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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05
Not Worth Much

From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
 He-No, the governor doesn't pay me more than l am worth.
 She--How in the world do you man. age to live on it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05

| A Bargain-CoIe. 1918, 7-passenxer
 car; electric lights and self-starter. Call Capitol Park Motor Co. Phone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05

from any other form of exercise
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
old Claim Against Kaiser.

Some little time back there seemed a prospect of lawsuit against the kaiser with a view to making him disgorge some of his wealth. The plaintiff claimed to be the heir of Field Marshal von Muennich, and stated that in 1765 his ancestor sub. mitted feud respecting some prop erty to the arbitration of Frederick the Great, depositing the sum oi 846,800 as caution money. This was never returned to the field marshal, all though the award went in his favor. and with compound interest was caL culated at about two million pounds when steps were taken to reclaim it. The legal representative of the kais. CT admitted that Frederick had re- tained the money, but, as the claim. ant was unable to show documentary evidence of his descent from Von Muennich, the case did not go into court.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
The Died piner

Recently occurred the anniversary of the visit to "Hamelin Town in Brunswick in 1876 of him "who, for the fantastical coat which he wore being wrought with sundry colors, was called the Pied Piper" Old Yer stegan told the story in prose of how 'the Pied Piper, with shrill pipe went through all the streets, and forthwith the rats came all running out of the houses in great numbers after him; all of which he led into the river of Weaser, and therein drowned them" It is to Macready's young son that we are debtors for the poem, for it was he who persuaded Brown ing to weave the prose into poetry to amuse sick child. It's preservation was due to lucky accident, for in Browning's next collection of poems was a blank page or two to be filled. and .The Pied Piper of Hamelin" was just big enough to do it. So if in his life the Pied Piper destroyed hun dreds of children his biography has amused housands.-London Chroni- cle.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
Soldiers and spectacIes.

The large number of territoriala with spectacles or eyeglasses has been noticed. On this poiEt the late MT. Eustace Balfour, brother of MT. Arthur Balfour, wrote to the London Scottish during the Boer war. Some members who have passed tue medical tests on the assumption that they will shoot in spectacles do not do so. May I point out that spectacles are no hu, initiation? The Germans wear them in war They are in some respects even protection against dust. I per sonally, have been all my life deer stalker, and have always had to wear glasses. do not think l have ever lost stag which I should otherwise have hit by having spectacles on The prejudice against them is childish and artificial in my view. "-London Chron. icle.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
Armenia.

May we call the region in which the Russians are attacking the Turks Ar menia? For convenience, certainly; but, as Sir Charles Eliot points out strictly speaking, Armenia does not exist. The name is absolutely forbid den in Turkey, and all maps marking any district as Armenistan are con- fiscated Then there is the rival name of Kurdistan, also unofficial. Kurds and Armenians being mixed up, one may unofficially call portions of Asia Minor Kurdistan or Armenia, accord ing to ones sympathies. The Arme- nians themselves do not use the name given them by friendly foreigners. They call themselves Haik, and after their country Haiasdan-tracing their descent from Haik, the grandson of Japhet."
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
Convenient Rule.

The editor of a newspaper pub. lished in central Pennsylvania tells of articles that he frequently receives from certain citizen. They are al ways pertinent and worthy of publi- cation, says the Evening Post Satur- day Magazine, but they are punctu- ated in most peculiar way.
 Meeting his correspondent one eve ming at friends house. the editor said, "That was an excellent letter got from you this morning. and am going to print it Saturday. But tell me. what rule do you follow for pune tuation,?"
 Why" said the gentleman. "the same rule that learned when I was a boy. put a semicolon every twelve words, and two commas between each pair of semicolons"
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
ARE QUICK TO HEAL
MODERN BULLETS MORE HUMANE
 THAN THOSE OF THE PAST.
Soldiers Are Not Long Absent From the Front, Even When They Would Be Considered Quite
 Seriously Injured.

The bullet covered with hard nickel now in use makes the surgeons task very simple, as a rule Formerly, when large bullets of soft lead were used, the soldiers lot was not very happy one These often broke up in side the body, shattered bones, and frequently remained embedded in the muscles, bones and other parts.
 The result was slow-healing, lester ing wounds which kept the soldier i'll for a long time. The modern long, slender bullet generally passes through the body without doing any vital in jury. Even when it goes through the intestine, the stomach, the kidney, etc, the wound closes up without any very serious after-consequences. A good deal, however, depends on cir cumstances. If the soldiers stomach is empty-as it generally is in a bat tle-so much the better for him when he gets Juliet through it.
 When he is tired and half starving, however, the shock is very great, and he may become utterly helpless from
 
 slight wound. A curious fact, difficult to explain, is that a bullet fired at a range of 300 to 600 yards has more penetrating power than one fired at range under or over that distance. In the former case it passes through the bone without doing very much damage; in the latter it shatters the bone and makes recovery slow. A ricocheting bullet causes very bad wound as a rule. Small as it is, if bullet strikes large bone, like the hip. it gives blow like that of a crowbar.
 We are hearing great deal about dum-dum bullets in this, as in all wars, both parties making charges against one another. The probability is that neither side is using them. The bullet now in use consists of core of lead covered with hard nickel case.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
COST OF ARMING EUROPE
Forty Billion Dollars Has Been Spent for This Purpose in Twenty
 Five Years.


 There is no escaping taxation abroad. It is driven right into the vitals of the people, rich and poor alike. Like death, it has to be. In the last 25 years the six great military nations, England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia, have spent about forty billion dollars to get ready to fight one anoth- CT. None of them has had a single war with any of it's neighbors during that time.
 Just stop and think what $40,000,- 100000 means, writes Albert w At wood in the Saturday Evening Post. The farms of the United States are worth only $4O,000, 100000 The total wealth of England is only about $6O,- OO0, 100000. Forty billions is approxi- mately three times all the money in the world. Yet every dollar has been spent merely getting ready for a war that good people really thought would never come. It did come more swiftly, suddenly and murderously than the widest jingo had conceived possible. and 1t is going to cost something, too.
 Now, you cant raise $4O,000, 100000 without going after it hard. A great statesman, describing the tax collec- tors of Europe to the French chamber of deputies, said: They have been obliged to resort to an intolerable es- pionage and degrading system of informers. They question caterers, neighbors, servants, children; they keep account of dinners that are given and the cigars that are offered to guests"
 There is no limit to the financial re- sources of a European power, because there is no form of wealth that is left intact. It may be only little annoy ing and mostly amusing to the Amer ican tourist to have a quarter of a cent added to his hotel bill to help out the government in whose boundaries he happens to be. But there is nothing funny about the burden of militarism to the very rich continental who in some cases pays more than a fifth of his income to the government
 If you had to live on an income of $100 year you would hardly care to pay taxes, and yet in Saxony, for ex. ample, an income of more than 400 marks is taxed.
 True, the income tax is only one mark-23.S cents-until your income exceeds $125 year; but when you have to live on less than $2 week and nav 1oca1 taxas as wpll if is m droIl or comic matter to pay 23.8 cents to the nation, especially as the government uses something like two-thirds of your mark either to pay interest on debts incurred for past wars-in which quite likely your grandfather was killed or to keep up an army which you will have to join in any case when your ruler decides to make you fight again and perhaps be killed or wounded.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30

But She Didn't Mean It That Way
 Madam, am visiting the rural dis tricts in the interests Of diversiica- tion. Have you q hos on the place z
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
A Hero of Wiaht.

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, which is buying it's ancient landslide as a pub lie recreation ground, can claim as- sociation with one of the famous feats of the British navy, for it was the birthplace of Queen Anne's Ad- miral Hobson. Within a few days of Hobson's joining the navy as ships boy the fleet went into action and his vessel was laid alongside that of the French admiral. The boy made his way to the enemy's ship unper. ceived, and struck and carried off tt Q flag. The French, thrown into con fusion, were successfully boarded, and the English crew, at the end of the fight was met by the ships boy with the enemy's flag neatly draped over his arm.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
PULASKI HEIGHTS CHURCH
 DIRECTORY.

Methodist-Beech and Wood lawn streets, the Rev. s. R. Twit- ty, pastor-Sunday school at 10 a. m.; preaching at 10:45 a. III. i; Junior church service at II a. m. j; night service at 8 p. III. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
 St. Marks Episcopal--Wood- lawn and Ash Sunday school at o:45 a. m. Morning prayer and address at II a. III.
 Baptist-Prospect and Cedar streets, the Rev. A. L. Aulick, pastor Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at II m. and 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes- day evening.
 Forest Park-Nineteenth ave- nue and Peach street, the Rev A. C. Graham, pastor-Sunday school at 10 a. m.; preaching at II a. m. and 8 p. m. Epworth League, Sunday at Z p. m.; Four H. Club, Tuesday evening; prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p. m.
 First Presbyterian Cor. Sixth and Walnut streets; the Rev. Samuel Stanworth, pastor-Sun day school at o::45 a. m, Charles s. Harley, superintendent. Class es for all ages. Morning service at II o'clock and evening service at 8 o'clock.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
Lumber Salvage From Scenic Railway at Forest Park
 For Sale.

Including good sount 2x4 and 4xo in dimension lengths, enough to build good-sized house or several small cottages, also the material in the covered pavilion, including board, flooring and ceil- ing. Will also sell Temple of Mirth building adjoining Look at this stuff and see me for bar gain price.
 w. A. SMITH, Tel. 77O4. 112 1-2 Louisiana St., Little Rock.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30

A. c. Butterworth came up from Shreveport to spend Sun day with his family.
 Mrs. J. w. Blount is visiting her brother, l.. w. Walton, at 214 North Pine street.
 Mrs. T. L. Cox and her daugh- ter, Mrs. w. F. Flowers, both have been ill the past week.
 Miss Clara Sales of Augusta, who has been visiting Mrs. w. R. Otey, has returned home.
 The Hillcrest Auction Bridge Club met yesterday with Mrs. L. R. Waddey, on Fairview road.
 Frank Cox Flowers is visiting his great grandparents in East Tennessee, accompanied by his great uncle, J. F. Cox.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Robinson of Hillcrest will leave Saturday for Niagara Falls and the North ern resorts for the summer.
 Mrs. M. A. Hanks of Kansas City will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ned Hanks, GA Beech street, next week.
 A fishing trip was made to the Little Maumelle River last Saturday by L. R. Waddy, Chas. T. Link, T. T. Myers and Rich ard Heard. A fine string of bass, perch and Dream was brought back.
 c. c. Price will depart Sun day for Denver and Manitou, Col. He will be joined en route by Mrs. Price and the children, who are now at Evening Shade, Ark. They will be gone a month.
 MT. and Mrs. Eiland have moved here from Clarksville, Miss, and are making their home with MT. and Mrs. s. M. Dent, in Hillcrest. Mrs. Eiland was formerly Miss Margaret Dent.
 E. 0. Bagley, circulation man. ager for the Gazette, will move his family to their new home on Pine street, near Eighth avenue, shortly after the first of the month.
 Miss Burnelle Bradley has been awarded a scholarship at the University of Arkansas for special proficiency in music while a student there last year. She will probably resume her studies at Fayetteville this fall.
 Assistant Postmaster Walton, who is resident of Pulaski Heights, had his foot painfully hurt Thursday when a marble slab fell upon it while he was making an inventory of Uncle Sam's belongings in the base ment of the Federal building.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Carroll D. Wood is visit ing in Louisville, Ky.
 William Hunt, on Ash street, has a new Ford car.
 Mrs. E. E. Moss has returned from a short visit to Duluth, Minn.
 See Replogle, a Pulaski Heights booster, for plumbing. Yours for business. Phone 7723.
 Mrs. J. R. Hawkins is visiting friends at her former home in Sidney, Ark.
 HENDERSON BROWN Col lege and Academy, Philadelphia. Ark. J. M. Workman, President.
 H. F. Auten has purchased a handsome Paige automobile, and gave it a try-out one day this week.
 MT. and Mrs. V. c. Balding of 223 Rice street are the parents of fine 11-pound boy, which ar rived Monday.
 Allen and Marion Bradley, children of Mayor and Mrs. Bradley, have gone for a visit to their aunt, Miss Mary Brad ley, at Russellville.
 Little Louise Dowell, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. M. l.. Dow ell, of 4415 North Lookout ave- nue, fell and broke her arm Tuesday.
 TAKE a picture of your picnic or outing-doubles your pleas ure and lasts always. Snodgrass & Bracy for kodaks-or Brown ies. Films for every machine made. (Advt.)
 Little Miss Dorothy Hamilton, daughter of A.r. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton of 521 Palm street, will be given a birthday party Saturday evening, that being her fifth anniversary.
 Electric fans have been in- stalled in the auditorium of the Pulaski Heights Methodist Church, making it comfortable for those who attend church and Sunday school.
 The telephone number of D. L. Cranberry, the grocer, has been changed from 3499 to Woodlawn 167. The change will be effective with the opening of the new Woodlawn exchange.
 A special musical program will be rendered at the 8 o'clock D. m. service at the First Pres byterian Church, Sixth and Wal nut streets. There will be no Sunday morning service during the month of August.
 When you need any dry clean ing done it will be to your in terest to call F. c. MYERS CON- PRESSED AIR CLEANING co. Phone 3247.-(Adv.)
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
His Hobby.

q can say this much for Dobson- you never see him wasting his time in a foolish argument"
 That's because Dobson takes no in- terest in the subjects most men argue about Just wait until somebody comes along and tackles him on the subject of Egyptology. Then you'll hear an argument that will make poli- tics, religion and the war in Europe pale into utter insignificance.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-30
Bound to ee Popular.

.Doppel has invented an automobile horn that is going to make him im- n1ensely rich.
 What sort of sound does it make 2 F perfect Imitation of panther's
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Life Job for Ex-Governor.

The appointment of ex-Gover-
nor William A. Stone as Prothon-
otary of the Supreme Court pro-
vides a very comfortable life
berth for Pennsylvania oldest
former Chief Executive. 1t was
the misfortune of the ex-Gover-
nor that he held office at the time
when the late Senator Quay was
the guiding spirit in Republican
State politics, and that the am
bitions and schemes of that willy
manipulation were made para
mount to the interests of the
Commonwealth. Mr.. Stone was
thus compelled to play a subor-
dinate part, in which his legal
abilities had no chance to shine.
In his new post his chief duty
will be to draw his salary always
an agreeable task, and especial
ly so when it runs into five fig
ures.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Election Notice.

Do not forget the date of the
election to be held tomorrow,
Friday, December 18th, at Nc
Naughton's school house in Ayr
township for the purpose of ell
ecting a county representative to
serve on the State Board of Agri-
culture. A farmers Institute
program will be . feature of the
occasion. Every man and wo-
man in the County interested in
agriculture sho uld be there.
There is a subject to be discuss
ed that cannot be ignored much
longer, namely, the prospect of
securing a County Agent. 1t is
a matter not understood by the
average citizen. Farmers feel
and know that there are some
cogs lacking in the machinery of
the business world into which
changed modes of living have
thrust them. Their sons and
daughters are leaving them and
going to the towns and cities to
be swallowed up in the great
whirlpool of progress that is man
ifesting itself all over the world.
The farmer is getting a passing
benefit of this progress, but he
knows that his former power Of
control is slipping away. To ov-
ercome this, he must get Into
the swim" by working under the
same rules that govern modern
business. The farmers of twen-
ty-one counties in the State, and
twenty-five counties in Maryland
have decided that a resident
Agent Of their respective Agri-
cultural Experiment Stations is
the proper power to SECURE to set
things right.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Question for Deer hunters.

We respectfully ask the old
deer hunters of the County to
settle a question that arises every
season. If a buck has three
points on each of its horns, some
hunters claim it is a six-prong
buck-others say it is a three
prong. These two schools of
hunters have argued this point
for years until we wish it was
settled. Just before writing this
article, we read of a deer that
was killed in Franklin county
that was called a ten-prong buck.
In our opinion, ten-prong buck
is one that has ten prongs on
each of its horns. making twenty
prongs on the head something
we do not believe any hunter
ever saw. Please answer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Oar Turn to Laugh.

1t seems that the campers in
the old field on top of Sideling
Hill, along the Lincoln Highway,
were greatly amused at our story
of how an auto. was shot through
last week. We related it as told
to US by the owner, namely that
the holes were discovered. f" 1t
now turns out that the campers
could remember" that a power
ful rifle exploded as one of the
party was in the act of placing it
in an auto one evening, and it
was then discovered that the bull
let had not only passed through
one QUITO, but through all the au-
tos that were in line with the
fight of the ball-the whole fleet
parked in the camp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
New Butter Record.

Lady Pontiac Johanna, a COW
valued at 500. 600, has just brok-
en- the worlds record for butter
production by yielding 65S pounds
of milk in one week from which
was made Al S1-100 pounds of
butter. This eclipses the form
er butter record by 5 Ia pounds.
The record COW was MIXED
four times daily under supervis-
ion of a representative of the
New York State Agricultural De-
partment. Lady Pontiac Johan-
ma is owned by Oliver Cabana jr.
of Buffalo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
More Deer KiIIed.

In addition to last weeks re-
port of deer killed, Harvey H.
Clevenger, Dallas Brant, and
Owen Laidig secured a 5-prong
buck that cleaned 162 pounds
Harvey drawing first blood which
entitled him to the horns and hide
which will be mounted, Edwin
Brant killed one that weighed lao
pounds cleaned, and had five
prongs on each horn. Sheridan
Strait got a 5-prong buck,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Pastor Thirty-ons Years.

On December 16, 1884, Rev. J.
l.. Grove arrived in McConnells.
burg to take charge as pastor Of
the United Presbyterian church.
To-day is the S1st anniversary Of
that event. He told a reporter
that he started to drive to Nc
Connellsburg from Armstrong
county on the 18th, and that a
snow similar in depth to the one
that fell on December 18th Of
this winter, fell on that day. The
distance across country was lao
miles. 1t required four days to
make the drive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Mellott--MellOtt.

A quiet little wedding took
place at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
H. Mellott, near Sipes Mills, on
Sunday, December IL, 1915, when
their daughter Lille Viola, was
united in marriage to MIR. Reed
O. Mellot, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael w. Mellott, of the same
township. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. John Mel
lott of the Brethren Church.
Both bride and groom are in
dustrious young people, and start
out in life with the best wishes
OF a large circle Of friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Wonderful Cow.

One of our exchanges contains
the following advertisement; "A
full-blooded COW for sale giving
milk, ten tons Of hay, a lot of
chickens andseveralcook stoves. "
That is a wonderful COW. Need
less to say that when YOU select
the date for your spring sale, if
you let the News do the printing
your friends will not laugh at the
wording of the bills. Select the
date early, let US know what it
is, and we will carry it in our
sale register free Of charge un,
til day Of sale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-16
Program.

The program of the local c. L.
S. c., for their third meeting in
December is
Roll call-Items of special in
terest from previous chapters.
Story of the week.-Mrs.. Bar
tholomew.
CurrencyProblem- Prof. Smith
Railroad Development-Rev. j.
L. Yearick.
Economic and social state of
the Nation-Mrs. w. H. Great
head.
The Philadelphia Centennial
and its influence on our nation
Mrs. McKibbin.
The new spirit of '75-Miss
Reisner.
Reading-D Declaration of Inde-
pendence-Mrs. B. F. Henry.