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

When the loading coil left the hands OF
its inventor 1t was as large as a keg
and the fine iron wires inside It cost
mint to make. To-day the loading coil
Is few inches in size, and In the New
York-San Francisco line there are 10000
miles of that wire whose cost of manu-
facture is comparatively low.
The line is still in the hands OF
the engineers. There is an amount of
field work to be done before II is opened
to the public for commercial use, but
when It is opened IT will mean that q
New York business man can talk to
his San Francisco associate without
leaving his desk And the time will not
be long. say the engineers. before he
can send his voice not only to San Fran
cisco, but where he Will. up and down
the Pacific seaboard. II is easy now to
look forward to the day when a man
can send his voice ranging the United
States-North, South, East and finally
West Yet when that is done there still
remain problems for this and succeed
ing generations of telephone men whose
solving will be fully as difficult as the
Onc prebeHteu ny u tranS-cOntlnental
line.
Here are some figures in connection
with the New York-San Francisco line
for the lovers of statistics:
Length of line, 3400 miles. Route:
From San Francisco to Salt Lake City,
no miles; from Salt Lake City to Dem
YER $50 miles; from Denver to Omaha
5S5 miles; from Omaha to Chicago, 500
miles. At Chicago the line branches,
one branch going to Pittsburgh, 545
miles and then to New York, 800 miles
from Pittsburgh. The other branch
goes from Chicago TO Buffalo. 6O3 miles,
and then down TO New York. $50 miles
There is a continuation of the line
from Buffalo to Boston. 465 miles long
From Pittsburgh there is continuation
extending to Baltimore. $50 miles away,
on to Washington, 265 miles. Philadel-
phia is reached by a branch from the
line extending from Pittsburgh to New
York, connecting at Newtown Square
The diameter of the hard-drawn copper
wire of number B. w. G. gauge used
in the line is 165 inch. The total
weight of one circuit consisting of two
such wires is 1.4S0 tons
There are 10000 poles in the line.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Auto for Fifty Cents.

Some time ago a candy sales
man representing the wholesale
house of P. G. King, Waynes-
boro, called on Watson Lynch,
grocer on east Lincoln Way, and
after booking a nice order, in
formed Watson that he was
CHANGING off a Maxwell Runabout
and asked Watson to try his luck.
Without a thought of anything
more than accommodating his
friend he blew in fifty cents and
dismissed the matter from his
mind. Tuesday morning he was
called up on the phone and told
that the drawing had taken place
ond that he was the lucky Guy"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
SNOW MADE THE Difference
What Was Ten Feet Of Land to Tired
Man at Work shoyellng
"the Beautiful"

''Weather like this" said Briefer,
the eminent barrister, reminds me
of an early case of mine. 1t was a
real estate case, a contention over
the ownership of certain ten feet
Of ground, and l was confident that
we should win, for all the facts and
arguments were on our side.
"Hence | was amazed when nv
client, at the beginning of the cross
examination, was asked if he had
not stated, as lately as the previous
month, that the disputed ten feet
OF ground did not belong to him,
but to his adversary, the next door
neighbor, who was now fighting his
claim"
eyes, my client answered, 4 did
state that
"This admission amazed me more
than ever, and l leaned forward in
my chair wondering what would
come next.
"1n the presence of witnesses
said the cross-examining counsel,
you declared that these ten feet be-
longed, not to you, but to Mr.. Parks.
Is that not right?'
"'Quite right. Quite right, SIR
said my client.
"'Then after such an admission
shouted the counsel, how dare you
how dare you, sir-come into this
court and claim the strip of land
as your own?'
"'Well, said my client, it was
just after heavy snowstorm that
l said the ten feet belonged to
Neighbor Parks. We were both
shoveling off our sidewalks at the
time" London Tit-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

by not permitting all of the grass
to be taken off for hay, or to be
cropped off by stock. Heavy
sods are even better than ma
nure. For this reason, soil ex-
perts everywhere are doing all
they can to preach the gospel Of
grass. Every pound of manure,
lime, and commercial fertilizer
should be used at a time, and un-
der conditions, that will result in
heavy sods. Get the sods and
you will get the other crops
everybody knows that, but few
practice it. Why? Because e
greed gets the better of judg-
ment and the land is cropped and
robbed until almost valueless for
cultivation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

a fight against it. Now, it is
jointly the moral and the bust
ness sentiment that are rolling
great pillows of defiance at it.
Railroads will no longer employ
men who frequent saloons, wheth
er they drink or not. Within the
past few months several million
factory workmen have been given
the choice of becoming total alb
stainers or quitting their jobs.
Southern states voted it out in
order that the troublesome ne
groes might be denied the oppor-
tunity to get the stuff that made
dangerous brutes of them. West
Virginia voted it our in order to
get rid of the chronic disorder
among the coal miners. And
now the Lackawanna and Luzer-
ne coal companies will go into
the license courts of their re-
spective counties and ask for
strict regulation Of the saloons in
their districts. They have dis
covered that the open saloon is
the greatest barrier to the pro-
lection of the lives of the miners
and that any movement for
Safety first which ignores the
grog shop is a farce"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous in McCOn.
neIlsburg.


Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly In time Of danger.
In time of kidney danger Doan s
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty Of McConnellsburg evi-
dence of their worth.
Miss Susan Pelghtel, Main ST.,
McConnellsburg, says: 81 was
in poor health for some time and
| believe that weak kidneys caus
ed the trouble. l suffered great
ly from severe pains in my back,
which often darted into nv head.
| became dizzy and had chills. l
l was losing strength daily, and
feet poorly in every way. Doan's
Kidney Pills were brought to my
attention and l procured sup
ply at Trout's Drug Store. They
acted just as represented and
brought me quick relief"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Miss Peightel had
Foster-Milburn Co., Props, Buf
falo, N. Y.
Advertisement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
application will be made TO the Public
Service Commission of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania by the Bell
Telephone Company OF Pennsylvania
for Certificate of Public Convenience
evidencing the Commissions approx
al OF an agreement with the Waynes-
burg, Greencastle and Mercersburg
Turnpike Road Company for right-of
way, the public hearing on which will
be held In the rooms of tho Commission
at Harrisburg on the 18th day OF Feb
ruary, 1915, at 2:30 p. m, when and
where all persons In interest may APP
pear and be heard II they so desire
PAN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
THOSE LONG WAITS.

Don't you remember me, sirf"
asked the caller, addressing the man
at the office desk who was poring over
the market report in a daily paper.
Remember your" queried the man
addressed, peering at the caller over
the top Of his gold.rimmed glasses.
"Yes, sir; don't you remember your
old waiter at the chop house? Why,
l recall the last order you gave me
porterhouse steak, French fried po-
tatoes-"
"oh, yes, / remember you now," said
the man, dreamily, rubbing his hand
over his forehead, 'is the meal ready
yeti"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

The fourth local institute t
Brush Creek township was held
at Buffalo school last Friday even.
ing. Questions discussed were:
1. Special Exercises. 9. How to
Teach Pupils to Think. 8. How
Can We, as Teachers, Keep the
Boys and Girls IN School? Teach.
ers present were: s. E. Walters,
W. W. Smith, Walter Barkman,
Iva M. Hixon, Thelma Metzler,
and one Bedford county teacher
Lloyd Mellott. Many patrons
and directors were present. The
literary program was well rem.
dered. Next institute will be
held at Akersville IN two weeks.
Thelma Metzler, Acting Sec.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Fulton County Soils.
Advertisement.


week, bulletin No. 250 of the
Pennsylvania Agricultural D e.
partment gives a statement IF
the origin and the capacity of
the soil of the State, treating the
matter by townships. 1t is the
purpose of the NEWS to boil
down" the 500 pages to simple
little talks like what follows. Ma
ny of our readers know more
about these subjects than we do;
but we must ask them to remem-
Der that younger generation is
about to take our places, and
many of them are just where we
once were, namely, didn't know
it."
For the sake of simplicity, we
will divide the soils of the Coun-
ty into two kinds, under names
best understood by majority of
people yourselves included) so we
will treat them as slate soils and
limestone soils. Biologists divide
the former into many clasifica-
tions such as Chemung shales,
Portage flags, Clinton shales,
and a lot more kinds that, for the
purpose of this article, are mean
ingless. Strictly speaking, Full
ton county slate land is not
Slate" but it goes by that name
and we will not attempt to argue
the point. 1t is to the great bod
les of these slate and shales that
we will devote what we have to
say. Every one knows tn a t
where the surface is composed of
these soils, it is more or less hilly
The treatment of them for the
purpose of keeping them in good
physical condition is much the
same in all cases. These soils as
found in our county are, in the
main, lacking in humus, that is,
are lacking in decayed vegetable
matter, also called organic mat
ter. The presence of large guam
titles of rotted material is abso-
lutely necessary in order that
these soils may hold moisture.
The power to hold moisture is
derived largely by the presence
of decayed particles that draw
moisture from below the part
turned by the plow. All know
that water 'soaks" into some
substances more readily than in
to others, and since soil without
organic matter in it is almost
pure stone, we can readily see
why such soil dries out soon be-
cause water does not readily pene
trate stone. With the exception
of steep hillsides where the sur
face should seldom be broken,
Fulton county States" can be
made to hold sufficient moisture
to successfully grow any of the
crops popular in this part of the
State. We see results of lack of
humus by many disappointments
when "clearings" are planted,
because repeated forest fires have
passed over them and almost all
of the organic matter was literal
ly burned away to the depth u.s.
ually turned by a plow.s The
lack of organic matter not only
permits the drying out of soil,
but it makes the land poor" be-
cause a large part of the plant
food is either furnished directly
by the decayed matter, or, the
process of decaying liberates and
prepares native soil elements that
go to make stalk, and seed.
Since no farm produces a sufi-
cient quantity of stable manure
to be ploughed down to restore
humus, some other means must
be found to finish out the requir-
ed quantity. This is accomplished
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Attention.

Your attention is called to the
sworn statement of the condition
of THE FULTON COUNTY BANK,
as called for by the Baking De
partment at close of BUSINESS on
Jan. %, 1915. The statement
shows total assets OF 1895, 1897, "a.
By comparing this statement
with previously published state
ments you will notice large and
CO. Itlrucd growth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
What Is the Use q?

What use is there for the H.
quor people to fight the tide any
longer? The tide of public senti-
ment is against the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants. First, it
was moral sentiment that set up
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
ApproprlateIy Named.

What do you call your bulldog?"
the visitor asked the farmer.
"Nabs!'"
"A curious name for a dog. Why
do you call him that?"
wait till a tramp comes along and
I'll show you"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Another Matter.

Those two men over there seem to
be having heated argument. / just
now heard one say something about
that vile weed I'll bet he's fool
reformer abusing tobacco"
"You do him great injustice. Those
two chaps are merely discussing the
merits and demerits Of the dandelion."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Exclamation.

How could two such silent people
ever do their courting?"
Well, she has such a speaking
countenance."
But what about himY"
"oh, his money talks"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

For SALE,-One 35 hp. Craw.
ford auto truck, 8 speeds forward
and one reverse. Can be seen at
Johnson's Flour Mill In Thomp.
son township. Address: c. S.
Johnson, P. o. box 267, Honcock,
Md. l.28.-4t.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Approprlate.

Head of the Family-If nobody wants
this pudding I'll just finish 1t of. It's
pity to waste It.
Guest-My mother used to say
there's nowt wasted where folks keep
pigs.-Ideas.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
They Often nn

Gerald and vanessa are to be mar
ried. get the credit for making the
match"
Take all the credit you can get,
my dear. In few years they may be
giving you the blame"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
An Endlesa sunnIv

you say you do it that way to save
trouble?"
"Yes."
Foolish! What's the use of saving
trouble when you can borrow as much
as you like7"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
The Difference.

oh. Pleasure is the gilded grind
That holds us to a futile quest.
And Happiness is what we find
When We grow weary and would rest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Living On Other Peoples Money.

munity are living on their own
money?
If the question were put to each
person individually he unques-
tionably would answer that he is
living on his own funds. And he
doubtless would be entirely sin
cere in his statement.
But are we really living on our
own money?
Let's dig down under the sur
face and see what we find.
For the sake of argument we
will assume that you are running
an account with the grocer, and
the butcher, and possibly other
merchants.
You pay, of course, but per-
haps you make settlement only
every sixty or ninety days. Some
even pay their bills only twice a
year.
Now, was it your money that
paid the wholesaler for the goods
you are using and for which you
have not paid, or was it the mer-
chants?
And if it were the merchants,
and you have not paid him, is it
your money you are living on un-
til settlement day, or is it his?
We contend that fully one-half
the people are living from day
to day on other peoples money,
and by doing so they are them
selves contributing to the present
high cost of living.
Now control your rising anger
for moment, and we will hum
bly, endeavor TO show you why
you are keeping prices up.
The average mercantile stock
costs several thousands of dollars
and it must be paid for in cash or
the merchant must obtain a line
of credit from he wholesaler.
And when he buys his goods on
credit he pays a higher price for
them.
In turn you buy your goods
from the merchant on credit, and
he in self-defense must add still
an additional Safety" profit. In
other words, h e must charge
more than a cash price in order
to protect himself from the GER
tainty of loss consequent upon
slow collections, bad debts and
other annoyances.
Thus two Safety" profits are
added to the original selling
prices of the article.
Do you see how it works-how
the price is boosted?
If every customer paid spot
cash for his goods the merchant
in turn could do the same with
the wholesaler, thereby securing
from the latter a discount for
cash of probably n to 10 per cent.
And then the merchant himself
would not be required to add the
Safety" profit to h s goods
which would mean another SUBJ
stantial reduction in the price of
the article, and all because of the
simple expediency Of handing
the cash over the counter.
Now doesn't it look as though
the practice of living on other
peoples money is costing us con-
siderably more than we are just
flied in paying for such a doubt
full privilege?
1t might require some slight
inconvenience and a little tempo
rary retrenchment in order to
change over to a cash system;
but if merchant made you a
fiat offer of fifteen or twenty
per cent. discount for cash YoO
WOULD JUMP AT THE oPPoRTU-
NIFTY.
Doesn't 1t appear to be to the
advantage of everybody in this
community to wipe out the bane-
full credit system and buy and
sell for cash?
1t certainly looks that way to
US. How does it appear to you?,
What Is the Use?
What use is there for the IL
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

FOR ALE.-No. |. House and
lot near Lashley, Pa. No. 2. Red
Slate farm of about 45 or 80
acres, house and other buildings,
and orchard of good fruit at Lash.
ley, Pa. No. 3. Farm of 100
acres about one mile south of
Warforcsburg, Pa, part hme-
stone, well watered, suitable for
stock farm, house, barn, wagon
she'd fruit, and some timber.
For further informal ton, call on,
lr address, Jas. e. Ritz, War
fordsburg, Pa. / 26 2t
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

For SALE:-Steam Engine and
Sawmill, consisting of Is Horse
Power Geiser portable engine on
wheels. Geiser saw mill with 65
#. ways, 30 feet carriage, 8 head
Blocks, lumber truck, coy-off
saw, ripping w,..table, tools and
every thing connected with a first
class outfit, ready for operation.
All IN good repair. Will be
sold very reasonably. Apply,
Spangler and Harris, McCon-'
nellsburg, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.

RATES-One cent per word for each
insertion. No advertisement accepted
Tor less than 10 cents. Cash must &C.
company order.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

For SALE:-Pair of good mules;
or, will trade for good horse, or,
will sell horse and keep mules.
Have too many.
GEO. N. SIPEs,
l0-29-14-tf Hustontown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
BARGAINS GALORE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THIS WONDERFUL SALE.

Country produce taken in exchange at
highest market prices.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
COMPLAINS OF NOISES
'hf"i Werner Issues Orders to f,ntr,i
men Z" Prevent Use of Automobile
Horns Near Churches

Major Werner has received mann
complaints as to unnecessary noisc
hlhuc hy automobiles. MOTORCYCLES. The
CRYING OF papers and improperly loaded
wagons being hauled about, and he
mas issued special orders to the mem
n'rS :" ms department TO see to II
tha' more quiet is maintained
Complaints came especially from III n
vicinity OF churches and hospitals and
"thrr sriac"S where quiet is necessary.
tn" Ihw requires that there shall he
no Changing of bells and whistlii~ or
SIRENS ana blowing of automobile
h"rhS. or amy other undue noise i'm tho
vicinity Of hospitals and churches. but
r"h"r"liN. there seems to he no re-
Straini on the part Of drivers and many
aut"mOhilistS.
Let IN" judge pass on Il tow Cases. -
snid Major Werner, and It viii have
the desired effect"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
GYPSY SMITH SPEAKS
ON THE MORAL LEPER''
|iriie Evangelist Holds Large Audi.
encc of Men at Lyric
Thentcr.
SPEAKS AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY
Secretary S. x. Mckee Says He Has
Never Seen Speaker Command In
terest Of Audience So Completely,
Not Excepting Billy Sunday.

..
gypsy smith, Jr, the viriic cvanEc-
list. preached on The Moral Lepcr" at
the Lyric Thcat.r yos,erd,, ,e,o.
T., an ,ud,or r., 90,
W 'h'h' most OF
''''" "''"'e" 'hc ages or twenty-five
''" ''ii'H E'a'S'
'"' '"r'F-h'c minutes the evangelist
held the big crowd in thran bv his
forccful clouucucc "Gvn.yr s,,i,h IT,
'''
an" Il manner
W P'S'h'ihS ms argument that are
distinctly his own lie make. no emo
,ional :nno.I 20 ri. ,
,...,
mus "'te"''"h oy ms IN
'thS' carhes,neSs and Il sincerity that
carries conviction. In his address he
lil<.n.d si,, ga ,
,, '"'
'''H' !" more deadly to the
Sou' IMAM the appalling malady is tn
th" body. Moral lcproSy he said ia
''''"rlh'c except through Jesus Christ
re spoke on the value Of Christian
manhood. submitting that Il clean
christian lif. * essential 10 the well
ICING OF both body and soul.
me Lyric Quartet sang several of
Va" 'ypsE Smith hymns. and the
evangelist contributed several yoca!
numbers to the musical program He
VIII speak mex, sunday afternoon az
-" o'clock al the Lyric. when his sub
jec, VII b" The TrickStcr"
CONDICTS MEETING.
FOR uO1s az y n e.
--no .,.,,,,;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
BOTH BRANCHES TO MEET
tOmmuu Council and hoard nf Alder
men Are Scheduled for Sessions
TO-NiGht.

Both branches Of the City Council
are scheduled for meetings 10 night
the Board sor special session n 7:30
O'Clock, and the Common Council in
regular monthly meeting half an hour
later
The Aldermen are called TO consider
q recommendation from the Mayor tina
provision be made for Il delegation to
represent the city at the National
Rivers and Iiarbors congress. to be
held in Washington Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday Of this week.
On the docket of the Common Coun-
Gil are a number OF measures OF more
than ordinary impor;ancc-amonE
them the ordinance which provides Il
maximum penalty Of S25 for spccders
who break the law for the first time.
The measure is designed TO relieve this;
class Of offenders from the 800 fine
That Is imposed by Justice Crutchficld
upon all pccdcrs without distinction
ana without inquiry into possible miti-
eating circumstances.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
FOR TRADE EXTENSION


Tire annual me"tin" Of the Trade
Extension bureau OF The Chamber OF
Commerce viii b" held tomorrow
night at 80 o'clock in aucscrs Hotel
.\ftcr a dinner TO the members OF the
bureau. the meeting Will lie given
over TO Il discussion Of what WAS aC-
compliShcd during the last "iicttcr Ac-
uuaintancc' week. and 10 the laying of
plans for The next gathering Of out
f-town merchants and buyers.
Addresses viii he made by John NJ.
Miller. Jr. vice president OF the First
National Bank, who viii speak on
"ihc Importance Of the Trade f.Xtcn-
sion bureau TO the Commercial In
forests Of Richmond" and by Mayor
.\inslic. President W T. Reed. of the
Chamber Of Commerce., and T.. NJ. Car
riueiun. Il former president of the or
SANITATION.
W y Eroaddus. chairman of the
bureau. VIII prcsid" and present the
report of Tie "ietter Acquaintance"
week Of 1911. |, is said "a have been
the most successful IN the history of
the bureau.