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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
NEWSPAPER MISTAKES.
Big New York Newspaper Says II Is a
Wonder More Are Not Made.

Mistakes are made, it is true,
says the New York Times, one
of the most careful of newspa-
pers. They are inevitable. But
with the stress and strain impos-
ed upon the reportorial, editorial
and mechanical forces of a news
paper, the never-ending battle
against time, the struggle to get
at the truth when frequently ev-
cry channel seems to be closed
and every effort made to suppress
facts, and with the various pro-
cesses that must be employed be-
fore the fragmentary information
gathered by the reporters is trans
formed into the published article
the wonder is not that errors are
made, but that they are not far
more common and consequential
in their nature. So much en-
phasis has been laid on accuracy
that the degree of proficiency un-
der the circumstances that pre-
vail and which cannot be altered
is nothing short of marvellous.
1t is one of the wonders of a won
derful age.
Newspaper toilers carry a bur
den of responsibilities out of pro-
portion to the reward they re-
ceive, either in compensation or
appreciation. They work unseen
and unsung, and it is pity that
their labors, so useful to the
world at large, should subject
them to the undeserved criticism
and censure that is so often heap
ed upon them by thoughtless
public. If the conditions under
which they work were generally
understood, we should hear much
more Of praise and far less of
criticism for their efforts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA.
Governor Brumbaugh and Party Will
Be in McCOnneIlSburg Next Mon
day. Town viii Be Flagged.

Believing that Pennsylvania
has a wealth of scenery and
splendid roads leading to it, Gov
ernor Brumbaugh has taken it
upon himself to head a party Of
tourists in automobiles next week
and guide them in a trip through
the grand old Keystone State.
Of course, no trip of that kind
would be complete that did not
take in McConnellsburg, ana the
Governor will lead his party to
this beautiful mountein town the
first day. To show the apprecia-
ton of the citizens the principal
streets will be profusely decorat-
ed with flags and bunting. Ev-
erybody that can scare up an au-
tomobile will assemble in McCon-
nellsburg just after noon to go
to the top Of the mountain and
escort to town the Gubernatorial
party, which will consist of more
than a hundred people. The
Governor has heen invited TO
make a short address while here.
While Court will convene at two
O'Clock Monday afternoon, it is
hoped that the visitors will arrive
in time to have the formal ex-
ercises before that time. A
company of Bedford county mo-
torists will meet the party at the
top of Rays Hill and escort them
to Everett. where they will be
turned over to a like escort from
Bedford.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Great Buckwheat.

While some men were cutting
buckwheat for William Wink a
few days ago, one of them had
curiosity enough to measure one
of the stalks, and found it to be
60 inches in height, and when
the grains were counted, it was
found that the stock produced
704 grains. Of course, that stalk
grew from one grain. Now here's
where arithmetic comes in. If
one grain produces 704 grains,
one bushel, in the same ratio,
should produce 704 bushels. Ism t
that right? But it was not our
purpose to make public how little
seed a farmer uses to produce a
crop of buckwheat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
NUMBER 2
MIDNIGHT OILS.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, h. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

Our barnyards have not yet
had electric lights installed, so
the domestic animals still go to
bed at dark.
In these days when every vii
lage boasts its electric light plant
and the streets Of even our small
er municipalities are ablaze with
light, night is for all practical
purposes as light as day, and the
primitive instinct to seek shelter
and repose with the falling dark
ness has been lost to civilized
mankind.
The modern tendency seems to
be to shorten the hours of work
and extend the hours of play
into those that in the cosmic
scheme of things were intended
by Nature for rest. While there
is little truth in the old saying
that "an hours rest before mid
night is worth two thereafter"
the danger is, that extending of
pleasure and entertainment to
late hours of the night, breeds an
irregularity Of habit which is not
conducive to good health. Late
frolics after a days work are apt
to lead to unusual exhaustion for
which the ordinary allotment of
sleep will not compensate.
Fortunately, the majority of
US in this world have a consider
able amount of work to do each
day. If we keep late hours at
night the tendency is to expend-
our energy on pleasure in
stead of real business life.
Daylight is the best time for
physical work or brain work.
The early morning hours beat the
midnight oil game for the stu
dent and scholar. The great ma
jority of authors do their work
in the morning.
Poor Richard says that he
who riseth late must trot all day.
The midnight hours, no matter
how brilliantly illuminated, are a
poor exchange for those of the
early morning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Barn, Grain, Hay and Threshing Onl'
fit Destroyed at Paul Lynch's
Last Thursday Afternoon.

An ugly fire occurred at Paul
Lynch's on Black Oak Ridge in
Bethel township last Thursday
afternoon causing the loss of con-
siderable property.
Mr.. Lynch had Joe Potter with
the latter's steam outfit doing his
threshing, and everything was
working finely. They had just
finished storing away two hun
dred bushels of wheat in the gra-
nary and were running along on
other grain, when Mr.. Lynch no.
ticed fire breaking out in the up
per NOV. 1t being dry and windy,
it was but a few moments un-
til the whole interior of the barn
was ablaze, and almost at the
same instant the big stack of
loose straw in the barnyard burst
forth, and there was nothing else
to do than to get to a place Of
safety and see the fire do its
worst. The wheat in the grana-
ry, all his crop of oats, rye, ten
tons of hay, harness, wagon shed,
wagon, binder, grain drill and
other farm implements were COM
pletely wiped out. The fire blew
over into an adjoining cornfeld
and burned about a dozen shocks
of corn. The Friends Cove In
surance Company carried 5000 on
the barn and contents, which will
be better than nothing in helping
to replace the loss. The thresh-
ing outfit of Mr.. Potter was a
complete loss.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
FIRE BLIGHT.
J. A. Stewart Of Green Hill Tells Of
the Appearance Of This Tree
Disease.

1t seems that fruit growers
troubles will never end. Just
when the San Jose Scale had
seemingly disappeared, on comes
the fire blight which is regarded
by scientists as the most danger
Gus. tree disease that has ever in
vaded this country. The fire
blight was first discovered in
Iowa. 1t has spread eastward
and about year ago it appeared
in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Pear and apple trees suffer most
from its ravages, although it
may show up in all other fruit
trees. The writer had a fine,
young, thrifty winter pear tree
totally blighted this summer, de-
spite every remedy tried. Every
pear tree, and especially sweet
apple trees show its ravages all
over this county as far as heard
from. First a milky white sub
stance oozed from the writer's
pear tree when it bloomed. Bees
ants, and flies soon carried it to
the blossoms and in twenty-four
hours they turned black.
Scientists say that the only
known remedy to check it is to
cut off the diseased twigs and
limbs with a disinfected knife,
dipping the knife in an antisep-
tic solution before and after ev-
cry cut made with the blade.
Burn the diseased parts cut off.
This the writer did carefully; but
the tree had been so thoroughly
inoculated early in the season
that limb after limb died until
all the top was killed. John w.
Fields, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
visited the writer this. summer
and he endorsed the above plan
and recommended speedy and
careful pruning of diseased parts.
The writer's tree has sent up
sprouts from the trunk above
the place of budding, and by care
full watching, he hopes to save
the tree and his other affected
trees. To all fruit growers the
writer says Watch !
J.. A. STEWART,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
BEDFORD COUNTY FAIR.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Of Next Week. Five Aero
plane Flights.

While the Bedford County Ag-
ricultural Society is an old or
ganization, and County Fairs
have been held every fall for
many years, new blood was in
fused into the directors a few
years ago, and the character of
the exhibitions began to come up
until now the Bedford Fair takes
rank with the best in the State.
While the primary object in
holding Fair is to stimulate the
production of a higher grade of
farm and household products,
and to popularize agriculture and
all that pertains to it, the man
ayers have in mind the entertain
ment of the great crowds that
assemble on the Grounds during
the week. Hence large sums of
money are spent to provide such
attractions that will make it
worth while to travel miles to
see. Last year, the great crowds
were thrilled by the balloon as
cents and the daring leaps from
the clouds. This year, at a great
expense, an aeronaut has been
secured and five flights will be
made. Everybody is interested
in the flying machine, and it will
be worth going to the fair to see
that if nothing else.' With the
Lincoln Highway like a floor all
the way to Bedford, it's a de-
lightful drive, which may be
made easily in two hours in an
automobile from McConnellsburg,
and in correspondingly less time
from Harrisonville, Saluvia, and
other points along the route.
With an automobile you can leave
home in the morning, take lunch
along, (you will have a good
place to put your machine at the
fair without any cost stay all
day and come home in the even
ing and all the expense con-
nected with the trip is the ad-
mission to the ground which is
the usual price-50 cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Stole Auto id HagerStOwn.

After stealing an automobile
owned by Victor Grove, while il
was standing in front of a thea.
ter in Hagerstown last Saturday
night, the thief made a dash
through crowded streets, demol-
ished two vehicles, injured Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Ernde, who oc.
cupied one carriage, rammed his
machine into a telegraph pole,
badly damaging the machi n {
jumped from the car uninjured,
and escaped.
There is always a risk in let.
ting yourauto unguarded in a pub
lie place. A safe thing to do is
to take a hind wheel off and have
it checked at a nearby railroad
station.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Worms il Dried Fruit.

The following instructions for
handling dried and evaporated
fruits is given by Zoologist H. A.
Surface for the benefit of those
who may be troubled with worms
in their products.
THE best means of prevent
ing evaporated and dried fruit
from becoming wormy is to heat
the fruit after drying, and be-
fore putting it away. Heat it to
such a temperature as will kill
the eggs of the insects that may
be deposited upon it, but at the
same time not really to cook it.
This means a temperature of
about 1900 Fahr. For the sake
of surety it can be heated again
in a few days. Then put it into
fruit jars, and fasten on the tops
or keep it in tightly tied paper
bags. Insects will not cut in
through the paper bags in order
to get at it. A warm and dry
place, as in an attic, is a good
place to keep dried fruits. Of
course, it must be so stored that
mice can not find it, as they will
destroy it if possible. This shows
the advantage of putting it into
jars. Worms or pests of any
kind will not develop spontane-
ously on fruit within jars or bags
In other words, they do not come
of their own accord, but when
ever they appear you can know
for certain that they have devel-
oped from eggs that were laid by
a moth or beetle.
There is a little moth that
lays eggs from which worms or
larvae develop, which feed on
dried fruits; and there is also a
beetle that is great pest in this
regard. The latter feeds on all
kinds of dry products, including
tobacco in various forms, and it
even eats cigars in boxes.
IF before any eggs can be laid
on the dried or preserved fruits
they are put into good strong pa
per sacks and tied tightly, it will
also keep the pests away from
them. Even after the worms or
larvae have started to develop
they can be killed by heating the
dried fruits to such temperature
as will destroy them without
cooking or injuring the fruit"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
CORRECTED PRIMARY VOTE.
The Names Of Several Candidates Will
Appear on More Than One Ticket
in November.

While the NEWS did its best
last week to give the correct re.
turns of the Primary election, il
failed to some extent, on &C.
count of the tardiness of the re-
turn-judges in three of the dis
tricts in getting the returns tc
the County Seat, Bethel otreach
ing McConnellsburg until after 2
O'Clock, Thursday afternoon. This
week we are able to give a cor
rected table.
About one-third of the vote
staid at home. The judicial con-
test was, perhaps, that which at
tracted most attention. But t
beat Mcpherson in Fulton; Nc
Pherson beat Butt in Adams. In
the District, Butt had 40 votes
more thanMcPherson. For county
treasurer, Bivens won over Sou
ders by 10 votes; over Gregory
by 39, and over Lamberson by
36. For County Commissioner,
Lodge won over Hess by 3 votes.
Baker and Nesbit, both, go on
the Republican ticket. Lodge,
Nesbit, Deavor, and Lamberson,
will also, go on the Washington
Party ticket; while Frank Henry
will be on the three tickets (Dem
ocratic, Republican and Washing
TOM David D. Ham, for Sher-
iff, will be on both the Rupubli-
can and the Washington Party
ticket.
Biddis Lynch (Democrat) of
Ayr township, having received
40 votes for County Auditor, will
be on the Democratic ticket with
Harry Marshall. Both will be
elected.
E. N. Akers (Republican) re-
ceived the highest number of
scattering Republican votes for
County Treasurer, and will be the
candidate on the Republican tick
ct for that Office at the Novem-
ber election.
S. W. Kirk, for District At
torney, will also be on three
tickets-the Democratic, the
Washington Party, and the Re-
publican.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
StOrk News.

Some people claim that the re-
cent activities of the Stork indi-
cate an early winter since that
bird has seemingly found winter
quarters for so many of it's fledge-
lings. On September Goth q lit
tie girl was left at Mr.. and Mrs.
McCauley Pittman's, Thompson
township. A little girl on the
22nd at Mr.. and Mrs. Witty Mel
LOFTS, Ayr township. A little
girl on the 21st at Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Vores', McConnellsburg.
On the 23rd, a little boy at Mr..
and Mrs. William Buterbaugh's,
and one at Lewis D. Wible's.
On the 25th a little girl was left
at Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Luring's
and a few hours later one was
left at Mr.. and Mrs. James G..
Alexander's, and one at Brice
Hann's. At Sipes Mills, a little
girl was left at Mr.. and Mrs.
Brady Mellott's on the 18th.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Bankers and Farmers.

Bankers are trying to get in
closer touch with the farmer, and
their efforts are bound to produce
results profitable to both. This
paper, again and again, has urged
closer cooperation between
banker and farmer, and the cry
has been echoed all over the
country. The Missouri Bankers
Association is making a first def
mite step in cooperating with the
state board of agriculture and
other organizations to organize
rural associations in every county
in the state for the purpose of
working up sentiment for good
roads, farm advisers, better
schools and more scientific meth
DDS Of agriculture. Men will
represent the bankers associa-
ton in each county, and will be
charged with the duty of organ
izing the county associations.
The state board of agriculture
then steps in, and will send
speakers and workers to aid.
The railroads will also lend as
sistance. The new movement is
the dawn of the era of rock roads
and the death knell of the little
backwoods schoolhouse on the
hill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Convention.

A District Sabbath School con-
vention will be held at the Breth-
rem church at Pleasant Ridge,
October Srd, at 10 o'clock a. M,
and in the afternoon at 1o'clock.
Subjects for discussion. L. What
Can Be Done to Help Our Young
Folks on the Right Way? by Rev.
John Mellott. 2. The Import
ance of Sabbath Schools, by Rev.
E. ]. Croft. ]. L. SPADE, Pres.
ident.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Morgret

Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Morgret,
son Clarence and daughter Miss
Kitty, and grandchildren Fred
die and Annie-all of Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, composed an
automobile party that made a
trip to Needmore last Sunday
and spent the day with Mrs.
Sarah Runyan.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30

Lee Truax, near Needmore,
brought a head of cabbage to
town last Friday that weighed,
trimmed ready for the kraut
knife, % 2pounds. This beats the
one reported from the Cove as
the latter was not trimmed. Lee
also cut two acres of buckwheat
this season that yielded 81 BUSH
els and 3 pecks of seed,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30

The Lincoln Highway is 1884
miles long, reaching from New
York to San Francisco. tits pro-
posed that a suitable sign be
erected at the terminus of each
100-mile section.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-30
WOMAN'S LIBERTY BELL.
With Its Great Chained Tongue Will be In McCOnnelsburg
Ninety Minutes Next Monday.

Bearing with the hearty good wishes of thousands of
from every county through which has passed in its histo
ing Of the State the Womens Liberty Bell will this
county next Monday
The bell which weighs 900 pounds and being transported
huge motor truck will be met scarora Heights by dele
cation of Fulton County suagsts, who will guard of
honor it while is this county, Stops will be made and open
air meetings held at the following places
Monday, Oct. 4th, 930 a. m.-Leave Chambersburg
1915 m-St Thomas hr stop for speeches.
Ills m.-Fort Loudon-4 hr stop for speeches.
1890 a. m.-McConnellsburg- urg-Lunch and noon meeting
200 p. m.-Leave McConnelsburg,
300 p. m.-Mercersburg.
While the lounge of the monster bell will be held in silence
the evening November 2nd the tongues of the enthusiastic
and eess band of who accompanying it. free
these meetings. explain its message and ask the help the
of this county unfan the chains which hold the great bronze
tongue the bell The mems help needed because the chains
be removed from the bell until the of Pennsy
vana granted the right to VOTE 1t within the power
to say Just when that day shall be-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-02
S|MMERONE GOING
TO latte STRATUM
NEW OWNERS READY TO PROSE.
CUTE WORK ON AN Elk
TENSIvE SCALE

Walter Trent, one of the principal
owners of the Simmerone Consoli-
dated Mining company of Goldfield,
was passenger on the northbound
train this morning. He stated that
the property will be operated under
the direction Of Floyd Knickerbocker,
a mining man who has been a resi-
dent of Goldfield for a number of
years. The hosting plant has been
repaired and the gallows frame put
in shape. A new blacksmith shop
has been constructed and air pipe il
being put down the shaft.
The shaft is $50 feet deep. A
three-drill compressor has been or
dered and will be in operation in
about two weeks. On the $50 level
crosscut was run under the former
ownership. A body of ore twenty
five feet wide, carrying So a ton,
was cut. 1t is the intention to, sink
100 feet deeper, where the latte is
expected to be encountered, and
crosscut to this ledge. at which
point commercial values are ex-
pected. The new compressor will be
operated by means of an oil burner.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-02
CATCHPENNY DEVICES
FO|STED ON PUBLIC
UNscRuPuLoUs DEALERS ARE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THE WAR.

STUTTGART, Germany, April 2.
The Royal museum of industrial art
has begun unique collection, and is
gathering for exposition purposes all
the incongruous, bogus, inartistic and
catch-penny devices which unscrupu-
lous dealers, taking advantage of the
war, have manufactured and are foist-
ing upon the public by appealing 10
its patriotism.
Friends of the museum in all parts
of the empire are daily sending in,
either actual samples of "horribles"
or photographs of them.
The articles against which the mu-
scum is waging its war embrace ev-
cry conceivable kind of gift offered
for sale as 'Liebesgaben" for the sol
diers in the trenches
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-02
UNITED STATES
MAY SELL GROUP
REPORT THAT JAPAN MAY PUR.
CHASE THE PHILIPPINE 49,
ANDS FROM UNCLE SAM


tBy Associated Press.)
TOXIC, April 2.-The purchase of
the Philippine islands from the
United States is suggested in a petit
tion recently presented to Count
Okuma, the prime minister, by Shige.
maru Sugiyama and a number Of
other Japanese who have been prom
inent in politics. Mr.. Sugiyama was
formerly secretary to Prince Katsura.
The petition sets forth that in view
of opinion found in the United States
that the Philippines should be given
up by that country the islands
should be acquired by Japan as the
best means of solving the Pacific
question"
The signers point out that dis
agreements between Japan and the
United States arise over the question
of immigration. If Japan acquired
the Philippines there would be no
need of Japanese immigration to
California.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-02
MINES RESUME AS
COPPER ADVANCES
OPERATIONS OF CONSIDERABLE
MAGNITUDE UNDER WAY
ON GIRoUx CLAIMS

The resumption of activities on the
Giroux claims, fourteen miles north
of Luning, is causing considerable
comment in the camp, says the Wal.
ker Lake Bulletin. These claims are
controlled by the Arizona copper syn
dictate, and it is believed that the
material advance in the price of
copper is the cause of the beginning
OF work at the present time.
Six men are at work and in a few
days the force will be doubled and a
compressor installed. A shaft will
be sunk 600 or 700 feet, or until the
water level and sulphide ores are
reached. According to Carl Dwight,
this is the first time that mining
operations of, any considerable mas
nitude have been prosecuted in the
camp, and if the expectations of the
mining men are fulfilled the camp If
Luning will be one of the busiest of
the state.
Bert Walsh and Nick Bradshaw
have been doing some work on their
claims near Dunn Barton springs and
have taken out a shipment of high
grade copper ore,
C. Bachman and C. e. Watson have
shipped several carloads of copper
ore from their lease on the Never
sweat in New York canyon. They
have uncovered shoot of high
grade copper ore, and at the present
market can continue shipping for
some time.
Charles Jacobs of the Esmeralda
Copper company, which is controlled
by New York and New Jersey CAP
italists, has ordered compressor
and will commence work on a large
scale on their property, about two
miles northeast of Luning
The camp of Moho, about six miles
from Belleville, is claiming a good
deal of attention of the Luningites,
and a number of people from Lunins
have taken leases and other interests
there. There are eight leasers work
ing at the new camp, and car of
ore a day is being shipped, which
will be increased as soon as the
snow goes off and the roads are in
better condition. Among the Luning
people at Moho are Ben Clay, 10
Bush, Dick Bush, Jim Plant. Charles
Compton, Ben Mount, Chris Smith,
Joe Hanlon, Jack Skuse and Jim Pan
ger. and all are pleased with the
outlook of the camp,