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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
State Revenue outlook Better.

Figures compiled on legislative ap-
propriations and their relation TO the
revenues show that the aggregate OF
the appropriations approved for the
last three sessions is $l77,S45,OS2.Ss.
The last sessions appropriations
amounted to about sS9,0OO,OOO, and
were cut to s66 6,2O9, ,141.22, to make
them it the revenues. the State having
more money for the appropriation
period than ever before, due TO the
large collections Of the Auditor Cen
erals department and the general IN
crease in income. In 1911, the agsre-
gate approved was s59. .SS9,52SOS' and
in 1909, $50 1896, ,4lS.64.
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh is
making an effort to obtain from the
fiscal officers revised data on the pros
pective revenues which. it is unoih'
olalIy reported, will be greater than ex'
pected a month ago.
A statement issued by the Auditor
Generals department showing the cash
balances of the State Treasury on Jan
uary 10, and on the same date four
years ago, shows how the increased
appropriations authorized by the last
General Assembly because OF the
plethoric condition of the State Treas
ury decreased the general fund. On
that date, four years ago the total bal
ances we're S1O,O42.2S1.27, OF which 81.
44O $3.50 was in the sinking fund.
Since that over s2.oOo,OOO worth OF
bonds issued in the eighties have been
redeemed. The balance on the fifteenth
of January this year is given as se,lS0.'
629.S4, divided as follows: General
fund, S4,734, ,52S.sS: sinking fund. $685.
1854: uninvested school fund. sl4.-
1921; motor license fund, $567,sSo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Aid Aualnst Auto Thefts.

In view of the numerous automobile
robberies that have been committed
throughout the State within the last
few months, by bands Of what are APP
parently organized auto thieves. SUI
perintendent Of State Police John c.
Groome has issued notice to auto
mobile owners to report Immediately
10 the department at Harrisburg or to
the officers in the command OF the
troops scattered through the States.
the disappearance of any machine. In
his notice Superintendent Groome
states that prompt and intelligent CO.
operation on the part Of automobile
owners will result in the recovery OF
stolen cars and the prevention OF such
crimes in the future.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
CUT IN NUMBER
OF STATE JOBS
Governor Suggests Changes In
Manner Of Creating Offices.
5l52 STATE EMPLOYEES NOW
Annual Payroll ss,st3, 3,4oe.44 With But
100000 Payable To Stat
utory Posltlons-other
News.

Harrisburg -Discontinuance OF the
practice Of creating positions by legis-
lative appropriation and through the
medium Of contingent funds is being
urged by Governor Brumbaugh, but
whether an attempt will be made In
this session TO put through statute
fixing the number and salaries OF all
State employees has not been fully de-
termined. The designating OF SPECIFIC
positions would no doubt decrease
their number.
The Governor has already conveyed
his views TO James f. Woodward and
Clarence J. Buckmap, chairmen OF the
House and Senate Appropriations Com
mittees, and II is believed that some
move will be made. following his sug-
gestion. The situation. which was not
generally known. was brought to light
through a report OF the Economy and
Efficiency Commission. The report OF
the commission discloses the following
fact, which caused the Governor TO in
vestigate the matter further:-
"The statistics compiled by this com
mission show at the present time that
the State service consists Of 5.152 posi-
tions. OF these, ,16s were created by
statute, 2.752 were created by legisla-
tive appropriations, and 1882 are con-
tlngent or temporary positions. The
total annual payroll OF the Common.
wealth is 1858, 3,4O9.44. OF this amount
1000 $50 is paid for the statutory
positions; ;1,162, ,25S.sO to those created
by appropriation. and S45O,59O54 Is
paid for contingent funds"
The passage OF a bill specifying the
number OF positions and the salary to
be paid for each is considered the
proper way TO create the positions.
Several years ago. the heads OF depart
ments and lawmakers found an easier
way OF creating places without attract
ing widespread attention. The method
used was to appropriate a certain
amount Of money TO department with
out definitely specifying the positions
and the salaries for each. The head
Of the department would then appor-
tion the money for the employment OF
clerks, stenographers. statisticians. e1-
perts or whatever was wanted. The
payment Of department help out OF de-
partmental contingent funds was later
resorted TO.
The new policy. II adopted, would
no doubt wipe out many jobs on the
"Hin." An investigation into the needs
OF the various departments has been
made by Governor Brumbaugh and his
request that the Legislature provide
specifically for every job may find
some OF the present positions useless.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
ONLY Woman Aviator.

The Princess Shapovskaya is the
only woman army aviator in the great
war She is said to be in active serv-
ice at the front in East Prussia. At
first her application was rejected, be-
cause of her sex. but she demonstrated
beyond doubt that she could man
age flying machine as we'll as man,
and was finally accepted She learned
to aviate in Germany.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

chemical analysis OF one OF these
showed It to be hydrous borosilicate
of sodium, and the name Searlesite is
proposed for the new mineral. after
John w. Searles, the pioneer, who put
down the deep well from which the
specimen came.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
surety company Pays STATE.

The State received $4,000, plus In
terest Of Sl5s.70, from the surety COM
pany which was security for the state
deposit in the closed Fhst National
Bank OF Uniontown. OF which J v.
Thompson 10 president
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
New Mineral.

ID the course of recent microscope
ea' study of number of samples from
IN ,he old Searles deep well at searles
lake' san Bernardino county. Califor-
ma several minerals we're found which
could not be determined optically. A
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
CHICAGO Cattle AuaIn Barred. !.

The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
issued a formal order prohibiting
entrance into PENNSYLVANIA Of cattle.
sheep or other ruminants from sections
in the State of Illinois now under
Federal quarantine. es.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
KILL HOG LICE BY
USE OF PETROLEUM
Spray Pump viii Coat One Hog
in Few Minutes-Pens Should
Be Scraped Out.

A quick and economical way to
kill hog lice is to spray each hog
with crude petroleum. The back, un-
der the legs and around the head
should be well coated. II the crude
petroleum cannot be had use coal oil
or kerosene emulsion. To make the
emulsion dissolve one pound of hard
soap in four gallons OF hot water. Re-
move the soap solution from the fire
and pour in two gallons of kerosene
and stir vigorously for ten minutes
When It is to be used mix one quart
of the emulsion with six quarts of wa
ter, stir thoroughly and then apply.
A spray pump will coat one hog in a
few minutes. The pens should be
scraped out, then washed with hot
soapsuds, and when dry coated with
quicklime. Lice will prevent growth
and dirty pen will breed lice. To
cleanse the skin after the hog has
been oiled, wash with warm water
and carbolic soap, use a stiff brush;
after washing rub dry. A clean hog
will take less feed to make growth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
New System Of Sterilization.

Nice. France, has recently adopted
a new system Of sterilization for it's
drinking water. The water is steril-
lied by the use Of ozone, which is pro-
duced in an ozone generator. The
generator consists Of copper plates be-
tween which are glass sheets, and the
air between the plates is decomposed
by silent discharge at 1900 volts
pressure. The decomposed air is
drawn by suction fans through puri-
fer which eliminates the heterogeneous
compounds. and therefore the ozone is
conducted to a chamber into which
the water flows. The water passes
through layer of gravel on wire
netting, and falls into the chamber in
the form Of a heavy rain. The ozone
absorbed by the - is thereafter
extracted by I ,ag the water fall on
stone steps. The water is then abso-
lutely free of germs There are two
plants at Nice, one with an output of
40 gallons per second. and the other
with an output of so gallons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Enormous Rainfall In Hawaii.


The rainfall on the island of Hawaii
varies greatly, ranging from the enor.
nous downpour Of 353 inches a year
in the upper Waipio valley to 20 inches
on some Of the slopes of Hualalai
The only surface streams on the island
are found along the northeast coast
between Hilo and Kohala. Waipio
river, according to the United States
geological survey, is the largest
stream on the island and has been
partly developed for irrigation. At Ka-
poho, on the east point of the island,
warm water flows from seams in the
rocks. These. warm springs" flow
into a pool about 100 feet long, rs feet
wide. and 20 feet deep. The pool is
entirely surrounded by rocks and its
color varies In shade from beautiful
blue to violet. Waiapele, or Green
lake, Is a body of fresh water in the
pit Of an old crater near Kapoho. This
lake covers an area OF about five
acres and is fed by springs below the
surface. A pumping plant takes water
from this lake for domestic use and
for irrigation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
PRESERVING EGGS
IN SALT SOLUTION
Interesting Result Of Tests Given
by German Newspaper-Any-
one Can Try Scheme.

A German paper gives in substance
the following, as result of certain
tests where the eggs were placed in
saturated solution of common salt:
"A fresh egg lies in horizontal po-
sition at the bottom of the vessel; an
egg from three to five days old shows
an elevation of the fiat end SO that its
long axis forms an angle of 20 de-
grees. With an egg eight days old
the angle increases to As degrees;
and with one fourteen days old to 60
degrees. and with one three weeks
old to rs degrees, while an egg one
month old floats vertically upon the
pointed end"
Anyone can try this. A scale must
be attached to the outside of the YES
sci to determine the angles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Born Diplomat.

Harry, am beginning to believe
the baby looks like YOU
Are you, dear?"
y Yes, notice it more and more ev-
cry day. I'm so glad"
Do you really want him to look like
me7s
of course l do. I've been sorry
ever since we had him christened that
we didn't give him your name"
Sweetheart, you don't know how
happy you make me by saying that"
And. Harry, dear-I found the love-
lest hat today. don't believe ever
saw anything that was SO becoming to
re. It's $25. Do you think ought to
|2y that much for a hat?"-Chicago
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
DETAILS COUNT IN
THE SHEEP FLOCK
Allowing Ewes to Clean Up Fields
Is of Importance Animals
Need Exercise.

During the early part Of the winter
the man who is keeping breeding ewes
should let them get full value from
the stalk fields and wheat fields.
While they are picking this feed they
will get exercise at the same time.
The raising of sheep is profitable If
the details are handled properly. Al
lowing the ewes to clean up the fields
is important. The breeding eve re-
quires exercise-she must have it.
1t is advisable to have the fields fenced
dog and sheep proof. Then there will
be no annoyance from incoming dogs
or escaping sheep.
Silage is used by many farmers as
a feed for breeding ewes with good
success. 1t is fed in quantities rang
ing from one and half pounds up
ward. Uusually two pounds day
per animal should be sufficient. Care
must be exercised to see that the sill
age is not nodded or sour. Cases of
abortion. indigestion. ETC., frequently
result from feeding sour or moldy sill
age. Frozen silage should never be
fed. The eve requires good treat
ment. Usually half a pound of grain
per day is sufficient until after the
lamb comes. Oats and bran should
form the greater part of the grain
ration. Oil meal in quantities which
do not produce too much OF laxative
effect gives good results. Ewes ap-
preciate a variety of feed. Alfalfa
hay. cowpea hay, ETC., make q good
dry roughness for them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
ARMoRED CAR IN WARFARE
European Armies Have Found It Of
the Greatest Value In Their
Operations.

Although an engine new to warfare,
the armored motor car has proved ex-
tremely useful, especially for outpost
and scouting duty. Fast, silent, and
mobile, it covers vast amount OF
ground on the splendid roads that
crisscross the field of war in western
Europe. Most of the cars are incased
in light frame of tough steel plate
that ranges in thickness from three
sixteenths of an inch to quarter OF
an inch, and that is impervious to rifle
and machine-gun fire. All the vulner-
able parts of the motor, such as the
radiator and steering gear, and in
some of the newest cars the wheels.
are protected by the steel covering
The wheels, both wood and wire, are
said to withstand the toughest sort of
usage. Accidents to the tires are
much less common than anyone would
expect The cars carry a light arma'
ment-one or two machine guns so
mounted that they can be swung
through complete circle-and
large supply of ammunition. The
crew, which may number from four to
eight or more men, are armed with
rifles and revolvers. Some of the cars
have steel superstructure that rises
from the chassis frame high enough
to enable the crew to stand upright,
and that is capped with domed roof.
from which bullets and shrapnel usu-
ally fly off at sharp angle without
even denting the steel.-Youth's Com
panion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Day Han Showing the sesuppona Rect

keeping with the value, size and in.
come-producing capacity Of the farm,
and within the bounds sactioned by
conservative business management
Money invested in dairy barn should
be required to pay at least 10 per
cent year. This is necessary to
cover interest, depreciation, taxes, in.
surance, etc. Thus if $1,000 were in.
vested in barn to house 20 cows
500 year would have to be charged
for barn rent. This would amount to
SIS per head. If milk is sold at an
average price of Is cents per gallon,
80 1-3 gallons of the yield of each COW
would be required to pay rent on the
stall which she occupies.
A good business farmer seldom puts
more than $50 per COW in dairy barn
Good, substantial barns are often built
for much less. Wealthy men some
times build barns which cost 81 900 to
1880 per COW. If rent were charged
for cows for use of these buildings it
would amount to $500 to $3.50 year
for each COW. Such expense, of course
makes 1t utterly impossible to secure
profits from such diaries even with the
most economical methods of feeding
and management.
Sometimes too little money is in
vested in dairy buildings, in which
case undue labor is required in TAX
ing care of the COWS. Work is often
done at great disadvantage, as, fol
instance, when silage must be car.
ried to the cows in baskets. Dairy
work must be done twice day, every
day in the year, and slight fault in
arrangement may mean a large
amount of extra work in a years time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Age Of Brood sows.

A good brood SOW may be kept until
seven or eight years old with profit
able results. They need a great va
riety Of food while carrying their
young and good deal of nourishing
food with some milk while the pigs
suck. Sows that have not had bal
anced ration are quite apt to eat their
pigs when they come along. The
growing of the pigs has robbed the
sow's system and she has a craving
appetite. Give nourishing diet with
some animal food for two months be-
fore narrowing. Salt the food littJ
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
STICK TO IT
Until Coffee Hits You Hard.

1t is about as well to advise people
to stick to coffee until they get hit
hard enough SO that they will never
forget their experience.
A woman writes and her letter is
condensed to give the facts in a short
space:
Il was a coffee slave and stuck to 1t
like topper to his cups notwithstand-
ing frequently had severe attacks of
sick headache; then used more cof-
fee to relieve the headache, and this
was well enough until the coffee eff
feet wore off.
Finally attacks of rheumatism be-
gan to appear, and ultimately the
whole nervous system began to break
down and / was fast becoming a
wreck.
After time was induced to quit
coffee and take up Postum. This was
half year ago. The result has been
most satisfactory.
"The rheumatism is gone entirely
nerves practically well and steady, d.
gestion almost perfect, never have any
more sick headaches and am gaining
steadily in weight and strength"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be wei
boiled 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum - is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickl,
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds II
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
(Bv W D. NICHoLsl


Experience has shown that elab-
rate and costly barns are not neces.
sary for permanence, sanitation, COM
fort of cows, or convenience in the
production Of clean milk. Money in
vested in elaborate barns Is seldom
recovered when the farm is sold.
Some Of the most expensive barns
have been the most inconvenient and
impractical. In many cases this is
due to the fact that they were planned
by city architects knowing little or
nothing of the operations necessary in
handling cows and milk. In building
such barns, display and fancy appear
ance are often the first consideration.
Ordinarily the building of barn
is an event which occurs very seldom
in the life of farmer and for this
reason a great deal Of thought and
study should be given before begin
ming the project. BY careful planning,
the labor Of caring for the cows may
be reduced one-half.
Many mistakes may be made In
building barn and frequently these
are not discovered until it is too late
to correct them. Mistakes in arrange
ment may compel great many un-
necessary steps and require work to
be done at great disadvantage, day
after day, year in and year out. Mis-
takes may be made in the location of
the silo in the placing of doors, or
in the dimensions of platforms, gut
tiers, passageways and alleys, and the
location Of posts. These details
should all be considered beforehand
and such mistakes avoided.
The cost of the barn should be in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Grass Rotation.

The best results ever had In
corn raising was ON pasture land
which had been MANFRED the year pre-
vious to being broken. The grass
grew big, the roots held fast to the
unusual fertility, and the next year
not only was the ground rich, but in
excellent mechanical condition, says
a. writer in an exchange. Eighty bush
els per acre can be grown on land so
fiat and low that 1t is unsafe to bank
on half that when farmed without
grass rotation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
TRAINING LEFT HAND
RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN As
ANTICIPATED.
Possibility Of Second Speech Center
Was Considered, but Experiments
Have Destroyed That Hope,
According to Physicians.

Some time ago the development of
left-handedness in children was warmly
advocated by various persons, not only
because in this way reliance could be
placed on both upper extremities for
mechanical work, which would un,
doubtedly be of advantage in case of
serious disturbance of the functions of
the right arm, but also because the
hope was entertained that by training
the left arm second speech center
might develop in the right hemisphere
OF the brain in the same way as the
well-deyeloped right arm corresponds
with the speech center place in the
left half Of the brain.
The Berlin physician, M. Frankel,
was especially active in the advocacy
OF this idea--in fact, experiments in
this direction were undertaken in va,
rious localities. The practical results
which have been so far reported do
not correspond In any degree to the
optimistic expectations of the advo-
Gates Of the method, says the Journal
OF the American Medical Association.
Doctor Schafer, on the basis of per.
mission granted by the school depu-
tation, collected statistics with refer
ence to the left-handedness among
about $4,000 pupils of the Berlin public
schools. These statistics show that
4.06 per cent of all the children are
left handed, SIS Fer cent of all the boys
and 2.S8 per cent of the girls. The
percentage of children in whom both
hands are equally developed is very
small, being only 81 per cent. The
overwhelming majority, 1913 per cent
Of all the children, are distinctly right
handed. In several school districts,
among 44S teachers, there were ten
who were left handed.
L. Katscher's work on Training the
Left Hand" was the theoretical basis
for the exercises to train the left hand.
They included exercises in writing,
arithmetic manual training and gym
nastics; especially in the last two
systematic efforts were made. In gen.
eral. the result showed that the pos
sibility Of employing the hitherto UNI
used left hand at first excited great
Joy and marked interest, but the phys
ical awkwardness generally was a
great hindrance.
The outcome of the whole expert
ment shows that in no case could a
preference for the left hand be de-
veloped. 1t may be trained to be a
welcome assistant to the right hand,
but never a substitute for 1t. In
teaching writing the complaint is
made Of a destruction of the esthetic
sense and a deterioration of the hand
writing. The children refused to write
with the left hand, became nervous
and worried over 1t, and increased in
tellectual development was in no case
observed. Almost all those who gave
an opinion were unanimous that the
advantages stood in no relation to the
expenditure Of time, pains and pa
tience.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
His Reoular Cue.

Many man who permits himself TO
be led forth to musical entertainments
he does not caro- for will appreciate
the following:
What made you start clapping your
hands when that woman stepped on
your foot in the tramcar?"
Il was DOING" answered Mr.. Cum
rox. Il thought mother and the girls
were having musicale at home and
one of them was signaling that il was
timo to applaud"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
REPLACING Poor Cows.

The practice of getting rid Of the
poorest cows and putting good ones
in their places looks mighty expen-
sive, but 1t is not so expensive as
keeping them in the herd to drag down
the profits of the better ones.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
What They Escaped.

Mamma, do you think it is true, as
papa says, that teachers do not have
to work as hard now as they did
when he went to SCHOOL,"
Il expect it TO-"
What do you suppose the reason
81"
THE teachers of today do not have
o teach your father"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Her solicItude.

Fred--My dear Dora, let this thought
console you for your lovers death.
Remember that other and better men
than he have gone the same way.
Bereaved One-They haven't all
gone, have they New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08
Clean Haul.

"A shrewd rascal Skipped town the
other day, after being In society here
for several years."
II think l understand his method"
"Yes?'
He got into society for the purpose
Of going through It,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-08

II some men had their lives TO live
again they probably wouldn't leave so
many dollars for their heirs to scrap
over f4