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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
SUBMISSION.

"You are going out in that gown
l hope you will put something more
onp
eyes, dear. am going to put on
my gloves" Paris lie Rire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
LUCKY MISSES.

"Have any luck on your hunting
trip"
eyes, I missed three guides shot
at for deer"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Reggy-Every time I--aw-call
on her she invites me to sit on a
wickety old wocking chair. Why do
you-aw-suppose she does that?
Harry-Probably she hopes you
will take a tumble.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
NOT LOOKING AHEAD.

"What's your idea of an opti-
mist?"
"a man who talks about the price
of ice in winter and the price of coal
in summer"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
MADE HIM SUFFER.

"lnhuenza is a terrible Illness"
care you subject to it?"
81 should say so. My wife's al
ways having it"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
MIsQuoTED.

Bix-See here, what do you mean
by going around telling people l am
a frst-class idiot?
Dix-I didn't say first class.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
THE DIFFERENCE.

GLOW well the lawyer acquitted
himself with that speechp
"But it's more than he did for
his client with the jury"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Rev, Peterman will preach IN
the Big Cove Lutheran church
next Sunday morning al the usu.
al hour.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
ENVY.

"My wife was very lonely when
we met. You know she was an only
child and an orphan when / married
her."
"What luck some men have ps
FOR SAFETY IN MINING.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

Get 1915 license blank for any
kind of a machine from M. r.
Shaffner. He has a full line.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
Double Holidays.

Did you notice that this year
We get double holidays? Memo
rial day and July Fourth come on
Sunday and Christmas comes on
Saturday, giving two days to OBJ.
serve IN each case.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

elf and the horse crossed over
Ridge by way of Peach Or
ard road. On the west side of
be Ridge the sleigh caught John
Fible's loaded sled and backed it
own hill a short distance. From
there we heard of no further en-
counters, the horse having found
"a clear track to it's stable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

On last Tuesday, Elmer E.
Fraker arose to the needs of the
day by substituting a bobsled for
trolley line between Fort Little
ton and the County Seat. Eight
ladies of that thrifty village wish
ed to come to town to do some
shopping. Mr.. Fraker gallantly
offered the services of his sled
and steeds. Accordingly, Mrs.
Charlie Richardson, Mrs. Kate
Fraker, Mrs. Baldwin Fraker,
Misses Frances Fields, Blanche
and Maggie Cromer, Sue Orth,
and Annie Buckley took seats in
the sled, and before they knew
where they were at" Mr.. Frak-
/ called "All out for McCon-
Inellsburg."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07
HUSTONTOWN.

Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

.gto Mrs. Mil
knorth eastern
ek township,
w. Hays
and started
Jed. At Elem
hop the sleigh
1 with a sled,
htened the ami
I.I
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

While the horse went on
he blanket and harness.
Rnimsl turned into Second
lfeet, and when it reached the
Jail, it stepped on the corner of
the blanket, became entangled,
and rolled to the ground. Mrs.
James j. Harris ran to the horse
and caught it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

The cause of much bowel trou-
bic in little chickens at the age of
one or two weeks, dates from the
day they were Matched. Some
one put his hand under the hen
and raised her up to see how
many peeps had Matched. The
little wet fellows were in a tenn
mkure of not less than 103 de-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-22

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seymour Stednan will talk before
WOman's party of Chicago at Hamil-
| ton hall, 4737 Broadway, tonight.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-22
WOMAN TO THE RESCUE

"Are you a native of this place?
asked a traveller in Alabama of resi-
dent
Am 1 what?" was the puzzled re-
ply.
81 say, are you a native heTe?"
While the man was still hesitating
over his answer his wife came to the
door.
"Ain't you got no sense, BII?" she
exclaimed. "The gem'lan means was
you Twin heah when yo' was born,
or was yo' born before yo' began liv-
in heah. Now answer the gemlan."
Boston Transcript.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-22

The home may be sphere enough
for some women, but it was all too
small for Miss Allie Pitts of Eureka
Springs, Ark, most womanly of
women, so she stepped womanly out
Of it into her own butcher shop.
Miss Pitts not merely owns a
butcher shop, she butchers sleek
calves and fat pigs, prepares them
for the market and then hands them
over the white marble slab to her
customers. Miss Pitts has an attrac-
tive home and she's one of the most
charming hostesses in Eureka
Springs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-22

| GIRLS STORY LEADS TO ARREST
OF TWO WATERS
The story of a wild night in the HO-
tel Cadillac, where she claims she
was taken in a stupOr and mistrated,
told by May Smith Of sos Cass st.
to Sergeants Mulcahy and Mccarthy,
brought about the arrest of George
Lawrence and Lyle Smith, walters at
the Boston Oyster House.
Miss Smith, who is %, told the Of
ficers that the walters picked up an
acquaintance with her when she was
left in the Boston Oyster House by
an angry friend. They bought some.
drinks and asked her if they could
take her home.
Instead of going home with her,
she says, they took her off the car at
22d st. and started towar dthe CadiI-
lac hotel
At first she refused to go into this
place, but feeling dizzy from the
drinks" she finally consented and
the men took her into the hotel. 5
Growing fainter, she was taken to
a room and there, she told the police,
either from drugs given her, she lost
Consciousness and was mistreated by
Lawrence. Lylye Smith then came
into the room after Lawrence left
and she said she was again mistreat-
ed. Although she screamed loudly,
she says, no one answered. 3
When the men had left she stag
gered down to the clerk and told her
story. He paid little attention to her,
she says, and finally called cabman
and had her removed.
COOPERATIVE BODIES TO Meet
The Cooperative Societies of Ill.
will hold it's first convention, March .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03

opening In tho comparatively newly
constructed Notifications, and stopped
Immediately In front OF and very close
to US. / went outside Of the lines 10
ger good Wow Of him. and there he
sat for few moments on that eplen-
id-iooklng war charger Traveller
looking the very picture OF grace and
command. lie took out his splendid
heid glasses. rnised them to his eyes
with poise and calmness In order TO
scan the woods In front. AZ &c nothing
serious was al hand. We had given
the enemy such a drubbng in those
nights that they kept out OF sight OF
our linea for the time being | re-
manned close to General Lee until he
turned his horse to leave. and Traveller
seemed to understand the very touc'.
OF the rein and would move rs if by
magic
But. MIR. Editor. TO me tho saddcst
part OF all thls tragedy (. that a dIf.
fercnt history might have been writ.
ten but for the terrible plumbers made
ny those in authority here I'm Rich
inond almost from the very start, and
moved on daily like rolling river. and
IKE the mad and dashing waters OF
Niagara. carrying everything before IL
TO destruction. without going into de-
tails at this time, Will refer 10 ono
great biunder which happened In the
last campaign. and that is the removal
command OF the western army before
Atlanta on the 18th day OF July, 1864
lhat was monstrous blundcr. and
General Lee strcnuously opposed the
removal OF General Johnston and sub
stitut'nS General Hood in his place
To my mind. the removal OF Johnston
was the beginning OF the end. and
sherman considered his task greatly
simpliHcd, and conducted his canpaign
accordingly. Had Johnston not been
removed. sherman would never have
marched through Georgia and the
Carolinas. and Grant could not have
turned Lee out Of his lines here NJ
Richmond. General Ice said. can
manage Grant here AT Richmond. and
will add that Johnston could have man
aged Sherman In the South. and John
/ ston remarked to friend after the
war that he had sherman where lie
wanted him. aud that he would never
have gotten back.
IT stagsers my common sense when
! attempt TO account for any reason
for tho removal of Johnston at that
critical time. Johnston Was great
and able general; yes, great in every
sense of the word, and Lee had the
utmost confidence In him. After that
terrible blunder, every step OF Shcr.
mans army was but the beat OF the
,nuf'icd drum sounding the funeral
dirgc OF the Confedcracy. which cul-
inmate at AppomattoN Courthouse,
and in my lonely and meditativc mo-
inenta I sometimes think that a tomb
stone should be erected at AppomattoS
in defence OF Ice and Johnston, with
, wording something after this order:
Received fatal paralytic stroke a,
Atlanta on the 18th day OF July. 1864:
died at AppomattoX Courthouse on the
9th day of April. 1865"
H. II. WILLIAMS SIR.
1910 Park Avenue, Richmond, Va.
April g 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
Women in the Country

IT HE Department of Agriculture has made
preliminary announcement Of results i'm
its investigation Of the life Of the farmers
wife. and ii is apparent that the condition
OF living for rural women is Ill the way from
very bad to most excellent. The thing SIM
mcrs down in the last analysis, not TO the
farmers wife as whole, but to the farmers
wife individual, and one might Judge
from the report so far that the woman's hap
piness on the farm depends, just as does
that OF her sister i'll the city, upon whom she
married and what sort of home he pro-
vides.
IN one case woman writes that she has
to go into TN , field and worl1--a gainst which
condition she bcgs for Federal legislation
Another says she is perfectly happy with her
husband her children, her beautiful home
her automobile her telephone and her visit
ing friends, and she pities the downtrodden,
deprived woman of the city who can't see
the big skies for brick walls around her.
Then there is another who has neither auto
mobile nor telephone, but modest home, who
tends her own garden and chickens who has
little company, but who is perfectly content,
and regrets that her husband has to do SO
much more than fair share of the work,
wishing she could do more to help the dear
fellow.
IL is safe bet that an honest inquiry will
divulge this: that happiness comes from
within; that the slattern and slovcn never
will be i'll good condition; that Il lazy or com
planning wife Of the farmer is no more UNI
happy than the lazy or complaining wife of
the city man; that the woman who complains
OF her lot does practically nothing to improve
her condition, and therefore, would be as
bad of in the city as in the country; that if
the happy woman changed farm, home and
husband with the unhappy woman, each
would carry her own state of mind with her,
with the inevitable result that the previously
unhappy home would become happy, the pre-
vously happy home would become unhappy.
This, Of course, allows exceptions for the
cases that are genuine, where the remedy is
beyond control
The sum Of human experience on this
score is that each individual creates his or
her own atmosphere, and il is doubtful if an
investigation of rural life will do much good
tina; does not begin at the very beginning,
the first cause Of things--that is to say that
does not consider tho individual psychology
Some one must live in the country, and it is
far better that they live there who arc best
adapted to the country's needs. Civilization
has given the farm good roads, telephone,
rural free delivery and parcel post, and stands
ready 10 do anything else that can be done
but it is Il reflection upon the farming com
munity as a whole to treat its individuals
as wards of special charity, even of thought;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
One Of the Days Best Cartoons.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Slr.-Your chronicle of war news OF
hfty years ago, which has been appear
ing In your valuable paper from day
10 DAY, has been truly interesting and
eagerly sought for by the public, and
l have even had Northern people to
comment on same with considerable
interest. Your valedictory which ap-
pears In to-dhy's issue is couched in
language of sympathy and sadness
which will be appreciated by all who
read IL. no doubt.
never failed reading this war news,
and eagerly awaited the arrival OF Tho
iihes Dlspatch to scrutiniEe every
word OF It's contents. would often
tell my children what news to expect
the next day. and 1t would appear as /
predicted. For instance. told them
On Wednesday, OF this week Of the ter.
rihle lighting which wus going OH near
Hatcher's Run, Burgess's Mill and Five
Forks. nfty years ago that day, and
Yesterday morning you reported that
HBhting In your war news column In
INC seventh and eighth paragraphs so
lnuch like what had related to them
That all commented on what you wrote
! am proud TO state that was a
soldier in Lees army, enlisted I'm the
Confederate service at the commence
ment OF hos,ilitics and fought through
TO AppomattoS Courthouse: was in tho
last fight and in the front line In that
last charge. and did not stop until
commanded to do so by II courier, who
was sent to the front with orders To
cease firing and fall back Consc-
nuentiy saw the flag GO down on
that historic field on a Union plnn ed
together by bayoncts
| shall never forget that terrible and
sad retreat. belonged to Bushrod
Johnson's Division, and was in all the
ri
menced his turning movement Mt the
above named points. IIatchcr's Run
Burgcss's Mill and Five Forks We
marched nearly all night long last
night hfty years ago. | was sergeant
major. and. the adjutant having been
wounded AMI captured either on the
29ih or 3lst, | was acting adjutant
] remember well the very first stem OF
that last retreat ! was standing at
the head OF our regiment In the woods
while small division OF troops was
passing rapidly. Our regiment be-
brigade. 7 knew General Wise per-
sonaily, and he used TO call inc by
name. He rode up to me. in q sort
OF excited way. and asked nc where
the commanding officer was told
him did not know. but that he was
"h!y absent Tor the moment; lie leaned
over on his horse and said In q sort
or undertone tand ] will never forget
that occasions: Williams, you See
these troops passing by?" ! told him:
Yes He said: This is picketts Divi
sion, and just as soon AZ they all pass
move on promptly after them" and
This was ms first step on that retreat,
ana | Will never forget 1t.
Yesterday nifty years ago I stood
within sin feet OF General Robert T..
Lee lie rode down to our lines he
tween Hurgcss's Mill and Five Forks.
just where our regiment was stationed
alter the terrible lighting OF the goth
and 3lst Of March; rode through an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
War News Fifty Year. Ago

To-day, the Sd Of April is known in local
history as evacuation day" Fifty years ago
southern Confederacy. surrendered to tho Fed
eral authority and ceased to BIO the capital OF
the ration that for four long years had been
tying TO establish Itself
The 3D. of April of 1866 fell on Monday. on
the day beforc-and bright spring day it
was--General Lee sent messenger 10 Jefferson
Davis, the President of the Confederacy to in
form him that his lines around Petersburg were
being rapidly broken by overwhelming numbers
that he could no longer hold Petersburg. and
that us consequence. Richmond must also
fall
hcals, from the President down. commenced to
move. and Danvlle was their objective point
by o'clock that night all of tho officials. with
all of the archives that could be gotten together
and all OF the treasure. had been loaded
cars for Danville, and the moving
that way.
The people Of Richmond did not even then
believe that the end OF the Confederate govern
men; and that OF the cause had They
still believed that in way General Leo
would hold Grant back, and that Sunday
night they were as anxious as at any previous
time for news from the 'front.' and just as Ger
tain that there would be some good news
There WAS very little news. and such as did
come along was in no way encouraging. Early
General y. u. Hill. 1t said at first that
no was desperately wounded while leading Il
charge. Later it was told that early SUNDAY
morning, the I'd. he rode out on his broken lines
accompanied by single officer. and shot
down by Federal sharpshooter. being instantly
killed This later proved true.
Joseph Mayo. the Mayor OF Richmond. called
a special meeting OF the City Council Sunday
afternoon, and 1t was decided to destroy all OF
the whisky to he found in tho city, and by
midnight the street cutters flowing with
alcohol.
This special meeting of the Council did some
other things that they dared make public
Mt once. one or which WAS TO instruct the Mayor
Ia surrender the city to the Federal authorities
mt any moment he thought advisable and could
find the right party to whom to surrender. AS
has already been recorded in these columns
Mayor Mayo followed those instructions as coon
nS he could.
1t has been said that very few. If any, people
III Richmond beyond the age OF did any
sleeping hfty years ago last night. By midnight
II was known that General Lees lines at Pc
tcrsburg had been finally and rretrlcvably
broken. and that the last retreat had commenced
The balance of the night consumed by the
most OF the people in preparing to leave Rich
mond' but where they were going they knew
not.
This column Will tomorrow tell the
events OF Monday, April 81. evacuation day
proper
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
Workmanship

II may he that the war will throw
new light on the value of marksman-
ship as an element of defense. No
body. Of course. denies that ii has
been driven into disparagemcnt OF it as
corrective to what they have con-
sidered the excessive estimate put upon
1t by civilians. Particularly in this
country where tho privilege Of owning
and using firearms has not been the
monopoly OF class, there has been
a natural tendency to eXagGerate the
Importance of skill with n rife-pos-
sibly the pictures in school histories
OF British regulars falling before the
deadly squirrel guns OF fronticrsmen
nave been responsible. In correcting
such false idea the military experts
are wholly lii the right, hut many OF
them have learned too far the other
way. From the fact that marksman-
ship counts for little without disclp-
line. they have drawn the somewhat
hasty Inference that rife practice is
hardly worth while. except as a part
OF sound military training,
This conclusion the lessons OF the
war may modify materially, and il It
should prove true that the readiness
OF Lord Kitchener's new armies waits.
as has been reported, upon their ac-
quircment Of greater skill with the
rife. it will materially strengthen the
case for those who hold this to be the
fundamental thing. Such n view need
not i'm tho least underrate drill and dis
cipline: those who hold II may simply
say that rife shooting. while also a
civilian sport, is q fundamental part
OF military training, and the part which
1T takes longest to acquire. In an
emergency Il regiment OF marksmen in
good physical condition could he CON
centrating all their time on drill and
military training. prepare for the field
in 81 surprisingly short time; II the men
cannot shoot. it is much like training n
band of musicians who havo never
played an instrument. Workmanship,
i'm short. is an individual matter. and
may wcll bc separated from the COLLEGE
tive training OF troops. Tho average
Skill of nation with arms may DO
taken ms factor like average phy-
siGue. average intelligence. average pa
triotism. and cultivated as thing
which Is not necessarily warlikc, yet
which increases the potential defen-
sive power Of Il country-Springfleld
Republican.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
Keeping To the Line OF Duty

THE Council committee conducting AN in
vcstiGation Of the Police Department
displays no sympathy with the You're an
other type OF rejoindcr to argument and
evidence The committee has shown a com
mendable purpose to discourage such tcsti-
mony, especially as it has reference to per
sons outside the department, and not in
clnded, therefore, within the Investigations
scope.
On the part Of counsel for some OF the
accused commissioners there appears 10 be
an effort to make the accuse atoms synonymous
with Detective Sergeant Erengcl. This effort
hardly docs the situation Justice Moreover
as Krcngcl, with considerable and quite ac-
curate understanding Of what he might EXPECT
pleaded guilty in advance to various personal
infractiOns Of the moral code, it is not likely
that the depths of his offending, whatever
they may he, will decide the issue as to his
superior officers
Nor should they. Tho committee will he
able to determine, VIC believe. whether NOM
bcrs of the Police Board and officers OF the
department have made real and honest Of
fort TO enforce the law. The committee will
not permit itself to be used for The airing of
official regulations and as sort o. public
laundry for all of Richmond's dirty linen.
Ii has real work to do, in which the con
viction or acGuittal of individual police com
missioncrs or officers or members of the de-
partment is only Il means to an end. 1t has
shown no sympathy with mere muck IA king
but every evidence OF determination fear
lcssy to pursue it's duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03

eonccivably wear out entirely in the course OF
generations. Not that there Is scientific evidence
that this ever happened, but still It is possible
20 assent to the proposition that 1t could
ana IL IL did occur, tho remnants, or debris, or
Whatever 1t might be called, would naturally
DO rtemoSGd-Say. when the next bundle day is
proclaimed. In that case, any bank books or
other treasure deposited under the carpet by
successive heeting generations of boardcrs. back
tnrouSh inc ages. would inevitably be revealed
hut II must be conceded there Is 10 record of
.his event TO be found In the authorities II
Is only a superstition All havo to go on
III forming what might be called the hypothesis
Oh boarding house carpets Is that one boarding
mouse carpet happened to he taken up less than
,weNe years after boarder had made 1t what
nc considered sure and permanent safe deposit
vault When 1T was taken up. of course every
tnihs "nlch mad accumulated under it was dis
ciose". III bank books. why not Jewels of price,
Tess value currency, pieces OF eight and such
neso.aoie treasure, as we'll papers proving
the former occupant to be Anneke Jams heir
or justly entitled to millions OF pounds sterling
In chancerE? Anyway. 1t is quito possible there
WI, VII oe 10, while now general disposition to
take up boarding house carpets oftener than
once IN twelve years-Brooklyn Standard Union