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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
Get The Big Head.

One year ago this month, Scott
Tritle, of Ayr township, exhibit
ed a nine-inch head of wheat at
this office, and a Cornell student
of agriculture wrote for it to
preserve and plant; but the spike
got lost. On Monday we were
approached by a business man
who had heard of the large spike
and he said that he hoped Big
Cove farmers would this year go
through their fields and collect a
sheaf of the largest and best
heads of wheat, and keep it sep
arate to SOW in a patch by itself
for seed this fall. Then, next
year, amuse themselves by care
fully picking the choicest of the
product for another sowing, un-
til the whole would produce its
kind.
We will add that this is the
way to get practically new vari-
eties of any kind of plant. If a
head Of wheat shows superiority
among its fellows, save it, as it
will more than likely reproduce
itself, and in short time enough
could be had to plant a field.
big head" may be objection
able in men, but six-inch heads
of wheat yield twice as many
bushels to the acre as three-inch
heads. A Pennsylvania farmer
bred corn in this way until a
seedhouse now takes his whole
crop and retails it at four dollars
bushel.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
CARPETS AND MATTINGS

good assortment of carpets and mattngs ranging
from 3 to so cents. Brusses, SO to 80 cents Blinds
cents to 46 cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
The First United Brethren con-

The First United Brethren con-
gregation, of Waynesboro, Rev.
j. Lower Grimm, pastor, has
adopted plans for a new church
edifce, to cost, without furnish
ing, more than 100000. In one
of the towers of the church the
parsonage will be located, and
will consist of nine rooms, divid-
ed among the three stories of the
tower.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18

Rev. j. J. Minimier, a Luther
an minister who lives in Bedford
and has three country charges,
has brought suit for $4,000
against Frank L. Bertram, of
Lutzville.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
GRAIN

Chickens, per 10. .......... .. IL
George H. Reisner, student
at State College, is home for his
summer vacation.
The Washington towns h ip,
Franklin county school board has
decided to add an agricultural
book to the list of books for study
in their schools the coming year.
A man who knows said recent
ly that if any woman still has a
sleeve of the 1897 model, she
could use it as skirt this year
by making a little slit in the
wrist.
HlDES.-Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop In McConnellsbrrg, also
highest price paid for calf skins
sheepsklns and tallow.
Advertisement.
Some smarty has discovered why
the nasty Mexican question has
not been solved. He declares
that it is because every newspa-
per in the United States knows
how to settle it; but no two of
them agree as to the method, and
the worst of it is, never will.
The ten or more 1100-pound
steel girders that are being put
into the new bank building marks
a new era in building in this
place. An occasional one has
been used in the front of build
ings; but not for two whole floors
Who will be first to put up a mod
ern, steel frame "sky-scraper?'
A great deal has been said in
expectation of Theodore Roose-
velt's political tour of the state
this summer. Now comes the
news disappointing to many
that he will remain in the State
but four days. AS teddy runs
with the spark advanced and the
mufler open, we have no fear
that all will not hear him.
Herbert A. Duffy, in the mill
ing business at Webster Mill,
Fulton County, autoed to Cham
bersburg Saturday and was warm
ly greeted by many friends. Mr.
Duffy resided in this place for
several years and is now one of
the prosperous young business
men of little Fulton. Chambers
burg Public Opinion.
About 100 pounds of meat is
consumed by each man, woman
and child in the United States
each year. England, which is
the biggest meat eater in Europe
only consumes 120 pounds. A
mericans eat too much meat for
their health. Meat should be
eaten sparingly during the hot
season-even men engaged in
manual labor should not eat it
more than once day.
Mr.. Thomas H. TruaX and his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Yeakle, of Thomp-
son township, arose at their usu-
al time Monday morning, did up
all the accustomed chores on the
farm, backed out their Ford tour
ing car, and were in town by sew
en- o'clock. They have had this
machine for a year, and Mr.. Tru-
AK thinks that time saved in this
way goes a long way toward pay
ing expenses for the upkeep of
an auto. He said that he was in
hearty sympathy with the News
efforts to get people out to work
bad places in the public roads.
He made particular mention of
the "frolic" idea as being about
the only way for immediate re-
lief.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18

After having completed anoth-
er years work teaching in Rich
boro, Pa, Miss Ada Rexroth is
home for her summer vacation.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
IS CHANGED
Island Well Governed by British
for "a Years.
foung Greeks Want Union With
Greeee-PeopIe Keeping Peace Be-
tween Turks and Christians,
Writes Correspondent.

London.-A correspondent, writing
rom Nicosia, Cyprus, recalls that just
"A years ago the island was handed
,ver to the custody Of the English
people by the tactics of great Eng
ish prime minister. The annexation
Was the outcome of the Berlin confer
snce Of 1878.
The Cyprus of 1878 was described
Is "whity brown paper colored, des-
,rt smitten, God forsaken island" But
he British are nation of housemaids,
Ind their first act on acquiring new
:erritory is to sweep and to clean. And
light nobly has the work in this in
stance ben DONE. Dirt, decay and dis
ease have been vanquished, all nave
disappeared.
The population at the time of the
British occupation was 10000, Of
which two-thirds were Greeks and the
remainder Turks. The art of keeping
he peace between these different ma
!ionalities is one calling forth high
iegree of diplomacy and integrity. Wit
ness the difficult position of police
official in Famagusta, who was waited
On by body of Greeks, asking If they
might have procession the following
Tuesday.
Why do you wish a procession?" he
asked.
TO commemorate the ever distress
iul taking of Constantinople by the In
idel Turks was the mournful reply.
Half an hour later Turkish deputa-
lion called upon the same official. Had
hey the permission of his excel
.ency to fire the cannons the following
Tuesday?
why do you wish to fire the can
uons?" he asked.
ITO celebrate the ever glorious TAX
Ing of Constantinople by the true
believers of the Prophet they re-
piled.
After some consideration he gave
the required permission to both par
lies, on their solemn assurance there
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
AvARIcE TALE FROM PARIS
Woman, Rather Than Pay Sisters
Funeral Bill, Watches Body
Seven Weeks.

Paris.-A queer story of an old
woman's avarice comes from Laval,
near Rennes. In the Rue Basse des
entine and Fanny Manguy, aged sew
enty-two and seventy-four years. The
old women held aloft from their neigh
bors. They rarely left their rooms
and their only visitor was a nun.
The sister had not been seen for
seven weeks. The neighbors became
anxious and wondered what had oc-
CURED. The police were informed.
The other morning policeman was
annoyed by disagreeable odor. He
ascended the stairs and knocked at
the door of the sisters room. The door
was not opened, but an angry voice
within bade him go about his business.
The policeman procured a ladder.
and affected an entrance into the
rooms by opening a window. ter
rible spectacle met his view. On a
mattress lay one of the sisters. She
was Ill. Asked where her sister was
she replied that she was lying dead
at the foot Of the bed. The eldest sis
ter had. in fact. been dead for seven
weeks. and the other had remained by
the body. which was now in a state
of putrefaction.
When asked why she had not noti-
fed Of her sisters death. she declared
that she could not pay for the funeral
expenses. On the room being searched
$500 in bank notes and gold was
found. The old woman preferred TO
remain by the body rather than pay
for the burial. The sister was re-
moved to a hospital, and the dead
body was taken to the morgue.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
JOHNS FRIENDS WERE LOYAL
Young Bride Got Early Proof Of the
Way Men VIII Stick by One
Another.

The bridegroom Of three months
bade his wife adieu one morning and
started on business trip to a town
rs miles distant The Journey was to
be made by automobile and he prom
ised to return in time for seven
o'clock dinner as usual.
But no husband appeared when din
ner was served and the anxious wife
watched the hands Of the clock az
they journeyed on and announced
that the hour was midnight, and still
the husband failed to apear. The
frantic wife sent kilograms to six
friends Of the groom living in tho
town where he might have gone, ask
Ing If he was spending the night with
them. AS dawn appeared a farm
wagon drove up containing a farmer
and the missing husband and furnish
ing motor power for broken down
automobile that trailed behind. Al
most simultaneously came a messen-
ger boy with an answer to one of the
kilograms, followed at intervals by
five others and all of the kilograms
said:
Yes, John is spending the night
with me-"
In loyalty what surpasses mani
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
KILLS SNAKE IN PULPIT
"Tsndsrfoot" Pastor Shows Nerve
While Preaching at
Greeley, Colo.

Greeley. Colo.-Rev. John Bentley.
an invalid "tenderfoot." graduate Of an
eastern theological college. may have
a congregation any time his health
permits him to preach here because of
his nerve. Addressing handful OF
people In the little adobe schoolhouse.
ten miles from here. he paused sud
had Joined his congregation and
nestled at his feet He stopped quick
ly. grabbed the reptile back of the
neck, carried It out Of the schoolhouse
and stamped It to death. Returning. he
dropped the subject Of his sermon
and, symbolizing the snake as sin.
held his congregation for an hour. The
next night the congregation was too
large for the schoolhouse.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
WOMAN, 100, PLANTS ASTERS
Mrs. Eliza Van Brammer Works In
Garden and Plays Whist on
Her Birthday.

Pittsfield, Mass.-Mrs. Eliza Van
Bramer celebrated her Tooth birthday
by setting out asters in her flower
garden and by playing a rubber OF
whist with friends who called. She
dresses herself, eats three meals a
day and reads the daily papers.
Mrs. Van Bramer was born in Wa
terloo, N. Y, June 8, 1912. She was
a daughter of Henry and Mary Press
er. She came to Pittsfield in 1853
and in 1854 married Jacob Van Bram
er. With the exception of seven years
she has since lived in this city Her
fathers people were Quakers and her
mothers stock were the Dyers, OF
Massachusetts, who were in the whal
ing trade.
Mrs. Van Bramer's sister, Mrs
Catherine Harris, of Waterloo, n. Y
is eighty;three years old, and her
brother, John Presser, of the same
place. is eighty-four.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
USED CAN TO MUFFLE BABY
Railroad Shop Is Required to Remove
Little Sisters Odd Device to ST.
Ience Cries.

Shamokin. Pa.-Alming to soft-ped-
al the cries of her two-year.old brother
Joe, six-year-old Helen Msocky push
ed lard can over the little fellows
head. The baby's mufIied shrleks at.
tracted the attehtion of the mother to
the can. Although she held the baby
on the floor and tugged at the strange
damper, 1t refuses to bulge because
1t was caught under the chlld's chin.
The harder the mother pulled the
louder the boy cried. Finally the fran
tic mother took the canned child In
her arms and ran with him to the
railroad roundhouse, where two ma
chinists attempted to remove the can.
They finally had to resort to pair of
big iron shears to remove the can.
AS the can came off blood flowed
from both sides of the boys head. and
1t was found that he had had narrow
escape from losing his ears. both Of
them being badly lacerated.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
WELL KNOWN FIRE DOG DIES
Rex Was Bulldog and a Hero Of the
Department-Is Buried With
Honor.

New York.-Rex. fireman. life saver
and as faithful to duty as any member
Of the department. was crushed to
death recently while answering an
alarm from the quarters of engine
company No. II.
Rex was only a dog and he was no
pretty dog. either. - was bull, with
heavy jowls and legs which spoke
strength and not beauty, but for four
years he had guarded the firehouse
night and day when he was not on
duty at some blaze or shifting about
in search Of fire.
There is a new horse on duty in No.
II house. He is big roam, fractions
and difficult to handle. The alarm
sounded. The roam took his place by
his mate and dashed out OF the house.
The driver managed him with diff
Guilty. but Rex ran along beside him.
barking when time came to turn cor
ners and endeavoring to show the new
horse the way to answer an alarm.
Suddenly there came a corner to
turn. The roam was slow in answer
ing to the reins. Th>n he hurled his
body to one side, dragging the engine
after him, and th~ wheels of the
heavy vehicle passed over the body of
the faithful dog.
The firemen buried Rex with all the
honors due hero.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
Capture Giant Sea-Cow

great SEQ monsters frequently weigh.
ing as much as 1900 pounds each. One
OF them when harpooned has been
known to drag 20 boats. hitched tan.
dem. each carrying two men.
Such an experience came two or
three years ago at Aransas Pass to a
party OF fishermen. among whom were
John w. Robbis. then state treasurer:
w. q. Sterrett. present state game,
hsh and oyster commissioner, and ].
w. Maxwell OF Austin, noted big
game hunter and fisherman. They
were fishing Just of the little town Of
Tarpon when a sea devil OF extraordi.
nary size came 10 the surface near
one OF the boats. A boatman sank a
harpoon deep into its body. the har.
poon being secured to the boat by n
line. The sea devil made of at light.
ming speed. As the boat to which IL
was attached passed the boats each
threw line. and 20 other boats, carry.
Ing 40 men. were to- I'd by the giant
animal. They had stuck to It for six
hours. when It headed out toward the
ocean. Then the men raised the sig.
nal OF distress and life-saving crew
on Harbor island rowed out and shot
the monster.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
SEES BIG WAR CLOUD

to the Russian statesmen the immense
disadvantage and danger of their en-
pire not controlling the outlets from
the Black sea. Now. of course, the
Dardanelles are once more open, but
many a statesman's head will lie un-
easily until the Russian sphinx has
spoken and made known its plans def
nitely. Meanwhile 1t is admitted that
the continuance OF the Italo-Turkish
war is not free from danger.
Italy cannot think of an advance in
Tripoli until the autumn, and may not
be able to do so even then. Nor can
Italy withdraw with honor. There is
an impasse which European diplomacy
will have to remove. But no states
man has yet found a way. and all that
NJ. Sazanoff's attempts have SO far
achieved is the diplomatic sensation In
Paris.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
New M exico.

Mogollon.-At the Ernestine Mining
Company, the bullion product for the
first ten days of June amounted to
1000 Troy ounces gold and silver;
concentrates for the same period, 5h
tons. The daily ore treatment con.
,inues at better than 100 tons. A new
triplex, electrically driven pump has
been installed in the mill to handle
the battery solution, replacing the old
steam pump.
The Oaks Company's Pacific mine
development yielded eighty tons of
mill ore during the past two weeks,
of which thirty-five tons came from
down 1S7 feet. and averaged s21 per
ton. The tunnel is in $40 feet where
the ledge shows eight feet wide of a
good grade OF ore. The Johnson shaft
produced twenty tons of mill ore DIR.
ing the period.
Mogollon Gold 4 Copper Company
ore is being sent regularly to the
Deadwood mill. taken from the Wine
in the tunnel. The air pipe recently
delivered has been installed
Deep Down leasers are constantly
increasing the tonnage taken from
the south slope and will likely bring
the figure up to twenty tons per day
in the near future. The grade thus
far has been above the average of the
mil ore In camp. IL Is sent to the
Deadwood mill for treatment
The Deadwood mines pill is hand.
ling an average OF sixty tons of ore
daily. Four thousand, three hundred
and seventy-six Troy ounces OF gold
and silver bullion were produced for
the first ten-day cleanup in June
with approximately two and one-half
Of concentrates.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
Monster Taken by Fishermen Weighs
5000 Pounds and 10 Twelve
Feet Long.

Point Isabel. Tex.-Mexican fisher
men had an exciting encounter with n
manatee, a giant sea-cow. in the shall
low water OF the Laguna Madre near
here recently. 1t was captured only
after one of the men, Ramon Rodri.
guez. had been seriously hurt by one
of its fiippers.
The creature was IL feet long and
weighed more than 5000 pounds. II Is
being kept alive and promises to sur
vive for some time.
The sea-cow is supposed to have
come up from the more southern wa
ma Madre at the pass which separates
the island from the mainland and was
seen by the fishermen struggling In n
shallow part OF the strip of water.
A boat with three men went out to
capture II. w they got close to II
Rodriguez climbed out of the boat and
attempted to put n rope around the
manatee's fins and was knocked un.
conscious by blow from one OF It's
fiippers. He would have drowned had
he not been dragged into the boat by
his companions. The rope was finally
fastened and the manatee was towed
ashore. 1t is the second of It's kind
captured In the Laguna Madre In tho
last few weeks.
These animals are quite numerous
along the coast $50 to 200 miles south
OF here. They are adapted to both salt
and fresh water. A strange feature OF
their appearance in the waters along
the coast is that they are usually ac-
companied by school OF sea devils.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
Correspondent Says End of Trou-
bic in Europe Is Far Away.
Declares II 10 impossible for Anyone
to Predict That 1912 VIII End In
Peaee-Russia Attempted to
End Present Conflict.
1SSSHzzzZr

Berlin, Germany.-That Europe has
passed through the two first months
OF spring without a catastrophe OF any
kind In the diplomatic field must not
be taken to mean that the sky Is now
cioudless and the horizon clear. On
the contrary. ominous rumblings are
heard everywhere. and no one dares
prophesy that 1912 will end In peace
During the last two weeks q CORE
spondent of Washington paper
writes, events have happened which
have puzzled the diplomats of all the
great countries which seem
to predict the imminency of material
changes in the delicate balance of old
Europe. Our poor old world. in spite
OF all its enlightenment, still possesses
its political sphinx, situated within the
confines of Russia.
What Russia's plans really are no
one ever knows. least of all. probably,
tho gentle and peace-loving czar him
self. Russia gave the first impulse to
the new grouping Of the powers when.
under Alexander ILL.,. strong and
virile ruler of extraordinary gifts as
= neoSConoA, bhc CouCiuucu tUe Hill
ance with France. which became the
unshaken corner stone of the Euro
pean position. Now. at least, 1t seems
rs II this corner stone is less firm than
before. France and Russia are no
longer In perfect harmony. and Russia
blamed the French ambassador to ST
Petersburg for the jarring note of the
discord which was dimly heard by
those whose ears are always pressed
against the ground.
Russia wanted to put an end to the
war between Italy and Turkey, but she
wanted something herself from the
government In Constantinople in ex-
change for her friendly services. and
she hoped. naturally. to be backed up
by France. In this hope she was dis
appointed, and the closing of the Dar-
danellos. which followed, caused the
greatest irritation in st. Petersburg.
because It brought home very forcibly
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
TOO SHY FOR LONELY BRIDE
Man Imagined His Wife Wanted to
"Boss" Him and Remained
at Office.

Oakland, Cal.-Georgetta Burnham
and Allen p. Burnham were married
at San Rafael In September OF last
year. but he became cburlish in few
hours nfter their marriage. according
to her complaint for divorce filed.
Mrs. Burnham said that he was mum
for several evenings ard ignored her
Burnham Is an engraver and embosser
His wife said that he stald at his office
at night. and when she begged him to
come home he told her he would allow
no woman to boss" him. Afterward.
she said. he deserted her.
Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11
SKIN ERUPTION ON CHEEK

Kingsley, Mich.-"Last May my
thirteen-months-old baby had a sore
come on her cheek. It started in four
or five small pimples and in two or
three hours time spread to the size of
a silver dollar. 1t spread to her eye.
Then water would run from the pim-
pies and wherever that touched itcaus-
ed more sores until nearly all one
cheek and up her nostrils were ono
solid sore. She was very fretful. She
certainly was a terrible looking child.
and nothing seemed to be of any use.
Then l got some Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. She tried to rub
off everything We put on SO that we
would sit and hold her hands for two
hours at a time, trying to give the
medicine a chance to help her, but
after 1 washed it with Cuticura Soap
and then put on the Cuticura Oint-
ment they seemed to soothe her and
she did not try to rub them OF. It
was only few days before her face
was all healed up, and there has been
no return of the trouble since We
thought that baby's face would surely
be SCARED. but it is not" (Signed)
Mrs. W. J. Cleland. Jan. 8, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"