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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
Good Ones.

DO you want me to misrepresent
the goods and say they are fine when
they are not?" asked the new sales.
man.
"Yes." sternly answered the un.
scrupulous dealer. always romem
Der that our assets are your lie-abll-
itise-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
SELLING, NOT DRINKING.

In Washington ID. c., while the Ma
tional Liquor Dealers Association was
holding its meeting, reporter said
to bartender OF that city, II sup
pose you are not complaining OF busi-
ness with the Liquor Dealers conven.
ton in town. Say, b." responded
the bartender with stare of amaze
ment, Il guess you don't know what
convention this is. Them fellows
don't drink It, they sells IT,"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
Why She Mourned.

"Boo-hoo!" sobbed the lady.
what are you crying about?" the
man asked
"You know the bread and the jelly
sent to the falr?'
"Yes. Didn't It take prize? Well.
cheer up-those judges"
But II did take a prize-they both
took first prizes-boo-hoo!-"
well. what are you crying about?'
"The bread took first prize "a the
best specimen of concrete. and the
jelly AZ the best china cementl"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
MODERN TOWNS.

1t is an uncommon thing in Kansas
TO find town of 1000 inhabitants
without electric lights and waterworks
and its business streets unpaved. The
money that years ago went the human
canal route now goes into happy
homes, public schools and civic i'm
provements.-Go Hodges.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
In the Ranks OF unreasonables.

Wasn't there something about
promise to love. honor, and obey me
in that marriage ceremony" asked
Mr.. Meekton. MY goodness, Leoni-
das You are like some OF those pol
iticians who never quit talking about
a party platform. "-Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
CONSUMES MOST LIQUOR.

Wisconsin. largely torelgn.born
state, has the largest consumption OF
liquor of any state in the Union.
namely. 64.51 gallons per capita. Next
TO it is New York with 4531 gallons
per capita, then New Jersey. with S9.S7
and Illinois with 1913. The 10 local
option states have only an average OF
4.37 gallons per capita and the prohi'
bltion states only 1876 gallons per cap.
.ta.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
A paopERrY RIGHT.

A mans sobrlety is property right.
The saloon is responsible II 1t destroys
that right. Even though the man him
self is to blame, as he certainly is, the
saloon is responsible. Advance
(CongD, Chicago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
Daily Thouuht.

AS my life today has been deter
mined by the way lived my yester-
day, so my tomorrow is being deter.
mined by the way live day.--Ralph
Waldo Trine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-03
vas Nothing Else Left for Me
10 Do.p

Iioae' leslie she said, with singular
trS,s' trD,s' Then she arose and drew
|SSs, aSr TO- q, its full height. Please
d. lns 'aat it Is | who am to be
| AN Duse u me as | have Judged
\ tha h,anpalsively threw her arms
Fhv ,oo,l msid figure. and swept a
i ionS Oa irom one to the other
b. S,,as s,Ony'tacea wrandalls.
|i,vssl'nne alned away without a word
\ tSs tSSs''4g . look, and slowly moved
| who ' oil direction of the boudoir. d ir
bpless 'emained ~ behind stood etIll,
Opened as !, statues. 1t was vivian
It ati.. The library door. She
lsA, and S,d me others had passed
| va not look behind.
Ppep,o' 'ur a passed. Then the door
ato III. Sau the tall old man ad.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06

No stronger proof of satisfaction by parent and pu
pill to be found than that accorded this school through
the fact that than 20 per of the student body
annually brothers of former students 1t is matter
of pride that boy in family attends this
school, others from there accompany follow him each
succeeding year This adds still more to the of the
school, giving it family touch both envied and ad-
mired In many homes the question Of where to send
the boy has been answered by his big brother who
went there before him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
This Is What the University School For Boys Offers You

The University School for Boys is founded upon the
broad principle Individual instruction Is Best For All
Only through this the boys at the susceptible
ages from twelve to twenty be helped find them
selves and train their energies in the direction for
which their natural talent incnes them. Those boys
who show natural aptitude for any particular line of
endeayor developed along all lines with the nowl
edge that in breadth there is power Such training is
possible here, for the student body is limited to 90
pupils, with teacher for every ten boys.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
HERE must the boy go to school?

@ :. s.: :: + a: q: = :: 4: S: ::
Ii 5 n boy hoo life 70 trlySa
Upon this found MS yer m wi Re Ever parent t. insure the son til
b @ h o collie anl empmm nsnp
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

the corpse. From the condition of the face and throat 1t was all too plain that death had been by strangulation, still, l reasoned. a powerful man might have strangled the woman first and hanged her afterward to conceal his crime. l determined to put the theory up to Davis as soon as he arrived
 Twifling the knob of the ancient safe that stood in the corner, the ho- tel-keeper reached in and drew out a well-worn handbag of black leather and upset the contents on the desk. There were three one-dollar bills, neat ly folded, three dimes and eight pen nies-a meager amount that suggested the hoarding of pennies for this trip, whatever its purpose. There was a half-ticket, the return stub of a ticket from Bridgeport and another one from New York to Ardway, and that was all, save two neatly folded black bor- dered handkerchiefs.
 Looks like she came from Fridge port, after all" the constable volun- teered
 -he1S Dt Sut ulut Sdlu llle ldnIIOru, unfolding one of the handkerchiefs and holding it up to our gaze. Maybe she did come from Bridgeport, but her name wasn't Teiler-not Mary Jane Teller by long shot"
 In the corner of each handkerchief was a neatly embroidered "S."
 It gave me quite shock as I looked at that mute evidence of her assumed name, to her effort to mask her identity
 Could her name have been Elser?
 Was this the way in which she was connected with the two suicides in New York? But even so. suppose she was the sister or relative, or even the unrecoenized wife of old Andred Fl. ser. what possible connection could these two humble people have with Katharine Parrish?
 The mystery was growing deeper. How l wished that Inspector Davis would come
 CTO BE CONTINT-FD1
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
Artificial Graveyard.

What is perhaps the most remark. able graveyard in the United Statss ad1oins the old Spanish church in the ancient Indian pueblo of Acoma N M., and took over forty years to co, struct. The village Is situated high IT the air upon huge. fat-tcpped rock many acres in extent and an. urely bare of soil. In order to ere- Ite the graveyard it was necessar. 10 carry up the earth from the plain Seo feet below. blanketful at a time on the backs of Indians who had to climb with their heavy loads m Vfecipitous trail cut in the face of tn. ciih. The graveyard thus laboriousl, constructed Is held in place on thra. sides by high retaining walls of st "a
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
"Titanlc" as Bsby,s Name

A baker, on registering the birth of ms daughter, at Arad, in Hun gary in formed the registrar that he intended 70 nave her christened Titanic. as she was born on the day the White Star hner sank. The official, however. re. fused to accept this name, as 1t is not to be found in the calendar of Ro- man Catholic saints days. and the baker had to content himself with the less topical name of Rosalia. In this case the rule of the church, which is upheld by the state. saved the child rom bearing through life an appella. tioh which is not only unsuitable. to say the least of it. for a little girl, but would also recall for many years one or the most tragic disasters of mod. ern times. Sometimes, however. the rule operates rather hardly, as when recently Viennese was not allowed 10 have his child christened Daisy after her mother. who Is an English woman.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
WHAT TO EAT,

lie IS of all men miserable who en- loyeth not his food
 Spanish Stew.-Buy beef ribs at the price your butcher insists on asking: put them. after a thorough wiping. .nto pot with cold water, a peeled ana sliced onion and half can Of to. matoes, red pepper well minced and i've whole cloves Simmer gently for .hree hours, setting on the back part of the range Thicken with Drowned four and serve. Three pounds of beef 'lbs Is sufficient for family of six.
 A little chopped ham left from dis- 7er. added to a white sauce and used on creamed potatoes, makes a very 3ppetiZing dish
 Beans and 6acon.-Soak a pint of beans over night and cook in fresh wa. ter until tender the next morning Just before serving add a seasoning of cream, salt and pepper and serve not. Bacon cut in dice and fried. the beans added and cooked five minutes. also nice way to serve them.
 Potato Croquettes.-Take cup and half of mashed potatoes and mix @ith a tablespoonful of butter and the yolk of an egg. Season with salt and pepper and milk to moisten. Mold nto croquettes. make a hole in each and stuff with a little green pepper which has been fried in butter. Dip the eroquette in egg and crumbs and try in deep fat.
 Banana Pie.-Ffll a dish wth alter. rate layers of sliced bananas and bread crumbs, beginning with the crumbs and ending with the banana Pour In rich milk enough to fill the spaces, dot with bits of butter and bake twenty minutes.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
ee4A"Y MuazlaliMWWHazne

before, but when the witness men, toned that she was tearing up let ter sudden notion came to me that 1t might be the one of which was in search. A detective who is working on the case will be out here this eve ming and then I can tell you more about it.
 l spoke the last sentence in a whis- per so low that it reached only the coroner's ear. He pondered over my statement and then abruptly an- nounceG that the inquest was ad- Journed until nine o'clock the next day. l would have escaped him if I could, but l saw that he was deter mined to worm out everything l knew or suspected. l decided that activity would be the best remedy for his curiosity. Accordingly l invited the coroner and the constable to come up to my rooms where, without waiting Tor them to question me, I began fir Ing questions hot-shot at them. sug- gesting things for them to do, simple things that would have been the first VI eAiI PSll1G Ot ANtA 1OIh or any other large city, but which they had not thought ot Had they tele- phoned a description of the woman to the Bridgeport police with her name to sec if she could be identified as any one who was missing from that city? Had they examined her clothing to see II there was any mark on 1t that might identify her? Had they studied her writing on the register to see if it gave any indication of being assumed or disguised? Had they examined her pocketbook to see if it contained any clue to motive? Had they eonsid- cred whom she might have come to this town to see?
 That idea of calling up the Bridge port police ain't such a bad one," said the coroner. Suppose you do, it now." he said. turning to the con- stable.
 I'd like to know who's going to pay for it if do,' the constable objected. There ain't enough fees in this of flee for me to be spending my money that way"
 You go ahead and do 1t and I'll see that you get the money back"
 If you're going to pay it out of your own pocket I'll do +, but If you expect me to wait till you put 1t through as lawful expense 1 ain't taking no chances"
 Their petty wrangling over such a trifiing amount eXasperated me not little.
 Here. said I. pulling a five-dollar bill from my pocket, take this and pay for it and tell them to telephone you as soon as they can what they have found out. This ought to cover both the message and the answer and
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to propose marriage and finds the house in great excitement over the attempted sui eide of her sister Katharine Kent starts hn investigation and finds that Hugh Crandall, suitor for Katharine. who had been forbidden the house by General Far rish, had talked with Katharine over the telephone just before she shot herEelf
 A torn piece of yellow paper is foInd
 at sight of which General Parrish is stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers that Crandall has left town hurried!y
 Andrew Elser. an aged banker, commits suicide about the same time as Katharine attempted her life. A yellow envelope is found in Elser's room. Post office IT, spectoF Davis, Rents friend, takes up the case. Kent Is convinced that Gran dall Is at the bottom of the mystery. katharne's strange outcry puzzles the detectves. Kent and Davis search Gran dalfs room and find an address. Lock Box IT, Ardway, N. J. Kent goes to Ard way to investigate mad becomes suspi- cious of Henry Cook" woman commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

the tremulous old-fashioned hand little used to handling the pen. There was perhaps a little more space between the last two names than after the first as if she hesitated a moment whih deciding what name to use or perhaps with an honest woman.s natural aver sion to assuming any other name than her own.
 Let's look at the clothing" l sug- gested, eager for an opportunity 10 see whether there were any indications that would point to anything other than suicide
 The four of us hastened to the room again. To my annoyance l noted that the rope had been removed from the rafters, though the woman's outer clothing still lay piled on the chair. There seemed to be nothing about the inexpensive black suit to identify the owner no mark of any kind except the label of the concern in New fork from which it had been purchased.
 Where's the black bag she car ried?" asked the coroner
 There was some money in it." Mr. Williams replied. T put 1t in the safe"
 As v;e left the room to return 10 the hotel office gave hasty glance at
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
MORE PAPER BAG COOKERY.

Tomatoes Baked in Small Paper 5ass.-Wash the tomatoes, lay them n greased paper bags It is nice to allow a bag for each tomato and serve them in the bag Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. They should be tender, without being broken. The flavor of tomatoes baked this way is so much better that it Is worth trying
 Stuffed Onions-Parboil a sufficient numbe. of medium-sized onions for the meal, put them into cold water. drain and, when cold, remove the centers. Fill the onions with a savory stutfing or chopped ham. or nuts or bits of sau- sage; anything that will make stuff fing of sufficient flavor Place in a buttered bag with a little water and butter, and bake for three-quarters of an hour. Remove from the bag to hot vegetable dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve with the sauce from the bag poured around them.
 Baked Potatoes-Parboil for ten minutes sufficient amount of pota- toes for the family. then place in a buttered paper bag with few table spoonfuls of butter Bake for half an hour. then tear open the bag, sprinkle with parsley and serve from the bag, placed on a platter. Salt should be added 10 the potatoes before putting them in the bag The flavor of pota- toes baked in this manner Is really surprising to those who have never eaten them.
 A fish steak may be stuffed and laid in a paper bag and baked, making most elegant dish
 Liver, previously parboiled and cooked In a paper bag. would never be recognized as the same dish which We so often serve on our tables Lay the bacon in the bag and on these pieces of ealf's liver, which have been well scalded in boiling water, season and fold the bag lay on the rack in a hot oven and bake for twenty minutes or until the bag is golden brown Slide the bag off on hot platter and carry to the table before opening
 Pigeons. squads and small game are delicious baked in paper bags Stuff wild duck, after parboiling, with bunch of celery or an onion and put into the buttered bag Bake in hot oven for twenty to thirty minutes
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
SCOFFERS Often Make the Staunehest CoAsH.

The man who scoffs at an ioA doctrine which he does not iul' derstand has at least the coulas' show where be stands. .I
 The gospel of Health has many s. <. verts who formerly laughed a' idea that coffee and tea, for eiaI \, ever hurt anyone Upon iookias .s. ~ the matter seriously, often al 'n' gestion of friend. such pn p.n| have found that Postum ana IN" advice have been their salva''On ,.Al
 My sister was employed in a1 .,,l ern city where she had to do .oss os, A. ing" writes an Okla. girl. 0Ds | fered with headache until she most united for duty. nfl
 Her landlady persuaded he' ssl coffee and use Postum ana iu s,s days she was entirely free from 1'' a'aa' r' : ache" (Tea is just as in,al,v. l'.. i, coffee because 1t contains caass .css sl same drug found in coffee.l = ,rrrI her employer about it. anu vs it, he had the same exper'.n' .S susssd
 My father and I have both sar,, .,,s much from nervous headaene st A can remember, but we sconea ,sst q idea advanced by my sister, ,snnls fse was tbe cause of our troups
 However, we finally quiI :. .0 ba, ' began using Postum. Fa'n.' ,r ,esG but one headache now in ,os. s.rs due to a severe cold. and ! ss ss,ou,1 my headaches and sour :. s,eI 'ss < which am now convinced can coffee. .,,m he
 "A cup of good, hot Pos.uI ut csr isfying to me when do no. s e,ss eat a meal. CircuInsear.,ry n,ry ss feerea me e1 l0Gs,u | wo1,a sA not be able to E" 'avorite drink, Pos. POstum, II ,,lI p supps relieved to find that a lu,, a,,.msni kept here with a heavy p..tup it." Name given by f0' Battle Creek. Mich. u,..,fals pkgs. "There's a reason,
 Ever read the above sa sis@ . one nppears from tims suli sf are genptne. true, nn"
 interest Adv
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

listened closely to tne testimony and the minute we began looking for the i scraps of the letter. didn't you see hiU i slip out of the room"
 Come to think of it." said the core her. T believe l did notice him, but | can't say as I seen him going out. Maybe twas one of the guests of the 1 hotel"
 T think he is. and I'm pretty sure he's registered in the hotel as MT. Cook, too. but I'd like to know more about him.
 Let's go down and ask Mahlon. If there's anybody in his hotel he don't know about it's something unusual"
 We found Mahlon Williams in the l little boXed-off corner behind the ho- tel desk that was labeled Private Of ice" The curious crowd was still gaping at the 1oor of the room where the suicide had taken place. at least such of them as had not adjourned to the bar to talk it over, so that We were alone in the office.
 Mir. Williams" l said, what do you know about this man Cook, who is stopping here in the hotel?"
 No more than 1 know about you" said he, and not as much, in fact, for he didn't ask no peculiar questions at the inquest Speaking about that let ter"
 How long Aas this man Cook been in the house?" I interrupted. deter mined not 10 let either him or the coroner annoy me with questions. The hotelkeeper, plainly provoked at my attitude, stared thoughtfully at me for minute and finally decided to answer my question as the only hope of getting me to answer his.
 He came just the night before you dfd-got in on the seven-two train"
 His answer settled everything in my mind. Cook was Crandall. The ar. rival of Cook in the village coincided with the departure of Crandall from New York. The haste in which he had departed was applicable by the ar rival of the old woman on that train. Evidently he wanted for some reason to arrive in the village at the same time that she did. What had been his motive was still a mystery to me. It flashed across my mind that per haps, after all, her death might not have been suicide. A clever criminal might easily arrange things to look as though sae had hung herself l deter mined to make an investigation to see If there was any evidence to prove this, but I said nothing Of my sus picions as yet. l already regretted my precipitancy in asking about the vel low letter. The questions of the land lord and the coroner might be deferred for while. but sooner or later would have to make some explanation, and had none to give.
 What is Cooks business?" I asked the landlord hastily, anticipating question I saw forming on his lips.
 ''I don't know He kind of looked to me like a travelling a lawyer What was-''
 The return of the constable from telephoning saved my answering the question he was about to ask. There ain't no woman missing rom BrldgepOrt that the police know anything about" he said sententi- ously.
 Did ye tell them her name?" asked the coroner.
 Yep. They say there's only three families of Teilers in the telephone book and only four in the directory, and they are going to look them up and telephone inside of an hour" Maybe her name wasn't Teller"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

if there IS anything left get yourself some cigars with It."
 The constable needed no second bid ding. As soon as he had disappeared l turned to the coroner:
 Did you notice that man Cook at the inquest? Who Is he?"
 T don't know who you mean" be replied. The only Cook I know hera in the town is Bob Cook. and he's laid up with a broken leg"
 Ddnt you notice tall. smooth shayen fellow who stood right close beside vhere you were sitting? He
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
 Diana ofthe Air

The beautiful and athletic ElesDu Sears, at a luncheon at Sherrys xs Of aviation:
 T like the biplane well enough ,s the monoplane I am simply head ors heels in love with"
 To this remark one of Miss Ssas many unsuccessful suitors ansyaa responsibility:
 An. another case of man being H planted by machinery"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

suggested the hotel-keeper. 'I recol- lect seeing her kind of hesitate as she went to write in the register"
 That's just what was thinking" l cried. glad to divert his attention once more. Let us go and look at the register and then examine her clothing. Maybe there are some marks on it."
 That's good idea" said the coro- her. Wonder We didn't think of that before"
 The hotel register showed us little save the name Mary Jane Teller" in
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
After Dinner .Ioks

In the great Pecos valley a,d. country of New Mexico the latest !, rival is always asked:
 What is worse than biting ipO u apple and finding a wormg He is stumped. They tell a, Finding half worm"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
Willy Woorr

Ardent Suitor-'1 lay my fortu,. : your feet" Fair Lady-"Your for,,,.' l didn't know you had one.' Arsss suitor-"Well, it isn't much of 1, n tune, but it will look large hs,s those tiny feet."-Boston Transcrn
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
More Fjttlno

Whats the name of this placer" ''Tarrytown
 Thank you. Judging from tho number of village loafers about here. It ought to be called "Tarry-at.the-Sta. ton"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
See Texthonks

"Cholly Chappington says he had brain storm yesterday"
 T don't believe it."
 Why not?"
 "A storm in a vacuum is contrary 10 the laws of physics"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

as a summer tonic there is m u.s.- that quite compares with OXfDlyF ' V only builds up the system. but 1s't ,.t.. ' a less formula at Druggists. Adv VI i'ss
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22
Nekk<- N~,<s.rN-.
Oepends.

What do you think about wigsy
 That sometimes they are a costly luxury and sometimes a bald ne- cessity."
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-22

M HE thing that goes the farthest
 toward making life worth
 while That costs the least and does the rnost is just a pleasant smile.