thence South 300 and four
tenths feet; thence West 800 feet to place OF
beginning. containing two acres; also COM
mencing 10 rods North OF the Southeast corner
Of the Northwest quarter OF section 80, town
ship ~. range ;B. thence IL rods West; thence
70 rods North: thence 10 rods East; thence 20
rods South to the place OF beginning; also lots
81. 90, % and "a In block 5, OF the city OF Lib
eTal, Kansas. according TO the recorded plat
thereof. situated in Seward county. Kansas;
and q further Judgment, adiudging and de-
creeing that you have no right, title. interest
equity or estate in said real estate and bar
ring. excluding and enioning you and each
and all OF you and all persons claiming, or to
claim, by, through or under you, from assert
ing, setting up or claiming any right, title In
terest, equity or estate In or to said real eS-
tate, or any part thereof adverse to the title
and possession OF plaintiff
Witness my hand this 9TH day Of June, A. ID
1911.
f. 5. IRWIN Clerk Of District Court
(SEAL) f. $. MACY,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23

the other text books and reference
books you may have.
"Do your children go to the public
school?"
"Yesn
What is the curriculum"
"Mumps, measles, scarlet fever,
chicken pox, dlptherla and whooping
cough"
Mr.. Wilson of district No. 16 called
to get the valuation of his district
last Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23

For SALE-72 head of yearling
steers. Two high grade young
short horn bulls. 4 yearling heif-
fers. g. A. Grimsley, Rt. 4
Liberal, Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-23

Have you picked out your town
lot YETI See Ellsaesser & Henry.
They have some choice lots on the
payment plan.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
A BIRD OF A ROOSTER.
owner Refused $1,000 For Him at
Madison Square Garden Show.

o,y,.r Refused $1,000 For Him at
Madison Square Garden Show.
Some idea of the value OF a well bred
bird is derived from the fact that after
exhibiting the champion Barred Plym-
outb Rock male at the Madison
souare Garden show Mr.. Bright. the
owner. refused an offer Of $4,000 for
him Questioned as to the truth
of this report by the Country Cen
tleman. Mr. Bright said: Il was
offered that sum sure enough and was
rather startled myself-so much so that
was tempted to ask the one VINO
made II with what kind of money he
intended to pay me. knew that It
had taken me thirty years to produce
this bird and that If / wished to con
tinue to improve my stock | could not
afford to part with him. so ! refused
the offer
81 may have been foolish and may
NOT At any rate. in eighteen montns
we sold $4,000 worth of birds and eges
produced by the yard Of which tn
male was the head" Nine males, OF
which this one was the sire. sold for
500 each. and the eggs sold for 81
for thirteen.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
Orchard and Garden.

Unleached wood ashes sown broad
cast in the orchard will prove bene-
fetal
Those who have large apple orchards
are fortunate if they have eyaporators
for driving windfall apples. This Is a
good way to utilize unstable fruiI
and thus add to the profits Of the or
chard
The garden teaches us valuable les
sons on intensive farming. In It hlgh
fertility and good cultivation make a
small area produce large crops. Why
not adopt this system in field crops
Enlarge the pasture. reduce the neiu
and add to your profits
Sow some lettuce now and you may
get some plants fit to use before WIN
fer or at least some plants that you
can plant out in frames or the green
house month later and have lettuce
for THANKSGIVING and Christmas Sow
little patch of rape and perhaps rye
near your chicken yard for pasture N
open days during December ana ~
early spring
with currants and gooseberrles laH
is better than spring pruning. eolh
mence MS soon MS the leaves have par
danv fallen. trimming ont all droop
ing branches 90 encourage an uprlEh'
growth. After uie bush is trimmed
and an grass. roots aud weeds re
moved mound up little. covering ~
exposed rootletS This operation
serves MS Il fall hoeing and is muei
easier done Then tllau in the spring
when the grass and weeds have NOR
strongly fastened their roots In ~
ground.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
SMALL ENGINE, BIG HELP.
e..torms Manifold Duties on Farm
From Spraying to churnins'

p.rforms Manifold Duties on Farm
From Spraying to churnins.
Aside from using the gasoline engine
for pumping water the farmer must
consider that it can be harnessed TO
a hose. with which he may sprinkle
the lawn. flower BEDS truck patch
and garden. especially in case the
weather turns extremely dry and not
one sprinkling at a critical periou
might save a whole seasons WORK
from heing thrown away.
Its use as a sprayer for destroying
nests in the poultry house can readily
he seen. and as it is portable it can be
used in applying fly repellent to i've
stock. spraying the potato patch ana
orchard trees. It can also be used TO
law the disagreeable dust in the iots
near the house and barns.
With the hose attachment the pump
engine can be used in cleaning Out
althy hog troughs and foul water
4 tanks. and the muddy wagon and auto
mobile can be more thoroughly ane
quickly cleaned off by it than by any
other method. while the overworkec
housewife will find it great laoo
saver especially in scalding out tn
milk and cream cans after using !
for churning butter.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
/ arm Gna
Garden
HERE'S a RACING ROOSTER.
;t,ls Drivers Father L. o. 5onham'
Says Light 5rahmas Are Best,

ittle Drivers Father, L. o. sonha'n'
Saws Light srahmas Are Best.
..This picture will show you tue kihu
Of chickens we raise in Texas. Nole
the comparative size of the team ana
the driver. Joshua Bonham. and Peet'
the rooster"
That is what L. o. Bonham OF Jonn-
son county Tex. wrote when he sent
the picture SHOWN here to the hur"i
Now Yorker The bird is nearly as
large as the baby. Many farmers shake
their heads at Light Brahmas because
tbey think such great fowls eat TOO
much for what they give back. MI
Ronbam was asked to say why ne
fhin,s the Brahams are best. and TINS
/ Is his answer:
| How many study the surrounaina ..
conditions when selecting Dreeu ~
chickens? We have been growing 'h'
light Brahmas for the past clever
wears. and this is the reason why. Ou
chickens have the range Of the OF
cbard berry patch. garden and vine
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
CIDER NEEDS NO CHEMICALS
Careful Heating, sterilizins and Cork
ina All Is Necessary.

The keeping sweet Of cider and other
fruit iuites without resorting to the
usa of chemicals is a simple process
and can be done by any one VINO un-
derstands canning fruit
The cider is heated as soon as eX
trocted to temperature of about 2uV
degrees. or until it begins TO simmer
bnt does not boil. 1t may be put INTO
hotties or jars and sealed at once. but
much better way is 10 allow It TO
stand Cor twenty-four hours ana pour
off and filter through a flannel cloth.
then reheat to the same temperature
and seal.
when the iuioc or cider is nut mo
the ho..Ias wM.n should be Sier''i@eo
nv rnsing OUT with boiling water the
corks should he put in and the stopper
sealed with sealing wax or paramn
If will keep indefinitely, and may n'
Dut TO a great variety Of uses.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
wAaoN RAcK FoR F0DDER.

for axle. TO keep fodder from resting
on wheels make two simple wheel
houses. as illustrated.
This rack = low down and one mau
can load it easier than two can a high
wheeled wagon It is easy to pull SINCE
the horses are hitched low and take
weight off runners For ordinary use
no tongue is necessary. though it would
be required if the rack were used on
icy or steep hills
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03

LITTLE JOSH DRIVING ROOSTER fENi'
rord and 70 control them il is only
necessary 10 have portable two ioot
vira NET fence. to move from place
70 Mace as necessary and while they
are good hustlers they are not wiz
rangers some say they are too large
but when we 90 TO marker and one
~ Them will bring as much as two
of many other breeds you cannot oD-
iect 70 that. II you PM the eggs Oh
fbe scales You will find that they lHu
os many pounds of eggs as the hest
aud thev do most of their laying in the
winter and spring. when eggs are "
GOOD nriee They are the hardest chick
ans we have ever had. and they are
inst as fine m The table as amy. lheE
are fhe first friers at the market li'
The sprine; that is. il yon have an lh-
onl,,tor or some other hen 10 do the
h,tchinc as they will not set un'l
lbtc in the spring. but win continue
laving. and after all when you go tC
the show you win hear more comments
of the Rrahmas than amy other oreeu
tb,t is from people that are not inter
asted i'm special breeds
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
nl.o1 MeaI No. PopuIar.

Few dairymen feed dried blood 10
their milk cows Sensitive persons
revolt against the idea Of feeding blood
meal And yet it contains nearly
rwice rs much protein as cottonseed
meal or oil meal and is just about as
effective as q milk producer.
1t has been more customary 10 use
blood meal as hog feed than as a
feed for cattle II comes ms q oy-
product from the packing house ana
when fed TO hogs is mixed with corn
II has been shown by station lesls
that cottonseed meal is somewhat
cheaper as - milk producer than olooo
meal
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03

was in splendid order. Then we
went on to Princeton, a town SIX
miles from Wyanet, and it is one
of the prettiest towns | ever saw
THE streets are wide and the houses
are set back from the street, with
lawns in front Inez has relatives
and many friends there, so we Just
had splendid time. We came
home by a different way, and on
that ride | was simply amazed at
the great number of pigs and hogs
in the fields. l never saw so many
NOS if seemed as if every other
6eId was filled with them. They
don't nave pens for them the same
os we have in Delaware, but every
individual pig seems to have an III
dividual house, so that the helds
are simply dotted with little houses
like dog houses.
eve we're entertained at various
homes in Wvanet at card parties,
etc Tuesday evening Inez took us
to Princeton on the train, whereTe
saw "The Red Nip played 1t was
Z verv GOOD and the theatre was
, packed. 49, ,,o,ool,
on Wednesday afternoon, ana aI'er
$ roundabout route and change OF
cars twice, we arrived at Boards
r - while the distance was about
: two hundred miles, we changed cars
y at Buda Illinois, where we waited
s half hour, and our next change
was at Vermont, where we had
; twenty minutes to get a lunch, III
y the worst restaurant you ever saw,
IS We sat on high stools and managed
~ to take bites between flies. The last
II six hours was certainly tiresome rid
e. inc Carrie Post met us at the Boards
e town station, and we went directly
IT to a theatre show with her, and thel
7r went home. Mrs. Post is certainly
r very nice. and they have a charming
Il home everything out here seem
e TO he hardwood floors and rugs.
e. This morning we have been on
N calling and this afternoon Carrl
III has asked some girls around to NEE
us Tonight we are going IN IN
r country in automobiles, on what !
e. called "slumber party" don,
US know what one is, and as l don
III want to act dumb, so we are maxim
'n bio bluff at it, SO when the glrl
al ask MS if we like "slumber parties
'r- we saw about the same as Carr
g does Beardstown is situated rlgf
VI ON the Illinois River, and we Wake
ne over tbe draw this morning Carr
I'M showed us how the people hunt Il
lez nearls in the muscles, which al
we numerous in the river. 1t Is no
y ont of season for that kind OF worl
OO bnt Carrie says that regular agen
tie come here to buy the pearls evel
OF season The population OF Beard
lte town is about 1000, but the town
l much prettier and laid out bet1
tbon Milford. The business sectlC
Of Milford Delaware, looks We
&c, insignificant in comparison WI
oi ReaTdstown. The stores here a
art large built Of brick or stone WI
GLASS fronts. I am sending moth
picture Of the main street
Beardstown.
inc "Considering that everyone
me in this room talking, / think ma
al managed to write pretty long lett
rs and So will close with love to all,
Iols From your loving daughter.
lily PAULINE.
All
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
~ varieus LubrIeants.

Where the pressure is heavy the lu-
hricant should hp thick in order 20
resist being squer2ad ont under 'hs
load For lghi pressnres on shoulU IS
used Thus for wag'n hcavN crease
ls best while for crrmn Srpra'or ol
high speed ibia oi' IS necessary Y
order fhat its vivnsiiv VIII not ahd
to the fric'7on S3'ia .'l''S''''''~ ~ "
Amer, dlviied STATE such ilS grWhiie
are oftea used effectively TO fsnuee
friction