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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Pennsylvania Has Sand.

The production of sand and
gravel in Pennsylvania in 1913
was 6, 7O2, 446 tons, valued at So,
3S1, ,692, against $500, 1873 tons,
valued at 3,371, 513 in 1912, ac-
cording to the United States Geo
logical Survey. Building sand is
the most important product Of
this character in the State, but
of greater relative Importance is
glass sand, in the production of
which Pennsylvania ranks first
among the States. In the value
of the sand produced, although
not in the quantity, Pennsylva-
MIA ranks first, the precedence in
value being due to the high val
ue of the glass sand compared to
other kinds.
Fulton comfy has mountains
of the finest glass sand in the
world, which will be an asset
worth while, just as soon as 1t
becomes available for use.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Auto Struck Lad.

Charlie Walters, a Chambers
burg attorney, who figures in the
trial of many cases in the Fulton
county courts, met with an an
noying accident last week. Mr..
Walters is a candidate for the
legislature in Franklin county,
and last Friday, in company with
some friends was out in an auto
mobile for a last word with the
voters. In passing a schoolhouse
at Dickeys Station, where the
children were out at play, and
Notwithstanding that he was
driving very slowly to avoid run
ming into some of them that were
in the road, his machine struck
the twelve-year-old son of Wal
ter Fields. The lad was immed-
lately picked up and hurried to
Mercersburg, where DR.. Swartz-
welder dressed the wounds and
the boy was taken to his home.
While the boy sustained a num-
ber of bruises, he was not seri-
ously hurt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
On The Way 81 Days.

Miss Mary Pittman received a
letter Monday from her brother
Charlie and wife, who are mis-
sionaries stationed at Tabriz, Per-
sia. The letter was mailed in
Tabriz on the 18th of August, and
consequently had been 81 days on
the way. They say they have
had no mail from America for a
long time on account of the Eu-
ropean war. The American con-
sui at Tabriz was making an eff
fort to have the mail from Amer
lea taken by way of Constantine
pie, in the hope that they might
have better service. Cheer up,
Charlie There are others. Mail
for McConnellsburg reaches Mer-
cersburg at 8 So'clock, and McCon-
nellsburgers are lucky if it is
placed in their hands before
twelve; and yet the distance be-
tween the towns is only ten miles.
Wonder if it would be possible to
have ours sent by way of Con-
stantinople, too.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
FORT LITTLkTON.

Oct. 27.-George Mayne, of
Altoona, Is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Mayne, Of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi p. Morton
passed through our town in their
auto Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Sheffield
and son Harold spent four days
of last week visiting Mrs. Shelf.
fields sister, Mrs. VIM. Neck,
and family, near Hopewell, Bed
ford county.
Mrs. Charles Richardson, who
has been sick for several weeks,
is not much better.
Samuel Mayne was home for
the first few days of squirrel
shooting.
Ellis Rosenberg had the mis-
fortune to lose a horse ehls week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
The EdisOns Here.

Thanks to the automobile and
the improved condition of the
Lincoln Highway, McConnells-
burg has frequent opportunities
to get a peep at Americas great
men that have been fortunate
enough to become great in spite
of the fact they were not born IN
Fulton county. Last Sun d ay
Thomas A. Edison, Mrs. Edison,
and their son Charles, travelling
in Mr.. Edison's Simplex automo-
bile, passed eastward through
McConnellsburg and spent the
night at Hotel Washi n g ton,
Chambersburg. The Eds ms
were returning from the Ford
factory at Detroit, where ne wit
messed a demonstration of the
storage battery which ne has
perfected for use in the Ford
automobile.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Local Institute.

The second Local Institute of
Dublin Township was held at
Chesnuts Oct. 30th and the fol-
lowing questions discussed. Ian
guage; How taught in the pri-
mary grades. How shall we
teoch our pupils to be more self
reliant? How do you teach his
tory?
The teachers present were;
Lillian Stinson, Esther Welch,
Jennie Cromer, and Ira Peck of
Dublin:
Ethel Sipes, 0lipita Keebaugh,
O. V. Wink, w. G. Wink, VIM.
Ranck, Fred Lamberson of Tay-
lor, and John Kelso of Knobs
vile. The next institute will be
held at Clear Ridge Nov. 13.
Jennie Cromer, Sec.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Mrs. Shaffer Home.

After having spent about two
months most pleasantly among
her oldtime friends and relatives
in Fulton county, Mrs. Adam
Shaffer is back again in her home
in Summerfeld, III. Mrs. Shat
fer writes that while we had such
a long dry spell here, farmers in
Illinois had weather just as much
too wet and, on that account, they
were kept back with their seed
ing, and are just now done with
sowing wheat. Feed is being
shipped into their neighborhood
by the car load-oats and baled
hay. She says that last Monday
she picked a nice mess of string
beans and some ripe blackberries,
and that they have strawberries
in bloom. They had their first
frost on the 26th.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Halloween Party.

The Epworth League held high
carnival last Friday evening in
the Clevenger building. From
the invitations issued at the be-
ginning of the week, you could
have expected "somethin' doin. I"
AS the guests entered the hall
they were welcomed by seven
Shades who ushered them
through a narrow passage way
meeting all sorts of distractions
in the way of cornfodder, ETC.,
only to be greeted by the witch
who had her Place Of Mysteries
fitted in the chimney corner, and
who with assistance of black cats
spinning wheel, owls, etc. was
able to delve deep into the future
for you. The boys and girls were
all there clowns, gypsies, witch
es, and all sorts of masked char
acters; indeed, so well was their
plan carried out that you could
not identify them until they were
unmasked.
Numerous games and myster-
les were engaged in, including
several musical numbers and sew
eral recitations appropriate to
the occasion.
Refreshments consisting of gin
ger bread, cider, apples, etc.,
were served, and after a hunt for
the ring, thimble, and penny
which were hidden in the room
the guests departed to await the
fulfillment of their fortune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
The Road Hog Got His.

A road hog living near Cravat,
south of Centralia, got a lesson
yesterday afternoon that may do
him some good, says the Contra
liza Sentinel. A number of auto
mobiles from Salem had been to
MT. Vernon and were coming
back by way of Centralia. When
near Cravat, they came up be-
hind a buggy. The road was mar
row and the machines could not
get by unless the buggy gave a
part of the road, which the driv-
er refused to do. When they
came toa place they could get by,
the man in the buggy would run
his horse to beat them to another
place. He kept this up for some
time till a place came where he
could not head the cars off. One
ran by him and then the driver
proceeded to block the buggy, un-
til another car got alongside. A
couple of fellows hoped out,
caught the horse and made the
fellow in the buggy get out and
get into the car. The horse was
tied to the fence and the driver
of the buggy brought along to
within mile of Centralia, when
he was set out and told to hoof it
back and the last seen of him he
was hoofng it lively and saying
things that would not look right
in print. He was fully four miles
from where his buggy was left.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
"AM | MY BROTHERS. KEEPER?"
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Health.

Those who are ever ready to
cry out that their personal liberty
is being attacked, when the well
fare of their neighbors demands
some restriction of their actions,
are as a rule among the first to
denounce a similar desire for free
dom on the part of others.
Modern methods of administer
ing the health laws of the State
and municipalities render strict
quarantine necessary for certain
communicable and infectious dis
eases, and in the case of children
this is often followed by exclusion
from school for an additional Pc
riod of time.
1t would seem obvious to any
unprejudiced observer that to re-
quire this for the protection of
the innocent and unprotected fel-
low citizens is not alone just from
the standpoint of man-made law,
but the higher mandates of di-
vine law as well.
Strange as it may seem, there
are many worthy people who
would permit their selfish inter
ests to blind them to these duties.
Part of this is no doubt due to
their ignorance of the dangers
which may result from careless
ness. Hundreds of deaths annu-
ally from measles, for instance,
might be avoided if parents would
not look upon it as a more or less
trifling complaint incidental to
childhood from which their own
and other peoples children must
inevitably suffer. The child with
a sore throat who is permitted to
go without medical attention and
attend school may prove the
source of an epidemic of diph-
liberia which will cost lives and
heartbreak.
No matter how efficient the ad-
ministration of the public health
laws by the authorities, unless
the public is educated to appreci-
ate the necessity and will Coop
crate with them by living up to
the spirit of the law, 1t will be
impossible to triumph over dis
ease.
All thinking men, unblinded by
patriotism, must deplore the con-
flict in which so large a portion
of the civilized world is now en-
gagged. The same spirit which
the individual from ans
wering in the affirmative, the
question. Am | my brothers.
keeperY', when his selfish desire
is to be weighed against the well
fare of his fellows, and apparent
ly taken possession of Christian
nations.
If we do our duty to others. it
will rebound to the protection and
of ourselves.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Kansas "IIeap Big State"

j. Frank Martin, a former res
ldent of Thompson township, but
now a prosperous citizen of Kan
sas, in a letter along with a
years subscription to the News
says that the year 1914 has been
a banner year in Kansas crops,
and that the prospect for a dupli-
cate in 1915 is very promising at
this time. Ford seems to be a
lucky name for a county as well
as for an automobile. Ford coun-
ty is the banner county in Kan
sas, and will, this year, market
over six million bushels of wheat.
Frank says that the entire State
will have more than two hundred
million bushels of wheat and a
hundred million bushels Of corn
to spare to her less fortunate
neighbors. Twenty years ago,
Mcpherson county, 100 miles east
of where Frank lives, was con-
sidered the western line of the
wheat belt, now it is known that
100 miles west does not find the
limit, and there. is much good
land there yet that may be had
for from $1,500 to $1,000 per
quarter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
Rally Day and Holy Communion.

The McConnellsburg Lutheran
church will have its Autumn
Communion next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. Preparatory
services on Saturday at 2::30 P.
M. Rally Day for the Sunday
School in town on Sunday morn
ing at 9:15 and for the Big Cove
Tannery School at 80 P. M, fol-
lowed by the annual Luther Day
celebration. All welcome.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
A Victorious War.

The European war concerns
every American citizen. Nobody
knows which side will win. We
know that we are not responsible
for the terrible struggle. Our
national feeling is one Of pro-
found sympathy with the suffer-
ers, regardless of their nationali-
ty, because they are human, and
thousands of us are related to
to them by blood. Indeed in a
large sense, they are all our
brothers. In recognition of that
fact it is our privilege and oppor-
tunity to do whatever we proper
ly may toward restoring the es-
sentials of ordered life after the
conflict shall have ceased. This
is the purely human Side of the
case. There is another.
1t is inevitable that the United
States should, in a commercial
sense, be the beneficiary Of the
war. This is an accident which
we as the friends of mankind de-
plore, but which as a nation Of
producers we are compelled to
regard as an extraordinary op-
portunity for the expansion Of
our productive industries. Even
tually America will be the over
whelming victor, because, with
her vast resources and uninter-
rupted activity, she will be re-
quired to assume the foremost
rank as the worlds provider.
This is a decree of the fates; our
hands are clean; we shall profit
legitimately, fairly and abundant
ly not because of our position and
resources.
Pending the settlement that
cannot be long deferred, our busi-
ness is to build up and proportion
our own industries, so that we
may be prepared to accept our
responsible position as a produ-
Ger of the commodities which
millions of people will expect us
to offer. Such action will re-
ward the world in general and
US in particular. Our first step
should be fundamental; agricul-
ture is our basal industry. At
present it is unbalanced, one-sid-
ed and unstable. 1t lacks meat,
milk and wood. 1t has run large
ly to starch, and is deficient in
protein. 1t is like a sandwich
inadequately buttered or poorly
chinked with meat. A self-sus-
tanning agriculture is economical
ly impossible without a live stock
population sufficient to balanceit.
1t is considerations like these
that are fixing the alert eyes of
thousands of farmers and stock
men and their families in all
parts of the country upon forth
coming event in Chicago. 1t is
the international Live Stock EX-
position that will occur Nov. Is
to Dec. 5 and an event so impor-
tant that no one interested in live
stock can afford to miss.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
The Ok WarvIe in Cattle.

y
information concerning the IN
sect which deposits her egg un.
der a cows flesh" AS the insect
in question is evidently the Ok
warvle, which is unusually bad IN
Pennsylvania this year, causing
Jumps IN the backs Of cattle, the
reply of Professor Surface will
be of value to the cattle owners
in different parts of the State.
1t is as follows
"The insect Of which you write
is no doubt the Ok Warvle, which
lives as a larva beneath the skin
of cattle, making large Jumps
with openings through the skin.
However, you are mistaken in the
suppositlon that the Warvle larva
reaches its place OF living and de.
veloping by belng placed there as
an egg on or through the skin of
the back. Experiments have
been conducted where cattle have
been effectively and completely
covered from the possibility of
eggs beng lald along the back,
and they have still developed the
Warvle Iarva there.
"Itls well known that this is
abundant IN certain damp mead
ows or pastures. 1t is believed
that the fly lays its eggs on vege.
tatlon, and that when this is eat
en- by the COW they at once hatch
in the stomach and bore through
the other tissues of the animal TO
the region of the back, where they
make openings through the skin
and there remain until they are
grown, when they work their way
through the openings and fall to
the ground. There they trans.
form into pupae or chrysahds,
and later in the spring transform
into flies and complete the cycle.
They are not greatly unlike the
Bot flies that cause the bots of
horses. There are different spe-
cies, one of which causes Jumps
on the necks of rabbits.
at has been found practically
impossible to prevent these pests
where cattle are pastured In
damp or low pastures, specially
during the spring or early sum-
mer. In the fall this precaution
is not necessary, as they do not
become active then.
"After they are once within the
animal they make themselves
manifest by the lu mps they pro-
duce, and they should be removed
at once, as they certainly cause
great pain and increase the TEN.
perature of the animal, reducing
the milk supply Of dairy cattle,
making them thinner IN flesh and
impalrlng their appetite. The
best treatment Is simply to press
them out of the Jumps where they
occur. This can be done without
breaking them, If the operator
will proceed with care and pa
tlence, A few drops of oil of al
most any kind inserted in the
will kill the iarva, and
within few hours it can be
pressed out more easily than if
left alive, although it should not
be killed and left beneath the
skin, as this makes sores and in
creases the suffering"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05
CIeyenger...LOdge.

Mr.. Harvey H. Clevenger and
Miss Amy E. Lodge were quietly
married in Gettysburg on Thurs
day, October 20, 1914, and left
for a two weeks trip to Pitts
burgh and vicinity. Mr.. eleven
ger is a son of the late Hiram
Clevenger, of Taylor township,
and the bride is a daughter of
Mrs. Emma Lodge, of McCon-
nellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

Bert Ham is well satisfied with
trade at the Saluvia store since
taking it over from Charlie Mann
His daughter Miss Grace readily
adapts herself to the business,
and we predict success for the
new firm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

One pound of fruit costs less than
one-tenth pound of meat and is
far more healthful. In fact no
kind of food that can be compos-
ed is more healthful than at least
an abundant proportion of fruits
in the daily ration.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

Mr.. Silas Mellott and his grand
son, Chester Hollis CARMEL, stayed
a few hours in town last Friday
on their way home from a weeks
visit among friends in Franklin
county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

T. E. Jackson and G. w. Akers
of Akersville. were transacting
business in McConnellsburg last
Saturday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-11-05

Mr.. D. B. Mace, of Chambers
burg, spent a day in the home of
his son, Cashier Merrill w. Mace,
last week.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
Il Was hereditary TO Die.

Charles Johnson. author Of why the
World Laughs" just published. has in
several cases shown how long is ths
life Of ar incongruous idea and how
much 1t reappears in new forms. A
modern Irishman. remarking that III
was hereditary In his family to have no
King Brian. OF Munster, who valiently
exclaimed that 1t was not hereditary
IN his family to surrender. But II he
Fought the black Norsemen." he said,
he would either conquer them or die"
and that he did not ear death. for his
father had died. and his grandfather
BEFORE him. and his fathers fathers.
Therefore. he concluded that It was he.
reditary In his family to die.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
1T IS CRIMINAL TO NEGLECT
THE SKIN AND HAIR

Think Of the suffering entailed by
neglected skin troubles-mental be-
cause Of designation. physical be-
cause Of pain. Think Of the pleasure
Of q clear skin, soft. white hands, and
good hair. These blessings, 90 essen.
tial to happiness and even success in
life, n often only . matter Of a little
thoughtful care In the selection Of
effective remedial agents. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment do 90 much for
poor c~omplexions. red. rough hands,
and dry, thin and falling hair. and cost
20 little. that 1t is almost criminal not
to use them. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold everywhere. .
postal to- "Cuticura." Dept. L, Bos-
ton, will secure q liberal sample Of
each. with 32-page booklet on skin
and scalp treatment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
The Old Fashioned Way.
From. the Youth.s Cotnpanion.

From. the Youths Companion.
The fact that corporal punishment Is
discouraged In the public schools OF
Chicago IL what led Bobby's teacher to
address this note to the boys mother:
Dear Madam regret very much to
have 70 tell you That your son. Robert.
idlea away hie time. II d~isobedient.
quar- relsome. and disturbs the pupils
who are trying to study their lessons.
He needs q good whipping and I
strongly recommend that you give him
one. Yours truly,
Miss Blank.
TosthIs Bobby's mother responded az
f0liOws:ass
Dear Miss Blank-Lick him yourself.
amt mad at him.
Yours truly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
The Only way.

An elder while baptizing converts ct
q revival meeting advanced with .
wiry. sharp-eyed old chap into the
water. He asked the usual question,
whether there was any reason why
the ordinance Of baptism should not
be administered. After a pause a tall,
powerful-looking man who was look
ing quietly on remarked:
Elder, / don't want to interfere In
yer business. but l want to say that
this is an old sinner you have got
hold of. and that n dip won't do him
any good; you'll have to anchor him
out in deep water over night."-Life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
past 50 with horse and buggy TO sell stock
uvuSSuv Room ,. lt0S Earnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
Delicate Point.

They are a happy Sewickley couple.
They haven't been married very long.
In fact. tho honeymoon has barely
waned. An elderly friend met the
Bridegroom downtown yesterday and
slapped him on the back.
We'll. happy as a lark, l suppose?"
"Oh. yes"
"How's the cooking?"
Il have one trouble there. It's just
this. my wife has been preparing angel
food every day for dinner"
You must be getting tired Of It,"
Il am. Yet I feel a hesitancy about
saying anything. How soon after the
honeymoon would it be proper to ask
for beefsteak and onions ?"-Pittsburg
Post.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
What She Wants.

What She Wants,
Il want you to build me . fashion.
able home"
"Have you any special ideas a. To
the style Of house you want?" asked
the architect.
"Not exactly. I want ono Of those
modern places. You know the kind I
mean-one with q living room too biz
to keep warm, and a kitchen too small
to cook in."-Detroit Free Press.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
His Changed Fortune.

Wow! There went smithkins in
his new six. When I knew him . few
years ago he had . junk shop"
He still has. Only he moved It to
. fashionable street. kept the same
stock, and labeled It .Antiques.'"-
Judge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20

Liver and kidney complaints wiz b ersakly
helped BY taking GaE0old Tea rsgalafiy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20

Reading maketh a full man.
does the wine when It's red.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20

A largo percentage Of all sickness Starr
with unhselthy conditions Of the dieestiye
organs. Garfield Tea will set them right.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20

Only about l per cent OF the area Of
ireland contains marketable timbec
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20

We all like to sse . man Who g up
and doing. providing hs isn't doing us.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-20
Heard on tho waterfront..

ssS2'0 ~ ~ vVNSST VOtIk@4
Some ancient mariners were sitting
In . seaport tavern relating their ex-
pertences Of fogs.
"Ah!" said n old salt. 1--WE seen
some pretty thick fogs in my time.
Why, OF tho coast Of Newfoundland the
fog Was sometimes so thick that we
used to cit on tho deck rail and lean
against It! We were sitting one night
% usual. with our backs to the fog.
when suddenly the fog lifted. and We
ell went mop into the sea. A bit thick,
wasn't it!"-San Francisco Chronicle.