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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
DOUGLASS

A very pretty wedding took
place at the home of the brides
mother and step-father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Clouser, near Big
Cove Tannery, on Wednesday,
January 10, 1916, when Miss Ber
tina A. Hess, daughter of Frank
Hess, late of Thompson township
deceased, became the bride of
Mr.. Ira E. Douglass, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Watson w. Douglass,
near Hancock. The impressive
ceremony was performed by Rev
A. R. Garland. OF Belle Grove,
Nd, in the presence of quite a
number of invited guests. a
sumptuous wedding dinner was
served, and the occasion was a
most felicitous one.
The bride and groom are most
excellent young people and pos
sess the qualifications of heart
and mind that will win success
in the battles of life. The NEWS
extends congratulations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
Started a Cannery.

Newton Knable, of the Mea-
dowgrounds, tried his hand at
the canning industry on a COM
mercial scale last season, and he
is now marketing the product.
His first venture was with string
beans and corn. He found no
difficulty in disposing of his stock
right here in town to the mer-
chants and hotels. 2-pound cans
neatly labeled with the word
"Meadowground" prominent | y
displayed give the cans a real
business-like appearance. We
see no reason why Meadow
ground" canned goods of all
kinds should not become a house
hold necessity in the near future
for Mr.. Knable's products are
said to be fine, and can be sold
at two full pounds for ten cents.
He put up a thousand cans last
season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

other but few hours before, and who
on the next day would again be kill
ing, meeting there between the lines,
and exchanging gifts, candy for Gig
arettes, matches-those luxuries Of
the trenches-for pipe tobacco.
All but the Belgians. Christmas
dawned a sorry day for them. They
were cut off from their homes. Not
even card could come to them
through those lines that stretched
across their country.
But on Christmas morning came
gifts to the Belgians after all. An
Englishman had thought of them.
They got, every man Of them, pipes.
pipe tobacco. cigarettes and matches.
All of that day, the strange truce
went on. When night fell, the sing
ing began again. They sang the day
out, as they had sung 1t in.
But the next day the men were
moved In the trenches. Hate had died
of a Christmas day, and war cannot
live without hate. The unseen enemy
across had been seen and talked
to, and proved to be men, men
with families who had sent them
gifts, men who smiled and who sang.
They were moved on. and the fight
ing began again.
So say that there are worse things
than being Ill. There is hating. and
the business Of war, and sickness Of
nations.
And now. to those of you who are
so cheerfully and bravely fighting
your battle against the enemy, dis
ease, and fighting, like the soldiers
at the front. away from your homes.
let me wish for all of you a Christ.
mas truce.
(Signed)
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
PATENT EDITORS AT WoR,e

that do. SO 1t is odd to think that /,
who am well and strong, should be
looking now and then for word of
cheerfulness from people not so fortu-
nate.
1t is really o great lesson. How
wise you all are, at Cresson and Ham,
burg and Mont Altol How well you
know that OF faith and hope and char.
ity, the greatest of these is hope!
Hope and high courage, and battles
are won.
There are worse things than ILL.,
ness. There is sickness Of the heart,
which is despair, and there is sick
ness OF the soul. which is death. And
there is a very terrible thing, which
is the sickness of nations.
Last winter, Just a week or so later
than this, was at the front in Flan-
ders. The men were being changed
about in the trenches. Why? Be-
cause of Christmas day.
There had been a Christmas truce.
At midnight on Christmas eve, here
and there in the confronting trenches
men sang the hymns of the Nativity.
Eight hundred miles Of armed men
singing.
The artillery duel ceased, and after
breakfast, where the trenches were
close enough together. the men held up
their Christmas gifts for the other
side to see.
The Germans, full of sentiment
about Christmas, had many gifts. The
French and English we're we'll pro-
vided. Men stepped out Of the
trenches onto the forbidden ground
between.
At first cautiously, then without
fear, the men mingled. What an ex-
traordinary sight It must have beenl
Men who had been trying to kill each
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
Death Of Infant.

Peter McEldowney Morton,
aged s months. and IL days, died
at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl B. Morton, a short
distance west of cConnellsburg
on Thursday, January 27, 1916.
Cause of death:was inflammation
of the bowels. Interment was
made January 10Th in Union
Cemetery, services having been
conducted by Rev. ]. L. Yearick.
The parents have the sympathy
of their many friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

A year ago Mary Roberts Rinehart
was in the trenches on the battle
front. She is the only woman writer
who has been granted that privilege.
She interviewed the king and queen
OF Belgium. Queen Mary Of England
and General French, the commander
OF the English forces. From her re-
markable experiences she draws a
lesson for the patients In the State's
great tuberculosis sanatoria at Mont
Alto. Cresson and Hamburg, who are
fighting to regain their health.
Mrs. Rinehart has contributed an
article to aid the amateur editors of
Spunk, q magazine published by the
patients at Mont Alto. AS she is
the highest-paid woman writer in this
country, whose stories are worth more
than dollar word, the jubllation OF
the editors can be easily understood.
The work OF publishing the magazine
is done entirely by the patients.
Commissioner Of Health Dixon has
encouraged the work, as II offers an
interesting occupation for the pa
tients. The story is as follows:
ITO the Patients at Mont Alto. Ham
burg and Cresson I am sorry not
to be able to write Christmas arti-
Gle for Spunk this year. One of
the things promise myself, with great
regularity. is to try to return to all
OF you some OF the messages OF cheer
fulness and hope that you send me
each month.
But time goes by. and I grow buster,
and life presses very hard. So l
fail, and no one is sorrier than l
am.
It Is great thing, this message busi-
ness. There is some sort OF mes
sage in every printed word. l am
learning that every day. in the work
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

Druggist and Mrs. Leslie W.
Seylar spent the time from We'd
nesday of last week until last
Sunday evening enjoying a nice
trip to Akron, Ohio. and Pitts
burgh.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
JANUARY HONOR ROLL.


Not a bad list for a midwinter
month. You will see the names
Of a lot of people you know. If
you have paid during the month,
you will see your own name, and
see whether you are properly
credited. If you are not salts
fled with your label, take up the
matter with the Office at once.
Unless our subscribers ask US
to discontinue the paper when
the time is up for which it is
paid, we continue to send it.
We conclude that if you receive
the paper, that you do not wish
it discontinued. and that you in
tend to pay for it. There are a
few people-not many, thank
goodness who will take the pa
per until there is a year or more
due on it, and then notify us to
stop it, and say nothing about
paying for the overtime. That
is not playing fair. 1t is not do
ing to others as you would that
they should do unto you. 1t
costs money to print the paper
and send it out. If for any rea-
son you do not wish the paper to
be sent to you, it will cost you
but a penny for a postal to tell
US. 1t is far from the desire of
the publisher to send the NEWS
to anyone who does not want it.
A little attention to the label,
and dollar sent along just once a
year keeps you in good standing
and the Editor in good humor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
SHOCKING AUTO ACCIDENT.
Three Women Killed on Railroad Cross.
ing in Cumberland County Last
Saturday Morning.

A special Bible Conference of
ten days is being conducted at
the Bible School of the Brethren
in Christ, which is maintained
by that denomination near Grant
ham, Cumberland county. At
$50 o'clock last Saturday MORN
ing, Daniel H. Wingert, Cham
bersburg, himself an auto sales
man, started from Chambersburg
in Pullman touring car to at
tend this Conference. On the
front seat of the car was Mr..
Wingert's 18-year old son Nor
man; on the back seat were Mr..
Wingert's wife; Mrs. Cyrus Car
baugh, of Chambersburg, and
Mrs. Jacob Myers and her little
three-year old child, near Green
castle.
Mr.. Wingert made the drive
without an incident worthy of
note, and reached the railroad
crossing at Grantham about 8:45.
Just after crossing the tracks,
they struck a heavy grade up a
steep narrow lane, which was so
muddy, that Mr.. Wingert found
he could not make it, and start
ed to back the car down across
the tracks with a view to taking
another road and avoiding the
hill. 1t is said that both he and
his son were watching out care
fully for a train, but just as the
rear part of the car was on the
westbound track, a fast freight
bore down upon them at a 35-
mile speed, caught the back part
of the automobile with the three
women and the child, sheared it
from the front end of the car as
with a sharp knife, and threw
the women and child high in the
air and the force of the fall caus-
ed fractured skulls and broken
necks in the case of all the wo-
men, causing death almost in
stantly. The child was thrown
a distance of forty feet, and
alighted upon a grassy bank,
practically uninjured. The faith
er and son were not greatly in
jured. The machine was Of
course, a total wreck.
Mrs. Emma Wingert was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Rotz of Hamilton town.
ship. She was AZ years old last
September 3 and was a devout
member of the Brethren in Christ
being a model mother and wife.
Funeral yesterday morning.
Mrs. Emma S., wife of Cyrus
Carbaugh, was 55 years, s mo.
and 8 days old. She also was an
active member of the church.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons and a daughter. She
was buried Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jacob Myers, who lived
with her family one mile north
of Greencastle, was and active
member Of the e Montgomery
Church of the Brethren in Christ
She was 49 years, 8 months and
20 days old, and is survived by
her husband and six children.
Her funeral was held Tuesday
morning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-03

Miss Harriet Sloan returned
home a few days ago after hav-
ing greatly enjoyed a two weeks
visit to Washington and Mt. Ver-
non.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
FIGHTING THE COTTON PEST
Judgment and Foresight Necessary to
Get Good Crop in BoiI-WeeviI
Territory.

CBy II. A. BROWN. Mississippi Exner,-
ment Station)
To grow cotton in spite of the boil
weevil taxes the best judgment and
foresight of the men on the farms.
The following timely suggestions are
offered concerning preparedness
against the cotton pest.
To make the best possible cotton
yields under boll-weevil conditions use
the medium-early big boiled varieties
of cotton for hill farms and the small.
earlier maturing varieties for low
lands.
Farmers living in weevil-free coun-
try will do well to plant locally grown
seed as far as possible, as seed inn
ported from infested areas is likely
to bring weevils with it,
Investigations conducted at the Mis-
sissippi experiment station recently
showed as many as so weevils to the
bushel found alternating in cotton
seed. Apparently the pest enters the
mature seed, eats out the soft parts
of the inside and makes himself COM
Portable for the winter. Where 1t is
necessary to use such seed much can
be done to control the weevil by fumi
eating the seed before planting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
Roosevelt, the chaneeIInq.

The editor and publisher of the Gin
cinnati Times-Star Is a brother of for
mer President William Howard Taft,
and, elegant gentleman that he is, he
does not view with any great degree
Of tolerance manifestations of VIC
lent recurrence of Armageddon fever
on the part of any public journal en-
gagged in trying to influence a wise
choice in the selection of the Repub-
lican nominee to make the coming
presidential race.
In this connection, the Times-Star
vigorously contests the assertion of
the Chicago Evening Post that every
man and woman. and every child of
even half thinking age, knows today
where Theodore Roosevelt stands on
all matters of national moment On
the contrary, 1t says. that even the re-
naming Progressives are doubtful as
to how Mr.. Roosevelt stands on sew
eral questions. They thought they
knew In past years where Mr.. Roose-
welt stood, but he was not standing
thsu where he is today on public ques.
tioL !,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
ART IN HOUSE TERRAcING
Subject That Deserves Much Thought,
as It VIII Make or Mar Appear
ance of Home.

Terraces, particularly house ter
Faces. which are all those upon small
grounds, belong to architecture, and
should therefore be kept closely in
connection with it's kind All house
terraces those close about or parallel
to buildings, belong to the structure
adjacent and should ba kept as close
up as possible. Terraces usually allow
for liberal bed of plants next to the
buildings, then a path, level apron
OF equal or slightly greater width on
the outside of path. and then the ter
race, IL there be but one, drops down
into the field. II there be more than
one terrace each successive one as
they leave the building must be broad
er than the one above, and thus they
drop by exercising and more gener-
GUS extent to the field below This
field does not mean vast extent, but
what remains of the premises. The
mistake is often made. and it Is
serious one, of building the terrace
broader than the field, reversal of
art that Is inveighed against by every
authority who has written upon the
subject.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
ASPARAGUS FOR THE MARKET
Cut Green Stalks When Eight to Ten
Inches TaIi-Be Careful to Have
Neat Bunch.

Cut green asparagus when stalks
are eight to ten inches tall, cutting the
stalks just under the surface of the
soil. For white asparagus cut the
stalks as soon as tip breaks through
the soil. Use a longbladed knife,
and cut the stalks about nine inches
below the surface. Carry the stalks
to the packing shed and grade them
into four piles; large, medium, small,
and culls, according to the diameter
OF the stalk. The culls consist or
the very small stalks and those stalks
that are not suitable for packing
should be thrown away. Use an as
paragus buncher to form the punches.
Be careful to lay all the stalks straight
so as to have a neat bunch. FIJI the
buncher full, and tie as tight as pos
sible without crushing the stalks. Use
red tape about one inch wide. as this
makes a very attractive bunch. Wash
the punches in clean water. Pack
them In a regular asparagus crate
which will hold one to two dozen
punches. The punches should be
packed very tightly in the crates in or
der to prevent bruising while in trans
portation.
A stand bunch of asparagus is one
that is 8 inches long, Az inches in
diameter at the butt. and weighs IA
to 2h pounds. -Clemson College Bull
letin
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
is UTAH DEMOCRATIC?
1T APPEARS THE REPUsLrcANc
NAY LOSE THIS YEAR
Former Committeeman Declares That
Working Men and Employers Nss
More Than Satisfied With
Present Conditions.

Notwithstanding Utah was one Of
the only two states carried by the
regular Republicans in 1912, and there
fore is held UP as shining light of tho
loyalty of the Republican organization
In the state; William Il. Wallace. who
until recently was the Democratic ma.
tional committeeman for Utah. refuses
to concede the state to the Republic
ans in the coming election. He con-
tends that the president ought to have
carried Utah in the last national cleo
ton and that he has first class
chance TO get the electoral vote this
time
Senator SmUpt, one of the big Re-
publican leaders OF Utah and of the
Nation, and his cohorts control 60 per
cent of the voting strength of Utah,
but. nevertheless, the Utah senator
was lying awake for several nights
after the election In 1912. fearing that
the state had gone Democratic. The
Republicans won by only 5000 in a to-
tai vote of more than 100000. This
time, | firmly bssiieve. we will put up
even better fight. Senasor Suther-
land is going to, have some determined
opposition. and Hs may be beaten.
How are You going to convince
workingmen that they ought TO change
administrations when they are getting
better wages than they ever received
and are working overtimee How are
you going to convince employers that
they ought to change when they are
getting more Sor their products than
ever in their history? Copper is
bringing higher price than at any
time since we started to mine-and
we have the largest copper mine in the
world in Utah-lead is higher in price
and sugar commanding q top figure"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

feed from July 1920 A good northern
variety of corn is planted at the rate
of six quarts an acre May 10 to sup
ply feed from July 20-30 Soy beans
planted at the rate of 30 pounds per
acre May 30 to be fed August 1925.
Cowpeas, five pecks per acre July
to be used August % to September 10.
Each of these crops is planted at the
rate of quarter of an acre for every
six or eight cows, except sudan grass,
which does not give so much feed. so
that third of an acre is drilled in
stead of a quarter of an acre.
If it is desirable to continue the
soiling until October or longer, some
OF the plots may be reseeded to cow
peas. Sudan grass yields a second
crop, which may be cut by October.
Second growth clover and alfalfa may
be used for summer soiling. The sec
ond crop of alfalfa is usually cut be-
tween July and July Is in central
Missouri. Field corn, If available, fur
nishes a large quantity of green feed
after August l. Sorghum is SPLEEN
did crop for late soiling. and yields
heavily on average soils.
The summer silo is gaining favor
rapidly as a supply source of suffi-
Sent amount of succulent iced. Many
dairy farmers feed silage every day
in the year and especially when pas
ture Is not to be had A small silo
built and filed in the fall to be opened
in July is the most economical meth
cd of supplying succulent ration dur
ing short pastures. Silage left over
from winter feeding may be kept
with very little loss until midsummer.
Cows should be fed from forty to fifty
pounds Of silage each day. Silage
alone does not furnish a balanced ra.
ton. so some grain should be fed,
especially to the cows that give the
most milk. At least one pound of
cottonseed meal should be included on
the daily grain ration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
BASIS OF ALL FERTILIZATION
5arnyard Manure Is Best Humus-
Forming Substance to Be Found
on the Average Farm.

(By E. J. WATSON, Louisiana Expert-
ment Station.)
The basis Of all fertilization for the
vegetable garden is barnyard manure,
as it is the best transforming sub
stance we have on the average farm.
and 1t Is also rich in plant food. The
manure should be hauled direct from
the lot and spread broadcast over the
garden during the winter or early fall
and plowed under. The entire garden
should annually receive this dressing
of manure. which might be supple
mented with good commercial fer
tilizer. There is nuthing better for
this purpose than high-grade acid phos-
plate, applied at the rate of 400 to 500
pounds per acre. when breaking, and
nitrate of soda applied as dressing
after the crops are started, at the rate
OF 200 to 300 pounds per acre. With
stable manure as the basis, this kind
of fertilization would answer the needs
of every crop likely to be grown in 4
garden or truck patch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
EXPENSE OF EGG PRODUCTION
Other Things to Take into Account Be-
sides Cost of Feed-Culi Out
Nonproducers.

II we count as the cost of the eggs
only the cost of the food, it might
seem that we have cheap eggs; but
other items should be figured in IL we
are to get correct estimate. Interest
on the money invested in buildings,
labor in caring for the flock, deprecia-
ton of the plant. and the number Of
nonproducers. However, it is not fair
to charge as the cost of egg produc-
ton the fat stored on the drones. and
their days food. The cost Of egg pro-
duction should be based on the cost Of
feeding flock of layers. A woman who
has been faithfully trap nesting for six
months, says that after she had culled
out a third of her flock as nonproduc-
ers. the cost of egg production de-
creased. though the cost of food was
greatly increased
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
[EEllNUE1 RlEyyE|
RIil[EL[pS y
10AM
oWWB
DENOTES RIGHT CIVIC SPIRIT
Minneapolis Does We'll in Honorinp
the Mensury of PubliG-Spirited citi-
zen Who Deserved Well.

Over In Minneapolis the other day
CRY of a man named Rowley! We
didn't hear anything about it over this
way, but i'm Minneapolis it was quite
an event. This man Rowley you see,
was not a national character. He, was
just a plain citizen of Minneapolis He
was the man who gave that city it's
elsctric railway system. He was, one
of, the builders of that thriving, conn
munity. He was one Of the men with
the vision an6 the foresight, who.
helped lay the foundation stones Of
the metropolis of Minnesota. The peo.,
ples of Minneapolis are showing their
appreciation for his worth and his ster-
ling qualities There are not, very
many cities i'm the country wdere mon.
umants are unveiled to the memory of
street railway magnates. Usually they
are damned while they live and for.
gotten when they die. Other conn
munities might profit by the exam
as aowley and others builded a city
for no other particular reason than
that they wanted city there. And,
as a city, it 10 not yet SO years old, but
it has a. population of S00,000i and is
growing every day. Minneapolis has
the right civic spirit and never dem
onstrated it in a better way than by
eresting a monument to the memory
of one Of it's own good citizans.-Hu.
ron Times Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
For Better Housing of Aliens.

Prizes aggregating $1,000 have been
offered by the National Americaniza-
ton committee in a contest for plans
for the housing of immigrants In In
dustrial towns. Two groups of prizes
are offered. The first covers plans for
the housing of workmen in industrial
communities not exceeding a popula-
ton of $4,000. Entries may include
designs for single family houses, COM
bined family and lodging houses which
will permit separation of the family
from the dodgers or boarding houses
or community dwellings for numbers
OF single men or of single women.
The first prize In this group is $1,000,
the second $500 and the third, fourth
and fifth 500 each. Competitors are
to assume that the community is a
new one produced by new industry
most of the workmen to be needed
permanently and the rest, as construc-
ton gangs, from two to five years only.
Welfare of the tenant and low cost
are the two important considerations
urged by the committee Wages of
the workmen are assumed to be from
~ day to $40 week.
The second group Of prizes Is of.
fered for satisfactory substitute for
the deraiied freight and cattle cars
now used to house construction gangs
on railways. In this group the first
prize Is 5000 and the second prize 500