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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NO MERCY FOR WIFE KILLER.

Feeling against William Josiah
McMeen, convicted in 1886 of the
murder of his wife in Port Royal,
Juniata county, was declared to be
as strong as it was in 1887, when the
board of pardons was hanged in
efligy for committing his senetnce Of
death to life imprisonment.
Senator Il. E. Beidleman made
application for pardon for McMeen,
declaring he had been a model pris-
oner since sent to the Western peni-
tentiary in 1887 and there were
grave elements of doubt in the con-
viction of McMeen.
Senator Beidleman's arguments
were attacked by District Attorney
Graybill of Juniata county, who de-
clared that the people of the county
feared the return of McMeen, whom
he declared was still regarded as "a
bad man" by men and women who
remembered the tragedy in which he
figured twenty-eight years ago. The
board refused pardon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
WINDS WONDERFUL VELOCITY
During Phenomenal Atmospheric Dis
turbances II ls Impossible to
Estimate It

Does anybody know how fast the
wind can blow? 1t is an easy prom
lem, under ordinary conditions, and
the weather bureau in Washington
gives out daily readings Of wind We
locity, the reliability Of which is uni
versally accepted.
But, in those occasional instances
when hurricane is raging, the deli
cate instruments which science has
devised to measure wind velocities
are swept away, just as they begin
to record really interesting figures.
In November Of last year, just as
an anemometer in Jamaica marked
120 miles an hour, it was carried of
by the gale. The greatest velocity
measured in this country was on
January II at Mount Washington,
where the wind was blowing at the
rae of 1856 miles an hour. But wind
has blown pine boards through tele-
graph poles Or caused them to pierce
trees to the depth of several inches,
thus indicating velocity of at least
600 miles an hour, according to Sci
entific calculations.
AS it is admitted that there are
now no instruments capable of re-
cording such high speed, it is quite
evident that we do not know how fast
the wind blows, and will not pos
sess this knowledge until an ane-
mometer is constructed that will not
be carried away in any velocity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
INJUNCTION oBEYED.

Harry was inclined to be selfish,
and when he was sick he had some
nice oranges given to him and he
did not want his sister to have one.
"Why, Harry, DEAR" said his
mother, don't you want the Lord to
love you?"
eyes, mamma" said Harry.
"Well, my son, the Lord loves a
cheerful giver,' so don't be selfish" :"
Later on in the day a little friend
came in to see him, and when he had
gone his mother came in to give him
his medicine and found it gone.
"Why, Harry, did you spill your
medicine?" she asked.
"No, mother; ! gave it to Johnny.
He liked it, and you said, the. Lord
loves cheerful giver.' Do you think
he loves me now?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
Irl R. Hicks 1915 Almanac.

The Rev. lrl II. Hicks Alma-
nae, now ready, grows more pop
ular and useful with each passing
year. 1t is a fixed necessity in
homes, shops and com merclal es-
Establishments all over this CONT
nent. This famous and valuable
year book on astronomy, storms
weather and earthquakes should
be IN every home and Office. Pro
fessor Hicks completes this best
issue Of his great Almanac at the
close of his seventieth year. The
Almanac will be mailed for 35cts.
The Rev. Irl r. Alcks fine Maga-
zine, Word and Works, is sent one
year, with a copy of his. Almanac
for only dollar. Send for them
to Word and Works Publishing
Company, 3401 Franklin Ave, st.
Louis, Mo. You will never re-
gret your investment. q Trylt fer
1915. 123-4t.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
STILL A MYSTERY TO MAN
Years Of Travel Have Not Taught the
World What Japanese Lady
Is Really Like.

How | admire those two! Aris-
tocrats to the finger tips, cultivated,
courteous, refined, with dignity Of
manner Incompatible.
While / puffed and famed, in the
thinnest Of lingerie blouses, the jap
anese "grande dame" sat cool and
calm in a gray silk kimono, girt
around the body with double folds-of
heavy satin obi. She was har-
mony of soft silver gray and sheeny
dove colors.
There was a CLINT of gold in the
stiff fabric of her obi, tiny gold
clasp on the cord that bound the obi
in place. A single amber in their
lines, in the massing and relief Of
black and ivory, stood out from the
surplice folds Of the kimono like a
superb etching.
As work of art, she was perfec-
ton, restful, perfectly composed
and balanced study; the tones and
values true. gazed at her enchant-
ed, and thought how different was
this grande dame before me from
the vulgar travesty of the japanese
woman that parades our stage.
Think of those plays we saw in
London the madame Butterfly"
and "The Darling of the Godsp
What a million miles between this
daimio's daughter and that giggling
hoyden with frizzled hair and cab
bage punches of flowers over each
ear.
No, Europe does not understand
Japan. Despite all these years of
travel and photography, Europe does
not yet know what Japanese lady
looks like, how she dresses, nor least
of all how exquisitely smooth and
simple is her coiffure.-From Eliza
r. Scidmore's GAS the Hague Or
dains."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
TRIBUTES TO HUMAN VANITY
Craze for Titles Seemingly as Strong
Today as In Any Period
Of History.

Dom Pedro H., who lost the
throne of Brazil in 1889, was the
last monarch to offer titles for sale.
In order to obtain funds for the erec-
tion of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro,
the emperor announced that he
would confer the title of "baron" on
every subscriber of 100000 milreis,
and the title of "count" on every
subscriber of 250,000 milreis. Many
proved willing to become ennobled
on these terms, and sufficient money
was forthcoming to endow the hospi-
tai as well as build it. Over the
main entrance may still be seen the
inscription suggested by Dom Pc
dro, "Human Vanity to Human
Misery"
Although French titles of nobility
were abolished at the time of the
revolution by decree that was re-
vived in 1871, yet the ministry of
justice issues certificates of nobility.
Members of the French diplomatic
service who use titles have to obtain
one of these certificates and pay
,stiily for the transaction. The fees
In the case of a duke amount TO
$4,000, marquis pays $4,000, a
VII punt 81 400, baron $500, and
CHI ier $3.50.
certificate is to the effect that,
tn zee of the holder having
be| \igated, his claim to the
tit \ rlhas been fully estab-
lis seal Of the republic
is IS patent of nobility.
M ~Num
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
CHRISTMAS CARDS.

Christmas cards are younger than
most people imagine, for their age
is only about seventy years. Accord
ihg to some, Cuthbert Bede designed
the first card when a student at Dur
ham university in England in 1S45,
and designs of his circulated among
his friends for two years before the
printers conceived the idea of offer
ing similar cards for sale to the gen.
eral public. Others claim the inven-
ton for Horsley, the artist, who de-
signed one for Sir Henry Cole in
1S46. And a specimen of this card
has brought as much as $3.50.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
FIRST TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS
English Periodicals of Centuries Ago
Led the Way for Modern
journalism.

It is a little surprising to learn
that the first journal to give illustra-
tions with any frequency was the
Mercurius Civilius, which came out
during the civil war in England with
portraits of Charles |. and his
queen, Cromwell and his officers and
Prince Rupert. More elaborate pic
lures dealing with the war were,
however, left to the pamphlets OF
that time. The Frost fair on the
Thames in 1858 was made the sub
ject OF an interesting broadside and
so also was the funeral of Queen
Mary II. in 1898.
With the eighteenth century the
art of illustrating actualities grew.
Caricatures abounded, now of the
Jacobites, now Of the South Sea
bubble or similar exciting events.
The Daily Post of 1740 afforded an
example of daily paper attempting
to illustrate current event. On
March 80 of that year it published
a detailed diagram of Admiral YER
mons attack on Porto Bello. The
st. James Chronicle in 1865 present.
ed its readers with an illustration
of a strange wild animal that had
created much excitement in France,
but this illustration was obviously
imaginary. The Gentlemen's Ga
zette in 1851 gave portrait of Ed
ward Bright, a record fat man. In
the Town and Country Magazine in
1878 there appeared portraits of the
principals in a famous scandal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NOT AN AMERICAN IDEA.

Berlin has ''theater novelty" in
the form of perfumed program, of
which a ''patron of the stage of
many years. standing" says in one of
the papers of that city: 1nasmuch
as we must pay for the playbill we
might be spared the perfume. 1t
mingles with the other theater odors,
it clings to ones coat and suggests
tango, and is liable TO cause trouble
in households where women allow
husbands to go to the theater alone.
No matter how we rebel, it must be
endured. Are we indebted to Amer
lea for this novelV"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NO PLACE FOR sPENpTHRIFT.

A spendthrift in the worlds busy
whirl never makes on real friend
or commands the respect of anyone,
not even his own particular kind. He
is of no practical benefit to the COM
munity, and in reality he is but a
menace to society. A spendthrift
eventually develops into that class
who c,nnot meet their bills. But
this is to be expected-they really
can't help it; it is the natural order
of things; nature will out in every
thing, and bad habits are the hard
est thing in the world from which
to break away. The time comes when
their money is spent. they can't
break the habit of extravaganza, and
they become a continual credit loss
to the grocer, the butcher and the
baker, and you, the hard working
toiler, must stand the burden of
their perfidy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
VICTOR HUGO AND HIS DUTY
Desire to See Man Whom He Had
Saved From ScaffoId Had
to Be Set Aside.

A hitherto unpublished story OF
Victor Hugo is told in LIE On de
Paris. 1t is generally known and
believed in France that Armand
Barbes was saved from the scaffold
in 1910 by four lines of verse ad-
dressed by Hugo to Louis Philippe,
king Of the French. Yet Barbes had
never seen the great man and never
saw him during his exile. In 1870,
some months before the war between
France and Germany, Barbes was
dying in The Hague. The exile ex-
pressed to M. Claretie, then a young
journalist, his regret at never hav-
ing met the man through whom he
had obtained the pardon of the king.
Victor Hugo was at Brussels when
M. Claretie came to present the de-
sire of the sick man TO see him.
Hugo heard the request, and turn
ing to his son Charles said: "Charles,
Barbes asks to see me. Duty calls
me. We must set out for The Hague
this evening"
During the day the great poet and
romancer received pressing letter
offering him the presidency of the
peace congress at Geneva and beg
ging him to come Immediately.
Then said Victor Hugo to his son,
Between one man and humanity |
have no right to hesitate. Charles,
we shall set out this evening for
Switzerland p And Barbes died
without having ever seen Victor
Hugo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NEED NOT BE MONOT0N0US
One Bridegroom at the Altar Has
b Shown That Costume May Be
Somewhat Appropriate.

1t is hard to escape the conven-
tional black. When a man is going
to be married there seems to be little
else for him to wear. The bride
groom drops automatically to the old
dead level. There are uniforms in
deed, but they are seldom put or for
a wedding. A soldier or sailor may
fall back on this resource; but such
favored types as policemen, airmen,
chauffeurs, firemen and bellhops are
but too inclined to demonstrate,
when the hour is at hand, how much
alike men are--or want to be. Who,
they seem 10 ask, wants to look al
the "happy man." anyhow?
But brave and resourceful young
man in Maine has changed all this
Sockalexis, the Indian runner, has
"stood up" in beaded buckskin and
eagle feathers. His course seems
natural, suitable, justifable on all
grounds, almost inevitable.
He has shown that bridegrooms
are not patterned so monotonously as
we suppose and are not necessarily
doomed to eclipse. Perhaps other
intending husbands may now dis
cover legitimate ways to dilferentiate
themselves by introducing suitable
variations on a dull and tiresome
theme, leaving the conventional and
Characteristic black to be worn only
as a last resort.-Bangor News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN.

Nearly a thousand girls who went
on strike in a Philadelphia hosiery
mill have organized a union.
Never before in England have so
many women candidates offered
themselves as candidates for town
and metropolitan borough councils.
Three women have already applied
to Mayor Mitchell of New York city
for jobs in. the police department.
Women students will be admitted
to membership in the new ski club
to be organized at the University of
Wisconsin.
1t is estimated that militant suf-
fragists in England destroyed prop
erty to the value of S2,550,750 dur
ing the past year.
One of the hobbies Of Queen Mary
of England is the collection of a rep
resentative group of paintings by
modern artists.
The highest wages paid to women
shoe workers is to the vampers, who
receive 20 cents an hour. The low
est paid are women treers or ironers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

If the last two figures appearing
on the name tab of your paper
are l3, it shows that you are paid
up to some time in 1913, and con-
sequently, are from two to three
years behind being paid in ad-
vance. If the figures are ID,
(19l4) it indicates that from one
to two years subscription is due
before we can push the paid date
ahead year in advance. The
tab on your paper shows, every
week, the date to which the pa
per is paid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
JUST THE ONE.

EYES," he remarked, stretching
himself lazily in the one really COM
Portable chair in the commercial
room, '1'm the youngest child of a
big family
"How many of you are there ?"
asked fellow knight of the road.
"Well," replied the lazy one,
''three of my brothers are dead, but
there we're ten of us boys, and each
of us had a sister"
"WhatF' gasped his questioner.
'fDo you mean to say that there were
twenty of you?"
'Dear, dear. no-only eleven"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Franklin county farmers who
intend having public sale this
winter, or next spring, must first
notify the State Veterinary, C.
]. Marshall, Harrisburg. Mr..
Marshall will then have the stock
and premises examined, at no ex
pense to the owner, and if no dis
ease is found, he will issue a per-
NIT to hold the sale. No permits
are needed in Fulton county as it
is not under quarantine for foot
and mouth disease.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
MAY BE MADE AUTONOMOUS
Completion Of Panama Canal Likely
to Cement Group Of Islands
Belonging to Britain.

Among the more important by
products of the Panama canal we are
likely to see the development of an
other self-governing dominion or
commonwealth within the British
empire. This will consist of the
West India islands, and perhaps also
the continental possessions of the
British crown in Central and South
America.
These various colonies are col
lectively much larger in population,
commerce and wealth than is New
foundland or even New Zealand. Yet
they have no voice in imperial af-
fairs and have little influence be-
cause of their lack of unity. OF
course their geographical distribu-
tion makes it less easy for them to
be administered under a common
government than a single compact
country; less easy, but not impos-
sible nor even gravely difficult.
For score of years the question
of federation has been intermittently
considered. Now the impending
opening of the Panama canal and
the prospect of profound changes in
commercial relationships have given
to the movement new impetus and
have made its realization seem all
but essential.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Five big sled loads of "fiittin, !"
for John C. Mcdonald passed
through here last Saturday. The
goods came from Eastern Shore,
Nd, by rail. and were then
hauled over Cove mountain to
Saluvia to the 738-acre tract and
farm that Mr.. Mcdonald recent
ly bought from w. w. McDan-
iels. Four or five additional
loads were brought over a few
Hays later. The teamsters were:
by Sipes, Dick Deshong, George
ID Christ Ensley, and George
cDonald. Mr.. Mcdonald is a
ative of the vicinity into which
be is moving, but for some time,
IS resided on the Eastern Shore
Maryland. Finding that his
kh was not good there, he
ded to return to good old
Aaeunty ozone. We under
Mr.. Mcdonald will go
cattle business at his
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
STARTED THE TROUBLE.

"How long has this restaurant
been open2' asked the would-be
diner.
"Two years." said the proprietor.
81 am sorry | did not know it."
said the guest. 81 should be bet
ter off if | had not come here then"
"Yes," smiled the proprietor very
much pleased. GLOW is that?'
81 should probably have been
served by this time if l had," said
the guest, and the entente cordials
vanished. -Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

The shedding Is fine and the
people seem to be making good
use oft.
George Lamberson living near
this place, fell on the Ice some
time ago and injured his hip, and
has been IN poor health since.
Mrs. Ida Heaton spent Christ
mas week with her mother and
brothers w. e. and j. F. Deavor
near this place.
Most of the ice houses are be-
ing filed with splendid Ice.
Rev. Benson and wife are very
grateful to people of Hustontown
and vicinity for a donation which
he received from them the night
before Christmas, purse full of
money, horse feed, dry goods and
eatables.
Andrew Stevens, son of Natha'
Stevens fell on the ice last thurs
day at school all became uncon-
SCI US. DR.. McClain was called
and gave him the needed atten-
ton. He Is better at this writ
ing.
J.F. Deavor and family are
spending a week with Mrs. Deav
or's pareats in Altoona, and other
relatives in Huntingdon.
Miss Amy Hess, of Altoona, is
spending a few weeks with her
parents, A. j. Hess and wife,
near this place.
Norman Haton, wife and baby,
spent a few days at Christmas
with the Deavor families
Harry Deavor took advantage
of the good slelghlng, and took
his aunt to Woodvale. last Thurs
day. They returned Friday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
GET RID OF NUlsANCES.

The New York Edison company
has perfected an apparatus for elm
mating the smoke and cinder nui-
sance at its great Watersile station,
New York. The smoke from the
boiler plant, laden with SCOT and Gin
ders, is driven at high speed through
sheet of water, by means of which
practically all of the material which
constitutes nuisance is deposited in
a big water tank. The recent test
showed an average efficiency of ex-
traction of 95 per cent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Just as we were going to
press we learned of the sudden
death of a little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Heeter. of New Gren-
ada. The boy took sick at noon
last Saturday and died on the
following afternoon, aged about
A years. Funeral was held yes
terday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
Donation.

The members of the Lutheran
church of town surprised their
pastor and family on New Years
evening with many baskets and
packages containing the good
things of life. Along with the
material contents of the donation
,ame many greetings and good
wishes for the New Year. The
pastor and family wish to express
their appreciation of this splen-
did remembrance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
BURNED CANDLE FOR HER.

Poet Charles Hanson Towne's
newest story is about a clever woman
playwright he knows. Another wom-
an wrote her: "Burn candle for me,
that my new play succeeds" The
clever woman playwright wired back,
Burning candle at both ends for
you."-New York World
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Gold-mining companies of the
Rand field. South Africa, have been
experimenting with electric blasting
with a view of reducing the danger
Of miners phthisis, a disease as
cribed to the fine dust that results
from blasting. By using electric sys-
TENS the firing can be done from the
surface and the air can be cleared
of the fine dust before the miners
need to enter the mine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
OS BITS
II HISTORY
QUEEN DICK.
BY A. w. MACY.

oliver Cromwell was q
strong character, but the same
cannot be said Of his son Rich
ard. oliver tried to train his
son to be a worthy successor as
Protector, but the attempt was
a failure. Richard was easy-go-
Ing and amlable, and more ad-
dlcted to sports than to state
craft. He was tho acknowl-
edged Lord Protector from Sep
tember 8, 1858, to May 25, 1869,
but cut little figure as such. He
did not relish official duties, and
much preferred having a good
time. The Cavaliers called him
"oueen Dick" and others, still
less respectfully, spoke Of him
az "Tumble-down Dick" He was
glad to quit whom parliament
told him to get out. After his
abdlcatlon, however, he con-
Quoted himself with credit and
even with dignity. He lived In
quiet retirement for So years,
and died July 13, 1712, at the
rlpo old age Of 90.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NO TALK LOST.

$50 Kate and Alice are not on
speaking terms"
"No; but they more than make
up for it by what they say about
each other"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

John Hoopengardner came
down from Riddlesburg Monday
on account of the serious illness
of his mother Rebecca Woodall,
and was with her at the time of
her death, Monday night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Ex-County CommlsslontS' L K
Cline, residing now at Rockhill
Furnace, Huntingdon cou n ty,
spent a few hours In town yester-
day. Lee had his hip broken a.
bout three years ago, and has not
entirely recovered from the accl'
dent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

MIR. Maria Palmer, DR.. j. j.
Palmer, wife, and son Paul of
Nee dmore, and Frank Parker,
Paris, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. Pal
mer's daughter, Mrs. Harriet
Dixon, Cham bersburg, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston N. Mel.
son arrived from their home at
Huntsville, Ohio, at noon yester-
day, bavlng been called here on
account of the death of their little
grandson, Ha, old H. Kendall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Dwight M. Slpes, OF Licking
Creek township, returned to
Mercersburg Academy yester-
day for the remainder of this
scholastic year. Dwight missed
the fall term on account of Ill
health.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

County Auditors William Wink
John Woodcock and Harry Lam.
oerson, with their clerk, M. l..
Kirk, are busy this week examin.
ing the accounts of the County
Treasurer, IN making his "annu.
al settlement"