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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
NUMBER II
SELFISHNESS AND HYSTERIA.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Health.

One cannot say that selfshness
is responsible for nervousness
and yet unquestionably it is oft
en- a considerable factor in caus-
ing nervous ailments.
The self-centered individual
who is continually thinking of
his own comfort and who mani
tests annoyance over every trifle
which interveres with his partic-
ular occupation or activity, is
running a decided risk. With
advancing age a marked degree
of irritability is almost sure to
follow.
If a selfish attitude is cultivat-
ed and consideration is demanded
for individual whims without
consideration for others, this
readily grows to be little less
than a mania. Our nervous sys-
TENS are delicately adjusted and
once the mind weakness its con-
troll it is apt to become a factor
for pain and discomfort.
In the beginning many of the
things which get on our nerves"
do not really distress us. We
note them casually. With their
repetition comes the selfish wish
to have our individual comfort
considered without regard for
general conditions. If we give
way to this, the most trifling oc-
currences hold the possibility of
causing infinite annoyance.
The greatest number of suffer-
ers from nervous diseases are not
as might be expected, overwork-
ed individuals, but are commonly
enough, people who have little or
nothing to do and for want of
activity devote too much time to
thinking of self.
1t is common to hear some ir-
ritable individual say, so and Sc
gets on my nerves" and the very
manner of the speaker has an
equally irritating effect upon the
unfortunate auditors. Nervous
irritability and selfshness beget
their like. They are contagious.
Let us be unselfsh and avoid
the spreading of this all too COM
mon complaint.
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Farm Credits.

Those of us who read agricul-
ture papers have long been inter-
ested in the talk of farm credits
something that will place the
farmer on an equal footing with
manufacturers in the way of Sc
curing money to finance their ag-
ricultural undertakings. We
have been assured that long de-
layed legislation on this subject
will be taken up during the pres
ent Congress.
Just what form of rules will be
adopted has not been determined
but we wish to advise that there
will be nothing done to enable
Tom, Dick and Harry to borrow
money any more easily than they
can now do. Something in the
way of longer time loans will
probably be the chief benefit to
the farmer borrower. Under the
new system the local banks max
ing the loans will be the judges
of security offered, just as they
do at present. We hope to be
able in the near future to publish
full details of the new laws.
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HOIsteinS Most Profitable.

Big Cove farmers will be inter-
ested in the following report of
careful tests as to the value of
the different breeds of cattle, be-
cause an effort is now being made
by some of them to make the
Holstein the standard for this
section.
Much has been said and writ
ten about dual-purpose breed of
cattle, in the past, the dual-pur-
pose COW has been discussed from
the standpoint of whether the
Shorthorn or other beef breeds
as the dual-purpose could be
made profitable. The experiment
stations of Michigan, Nebraska,
Iowa and Ontario have proven
that the Holstein will gain more
per day and at a less cost than
any one of the other breeds as
follows:
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The New Wet and Dry Lineup.

AS a result of the November
elections there are now fourteen
states in the dry column. They
are Arizona, Colorado, Georgia,
Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Okla
homa, North Dakota, Oregon,
Tennessee, Virginia, Washington
and West Virginia.
There remain Is states in which
half the population live in social
ed no-license territory. They are
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Ida
ho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska
New Hampshire, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas and Ver-
mont.
There remain eleven states in
which 25 per cent of the popula-
ton lives in no-license territory.
They are California, Delaware,
Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Utah,
Wisconsin and Wyoming. AT diff
ferent times in the past % states
have adopted the policy of prohi-
bition. All but nine for one rea-
son or another, abandoned it for
local option or control by license.
California and Ohio, out of the
six states in which statewide pro-
hibition amendments were voted
on this fall, elected to remain in
the wet column. The present
laws, however, are very strict
and are carried out to the letter.
The new amendment does not
prohibit the holding of wet and
dry election in communities, un-
der the laws that are at present
in force.
The states that have voted dry
during the year 1914 are Arizona
Colorado, Oregon, Washington
and Virginia.
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Target Shooting.

Hundreds of our readeas are
interested in guns. More than
900 Fulton county men paid dol
lar for the privilege of using
guns this season. Many more
who hunted on their own lands
did not have to pay the dollar, so
that from this course of reasoning
we are led to think that the inno-
cent amusement of breaking clay
targets would appeal to hundreds
of men and big boys in the coun-
ty who need amusement. We say
need" because every man with
red blood in his veins must have
recreation from the labor of ma
king a living. Some of us find
recreation by changing from one
kind of work to other tasks; but
even this class finds it necessary
to occasionally engage at some
amusement that tones up the
nerves. Since most of us like to
measure our skill with that of
others, why not organize little
groups of sportsmen this fall to
meet and devise ways and means
for increasing game in our re-
spective localities? AT the meet
ings we could bring our guns and
spend a few hours breaking Tor
trying to break cheap clay tar
gets. 1t is the finest nerve tonic
known. It trains the muscles to
obey the will as no other form of
sport can do. (And it trains the
will too.) A little money will be
be spent for amusement anyway;
why not spend it in this manner
instead of for perhaps, doubtful
things.
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Wait For Her. Boys!

The girl who is unkind to her
mother isn't worth a tinker's dog
gone. This isn't written in any
part of the Bible, but it's written
in the history of thousands and
thousands of misfit homes. If
one of you boys ever run across
a girl with her face full Of roses,
with eyes that would dim the lus-
tire of a Colorado sky and with a
voice that would make the song
of an angel seem discordant, and
she says, as she comes to the
door,
II can't go for a few minutes
I've got to help mother with the
Dishes" don't give her up.
Stick to her like a burr to a mules
tail. Just sit down on the door
step and wait. If she joins you
in two or three minutes, so much
the better; but if you have to
stay there on the doorstep for a
half hour, or an hour, you just
wait for her. If you don't, some
body else will and in time you'll
be sorry.
Wait for her, boy. She's worth
n
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War Weary.

The obligation that rests upon
decent newspapers to tell the
truth is ever a sacred and re-
sponsible one. At no time should
it be more honored in observance
than during the continuation of
the tragedy that is being enacted
upon the European continent.
A period like the present stiffens
the demand for veracity made by
a public that takes journalism
seriously.
Right-minded people have
wearied of the unending process
sion of tales of horror. cruelty
and destruction. They are eag-
er, even anxious, to address
themselves to the constructive
policies of peace. The distorted
perspective presented them by
many newspapers gives them
just offense. The plain truth is,
the reading public is sick and
tired of the monotony of the war
diet served up to them.
Yet how many sensational news
papers disregard their duty to
their readers, and careless of
their obligation, deliberately in
vent horrors for the sole purpose
of claiming supremacy in the
publication of exclusive news.
Never in the history of the
newspaper has there been such a
! demand for Truth; yet never in
the history of the newspaper has
Truth been so carelessly handled.
No wonder the reading public
is weary of war news"
So are we.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

for teaching, and for several
terms, taught the Turkey-foot
school in Belfast township, the
editor of the NEWS being one of
his pupils.
He was married to Miss Susan
Myers, daughter of the late David
Myers, of Belfast township, and
together they lived as husband
and wife for more than fifty
years, she passing away on the
18th day of February, 1912. To
this union were born five child
rem, namely, Jennie, wife of
Richard Wilson, Ella, wife of
Scott Reeder; Nancy, wife of
Walker Richards; Georgia, wife
of Jere Glazier, and David, mar
ried to Abigail, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph B. Mellott and
residing on the Big Spring farm.
The other children reside in this
county, with the exception of
Georgia, who lives near MERGERS
burg, Franklin county. The de-
ceased is survived by one brother,
William NJ, near Tatesville, Bed
ford county, and by one sister,
Margaret, wife of Riley Cline
residing at Shady Grove, Frank
lin county.
In 1871, Mr.. Morton was elect
ed sheriff of this county, and
served acceptably during his term
of three years. In politics, he
was a Democrat, and in religion,
a consistent member of the Re.
formed Church.
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A Near.RunOff.

On Saturday, Harry Mellott
who lives on the Brick House
farm east of town, on the Loudon
pike, drove John Magsam's gray
horse to a mill below town. On
the way back one of the front
wheels of the spring wagon ran
over and crushed a large oil can
that was lying in the road at the
foot of the hill on south Second
street. The sudden, unusual
noise frightened the horse, and
it let fly with its hind. feet and
broke off the crossbar of the
shafts. The consequent drop
ping of the shafts only frighten-
ed the horse more, and for a few
moments it looked bad for the
driver; but he held the animal
from getting out of the shafts by
making traces of the lines until
help came and the horse was un-
hitched.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
Rats.

Rats from ships in seacoast
towns have become such a nui-
sance in the spread of plaques
that large sums of money are be-
ing spent to destroy them. Sta
tistics gathered by the United
States Agricultural Department
show that there are three rats
for each man, woman, or child,
in the United States, or a total
OF 300, 000,00 rats. Further in
vestigation proves that each rat
destroys annually one dollars
worth of property. The rat being
responsible for the destruction of
$1OO, OO0,O 900 in property, and for
the spread of disease, is the rea-
son given for the war that the
Agricultural DEPARTMENT urged
against this rodent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
MCCusker Gets Il Years.

Claude McCusker, convicted in
Hagerstown of second degree
murder for having killed Justus
Roman, Of near Hancock, on
Memorial Day four years ago,
was last Saturday morning given
IL years in the Maryland peni-
tentiary by Judge M. L. Keedy.
incidentally in connection with
the case, Judge Keedy stated
that the case of McCusker again
showed the reliability of the old
saying Your sins will find you
out" Whenever one trans
crosses the moral, natural and
divine laws it means that sooner
or later one is called upon to pay
the penalty" said the court.
You were detected in the noun
tains ofPennsylvania by chance, 1"
said the court land brought back
to face the consequences of your
crime of four years before. |
have nothing 10 say to you con-
cerning your determination to
leave, but believe the four years
you were away had much to do
in tempering the verdict against
you, as time makes less certain
the human recollection and the
human memory. Judge Keedy
also took fling at the mountain
feud which is said to exist in the
mountains of Western Maryland,
and which had some part in the
killing.
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Wrecked his Auto.

Last Sunday a week ago, while
Ben Fisher, of Port Treverton,
Pa, was on his way to Selins-
grove for a load of passengers, a
tire on his auto burst and caused
the machine to swerve into a tele
phone pole. The pole was bro
ken off, and about $500 damage
done to the machine. Ben was
thrown out of the car, but he es-
capped with cuts about his face.
The car is owned by a lumber
company for which Ben is the
driver. He is a son of Mrs. Sa-
die Fisher of this place.
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Listen Daughter.

Listen daughter, don't go mop
ing around the house and signing
like a freight train cutting loose
the air brakes; and don't be walk
ing around with your eyes all
puffed up and red from tears,
simply because you can't have
clothes that wouldn't look good
anywhere expect on one of those
freak magazine-cover girls. |
know its a pretty tough old world
from your range of vision, be-
cause your ma and | have forbid
den you to wear skirts that are
too high and waists that are too
low. | know, child, that some
of the other girls are chasing a
round the streets in costume that
would shame burlesque troupe
and attracting lots of attention;
but did you ever notice just what
kind of attention they attract?
Of course you haven't. You
don't happen to be within ear
shot when some of the boys say
what they really think about the
"other girls" Thank God you
don't. You're too young to know
those things yet awhile.
You say the other girls laugh
at your simple, pretty little frocks
and at your freckles. Let 'em
laugh! That shows they are the
other kind of girls. Your moth
er and | met each other long,
long ago. | loved her enough to
ask her to marry me and she car
ed enough for me to ans W er
"Yes." We've been happy ever
since, haven't we, Ma? Our
marriage took. 1t didn't take
any split skirt or silhouette gown
to make me fall in love with your
mother. She never had such
contraptions on in her lite. And
| didn't go prancing up and down
Main street with a monkey hat
on the back of my head and a
cigarette poked out in front Of
my face.
Let the other girl smile if they
want to, but just wait for the
finish. You wont find the decent
young chaps, the kind | would
want to give my little girl to,
marrying any of the "other
girls. 4"
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One.Cent Eggs.

Eggs can be produced in Full
ton county at an average cost of
one cent each from hocks of l, 900
hens. To do this the manager
must first have a first class edu-
cation on the subject. He must
then keep the machinery" in as
good condition as a watch. A
little grain of sand will put a
watch out of commission, and on
exactly the same principle, neg
lect of one little item of the busi-
ness will put the egg business on
the bum. The man in the egg
business cannot afford to have a
flock that lays well one year and
not the next. The hit-and-miss
farm flock methods will not do.
In addition to knowledge of the
details of the business, the mana
ger must have an unlimited stock
of patience. If he have not this
latter element, all his work and
knowledge will go for nothing.
Patience for one, two, or three,
years will not do; he must have
it for life if he would make it a
life business. This is the rock on
which tens of thousands have
made shipwreck of the egg and
poultry business-as a business.
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We have commenced SEND

We have commenced sending
out statements to those owing
us for over one years subscription
and will continue until we have
gone over our entire list. We
hope our patrons will make a
generous response to our appeal.
Each one owes US but a small
amount but in the aggregate it
amounts to quite a large sum to
us. Help US celebrate Christmas
properly by paying promptly the
little you may owe US.
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OF Interest TO SportSmen.

IluilIeTS anu OIIleTS WIN ike W
see wild birds and animals cared
for during winter months will be
interested in knowing that the
State Game Commission is en-
deavoring to cooperate with them
in preserving the life of these
wild things. The Commission is
making offers to supply feed un-
der all conditions with the ex-
ception that private owners can
not receive help to preserve game.
for their own killing. A private
owner may receive feed provided
his farm is open to the public, or,
that neither they nor the public
kill game there, but permit the
game to breed there and spread
to surrounding territory for the
benefit of the public. The game
Commission considers such a
place to be preserve, on a par
with the following paragraph
No. /:
1st. To game birds and ami
mails on State Game Preserves,
whereon no one can hunt at any
time for any purpose. These
preserves are surrounded by a
single wire, a fire line and a line
of notices. Game comes and goes
at pleasure, and may be taken by
sportsmen outside of this sanctu-
airy, during the open season for
such game.
End. To game on State lands
whereon it may be taken during
the open season.
3rd. To game on private prop
erty, either wholly protected or
entirely open to all legitimate
hunters.
4th. If private lands are post
ed and no one permitted to hunt
thereon at any time, we believe
the game there found should be
given every help possible so that
it may increase to the utmost and
overflow into the surrouning
country to the benefit to sports
men, just as is done on the Pre-
serves on State lands.
If the land is open to all hunt
ers we will feed the game, but
we feel that not one cent of this
money should be applied to the
feeding of game on lands posted
against the ordinary hunter but
open to the owner Of such lands
or his friends. Experience teach
es US that many people will try
to secure a part Of this fund for
personal private profit, and we
will surely be imposed upon un-
less you who are interested help
us to protect your interest.
Later on we will select agents
through which game in you coun-
ty is to be fed and we hope you
will help to place feed where it
will make the best return to you.
Secretary, Game Com.
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The Calumet news., 1912-08-02

late years have been high in price n
not in quality, says a writer in the
Baltimore American. The difference
between what i received and what
cockerels of that age would have
brought, was my pay for spending
about FIVE minutes each TO caponize
them in July.
Chicks hatched in the natural sea-
son are much easier 10 raise than
those coming earlier or later. and in
my experience either pay just as WELL
But / plan the marketing in a some
what unusual way. / keep Plymouth
Rocks OF a light pullet mating, be-
cause then | can tell the sex when
they are only day old. Then during
the months of May and June l sell as
baby chicks all the pullets as fast as
they are hatched When you find a
fellow who has not hatched quite as
many chicks as he had planned, 1t is
right easy TO sell him baby chicks by
just saying that you will pick out all
pullets. That gets them nicely out of
the way.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-02
Hancock Department
TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.
John Funkey Will Turn Hardware
Over to Son and Daughter.

With the transferring yesterday of
the Funkey block to the First National
bank. comes the announcement of the
retirement from business of John Fun
key Sr., iwho will turn over his extern
sive hardware business to his son,
Fred and daughter Mss Gertrude
Funkey. Mr. Funkey is one of the pio-
neer hardware merchants of Hancock
and has built up a large business,
which for a number of years was To-
Gated in the Scott block. Several
years ago he purchased the old ST
Patrick's hall from William Kerredge
and had II remodeled into one of the
finest and most attractive stores i'm
the city The building has been pur-
chased 10y the First National, bank for
banking institution and in few
Gays possession will be taken by the
new owners and the work of altering
1t into a superb bank commenced. The
Funkey store will be moved one door
east to the store now occupied by Cia-
battari's saloon.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-02
LOWER INSURANCE RATES
FOR CITY OF HANCOCK
BETTER CLASSIFICATION RE-
SUITS FROM IMPROVEMENTS
so FAR MADE.

In reply TO a recent letter by Mana
ger w. w. Stockly 10 VIM. Benallack,
manager of the state inspection bG-
reau relative 10 adjustment Of iasur-
ance rates ON lower basis in Han-
cock, a letter has been received stat
ing that the matter will be given at
tention. The communication TO Mr..
Stsckly states that the bureau learns
with pleasure of the measures that are
being taken IN Hancock TO afford better
fire protection and lessen the danger
from connagrarions. and says further
that there has recently been a lower
classification allowed To Hancock as
the result Of an Investigation made not
long ago by Inspector Trembath OF
Negaunee.
In regard to Mr.. Stocllly's request
that a special engineer be sent here
to look over the situation, Mr.. Benal-
lack writes that he considers IT iEeX-
pedient to send an engineer at presenr
but is willing To do whatever is in his
power to assist Mr.. Stockly in his ef-
forts. He suggests another visit from
AIR. Trembath with Instructions to the
latter to look the situation carefully
over and make such further sugges-
tions as may be desirable as to still
further improvements.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-02

Shannon. At this outlet a new com.
pany, which has recently been formed
is constructing a weir to regulate the
flow. The water will then be diverted
from the Shannon into a lagoon, from
which steel pipes will be laid so as to
create an effective fall OF water for
over 200 feet vertical
Natures disposition in this region
allows OF the mechanical connivance
of engineers in this manner both sim
ply and cheaply. II is calculated that
In the power house to be erected at
the foot of this fall electricity of the
value of $4,000 horse power can be
generated all the year round, SUN.
ciert to work the developing indus
tries of the whole island.
hobart (the capitaD in the south
and I.aunceton in the north will be
supplied from it, and there will be am.
pie power to work the important min.
eral fields of the west coast as weff-
the copper mines OF Mount Lyell. the
tin mines of Bischoff, and the silver
mines OF Zeehan.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-02
ANOTHER BLOCK COMPLETE.
Calumet Street Pavement Finished as
Far as Torch Street.

Contractor a. X. Primeau. who is
doing the construction work on the
Calumet street pavement, has com
plcted another block of the work md
the people Of the town now have a
good thorcughfare as far as Torch
street. The block between Torch anG
Maple is being laid with large crushed
stone and as this work goes along the
finer grade of stone for the top dress
ing will accumulate thereby giving the
workmen a good supply ahead.
Progress this week has been delayed
on account of the inclement weather
but Mr.. Primeau hopes for more fa-
vorable conditions next week when
operations will be carried on more rap d.
idly. There remains TO be completed
but two more blocks of pavement and
this should take but few weeks If
everything goes along smoothly.