The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-04
"AULD ACQUAINTANCE"
Bits Of News and Gossip Extracted
from the Letters from Our
Distant Subscribers.

to insure continuation OF the
weekly visits of the NEWS, Mrs.
Oscar S. Johnston, whose hus-
band is president of the Salt
City Business College in Hutch
inson, Kans., says: This has
been an exceedingly prosperous
year for the college. We have
all of western Kansas as terri
tory to draw from, and these
people are anxious that their
children shall have an education
that is practical, and, at the same
time, have a place to spend some
of the wheat money of the past
year. There are over 400 stu
dents enrolled and as they are
coming and going all the time, it
means something to take care of
them"
L. c. Bailey, Saxton, Pal
notice by the label on my paper
that I'd better pay up" or may
be you may shut up" or, rath-
er, shut off" the allotment of
the FULTON COUNTY News that
comes to my address every week.
Hence, you will find enclosed the
"spondulix" to insure it's contin-
ued visits until next November.
Business is quiet here, and the
good times predicted by a change
of administration has not hit Sax
ton to any perceptible degree yet
The cost Of living is away up so
high that it is about out of sight.
M. G. Greenland, Bedford, Pa.
I'm looking over the January
list of paid-up subscribers, | no.
ticed that my name was not
written there" " and | herewith
enclose a check for renewal.
Work on the new postoffice build
ing that Uncle Sam is erecting
for US is being pushed along as
fast as could be expected at this
season of the year. When COM
pleted it will be structure that
will be a credit to our town. The
Hotel Waverly has been torn
down, and in its place will be
erected a building with marble
front and sides to be occupied by
the First National Bank of Bed
ford, and the Bedford County
Trust Company. Men, who in
former years were accustomed to
spend their money over the bar
at this place, for that which is
not bread, may shortly have the
opportunity of taking their money
there and leaving it in safe hands
where it will be drawing interest,
and accumulating a reserve fund
for a rainy day."
l read in the NEWS some time
ago, a communication headed,
why the Deer Sheds Its Horns. "
The reason given was, that it
indicates the time when the sea-
son of selective attachment should
close. Well, the writer Of that
article may be right; but l think
there are many oldtime hunters
besides myself, who know a little
about the habits and disposition
of those horny fellows, that will
not agree with him. While we
fail to see or understand in what
way the male is benefited by the
shedding of his horns, | think
we can readily understand that
the females and their helpless
young are greatly benefited by
being undisturbed and alone at
this critical time in life-w which l
think would not be the case,
were it not that an allwise Crea-
tor has provided for their pro-
lection at a time they are unable
to protect themselves. Conse-
quently, the rather rough dis
posed male is humbled by the
shedding of his horns, and is
compelled, year after year, to
care for a tender, sore head at
the very time the female is car
ing for her young.
M. G. GREENLAND.
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