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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

| people had been on II obviously for
years. according to John Daily.
Jus so. jus So said Hampden.
only I'm afraid well have TO stop
your operations, Mr.. Sandry. The fact
is. we've just bought this tract, an
as II comprises two hundred and fifty
acres. an Is In the form OF narrow
strip ruunln' north an south. II will
effectually keep you out O. the East
Belt-unless, O. course, you should buy
II OF U.s."
For a moment Sandry regarded the
| speaker In mild astonlshment.
you must be mistaken. Mr.. Hamp
den." he said; "all the stumpage for
five miles north and east Is our prop.
erty. with options on every privately
owned section for another seven miles
In both directions. And this tract you
speak OF lies within a mile and half
OF camp. You are suffering under a
hallucination."
Sandry smiled coldly.
III you will take the trouble to look
up the records In the state land office
at Salem" returned Hampden smooth
ly. you'll find that I'm In my right
mind, all right. This here track has
been duly filed on under the home
stead law by one T. J. O'Connel. and
sold by him last woek 10 the Yella
Pines Lumber company. Now, my
young Easterner. you can't run yer log
trail acrost our land"
Hampden rose, his little eyes shin
ing with savage triumph.
Sandry rose also.
"I1l neither take the trouble 10 90
to Salem nor pay the least attention
to your threats" he said. and his man.
ner was coolly unconcerned "and
should advise that you get this com.
pany out Of your head as quickly as
possible. And now good day"
He turned. as II the interview were
at an end, and seated himself at the
desk from which Hampden had just
risen.
by gosh, you'd betterl" said the
other with a snap Of his heavy Jaws as
he strobe past Daily and out OF the
open door.
AN. by God. VIC Will"
This last came In the deep boom
OF the foreman. who was watching
the departing lumberman with the bit
ter enmity of years of fighting.
Nov what do you think Of thatT'
asked Sandry in profound disgust.
Just what I've thought OF him for
years-damned spectacular bluh!"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Had a RIpht to Be rhsr..

A man arrested IOr stealing chick
ems was brought to triai. rhe case
was gwen TO the jury. VINO brought
MN IN guilty. and the Judge sentenced
MN to three months imprisonment
The jailer was Iuviai uIan. fUud VI
a smile. ana, feeling particularly gOud
on that particular day considered MN
sell insulied when the prisnner. TOOK
ing around the cell. luld ann u was
dirty and not III tor hug To ne pul
IN. One WORD nrnnght on anofhs.
till finally the iallef told the prisoner
" ne did not Dehave nlniseli he w0nih
put nim out To wnicL The prisunei
replied u will give YOU to unIer
stand sir I nave as good rignl
nere az YOU navel"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
So a Bolt Cant slip.

A method oi locking nut upon a
bolt IN such a way that 1t cannot work
loose is the object OF patent granted
10 William Johnson of Pittsteld Mass
The bolt is the ordinary screw bolt.
nut mas a Hat edge down one side
Upon this washer, made OF spring
steel is place1 lhe straight edge OF
the hole in the washer hts that OF the
bolt. thus making II immovdble
The surface OF the washer ls
punched with round bosses The un
der surface OF the nui IS bored with
the same number OF holes as there
are bosses ana OF equal size.
When the nut IS screwed down the
BOSSES yield under pressure until the
nut is driven home. when they III into
the holes The nut cannot work loose
Dui can be removed easily with q
wrench
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
FISH KNOCKS OUT FISHERMAN
6ives Man Black Eye and Breaks lts
Own Nose-WiIl BE Kept as
Trophy.

II was a starlight night and Joe"
Rivers good launch Yankee lazily slid
through succession Of oiled waves
Rin aud skipper Jerry Shively a, the
wheel measured his full length OF six
feet i've upon the de9k. Bang Some
thing careened on the sDukes of the
wheel and lay huttering In the soup
pers
"Who did that" beloved Jerry as
he arose to his feet and glared down
upon the covering crew
Something from overheard timor
ously replied William Askerson aoie
seaman. Seen II come aboard
A few turns OF the wheel and the
Yankee settled back to It's course
white the crew hogan to seafcn and
finally came upon the nutterng thing
IN the scuppers
II was tying tish. and not a large
one al ihat But II had sent a man
who weighed over 2h0 pounds TO the
mst tor the full count OF ten and mad
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Wireless Amateurs, Messaue

1t was a very pretty thing that the
amateur wireless operators II the
country did On the night before Wash
ingtons birthday. At midnight the
hundreds CT boys who make W that
army sat waiting for a tGeseAge from
Davenport, Ia. When II CAME, every
one within hearing repeated It, and
each Soy WIZ received it relayed II
eastward in his turn. until II reached
the operators Of the Harvard Wireless
club. They delivered It to a ielega-
tion Of boy scouts, QUE of VIII ~. read
1t aloud from the Platform cf the
town hall IL Lexington. The message
was this: "a democracy requires that
q people who govern and educate
themselves should 5u so armed and
disciplined that they can protect them
selves. ."-Youths Companion.
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the first glance. They both bespoke a
nature self-satlshed to the point OF
pride. a crafty shrewduCss that had
been eminently successful and an ada
mantine hardness of purpose.
All. Mr. sandry," he said, taking
his feet from the table with insult
ing slowness, I'm Hampden-of the
Yella Pines-and / come over on a
little matter o. business"
Sandry bowed.
clad TO know you Mr. Hampden. "
he said civiuy though the memory OF
the damaged rOl!way came suddenly
up before him blasting his appraise.
meut OF the man.
And / might as well get It over
with, for it's bound to be against the
grain a bit"
As be spoke a smile that was meant
to be insolently apologetlc but sue.
ceeded only IN being clumsy, creased
his weathered face drawing his small.
sharp eyes into narrow Sits.
"Yes?" said Sandry coldly
IT'S about that track o stumpage
you're slashln your log.trail acrost.
"Ycs?" said Sandry again. What
about the tract? It isn't specially
good and we're leaving il Intend 10
cross It and cut into the East Belt"
There was a slight tone of salis'ac
tion in. his voice. for the East Belt
stumpage was little the best thing
In all this magnificent timber country
and the eyes Of the Yellow Pines
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
SURELY A MlsTAKEl

Smoky" Hobbs of Columbus was
fined s4O0 and given six months for IL
legal selling OF liquor What? In
Columbus? Surely must be a mistake.
Bootleggers only ply their trade in
dry towns. That's why the benevo-
lent vets run saloons. to keep bad
men from bootlegging in dry towns.
Tut, tut! Yes, it must be n mistake
Caldwell Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
PROHIBITION AND BUSINESS.

Endorsement OF the value of prohi-
bition law as an aid to general busi-
ness prosperity was recently signed
by men representing the leading indus
tries of Steubenville, o., among others.
two paper companies, a glass COM
pany, two foundries. two clay com.
panies, tin plate company and pot.
terry concern.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

position had any basis In fact. TO mis-
amazement some OF his correspond
ents maintained that he must De uis
taken In provincial papers not con
troyersy was waged regarding the
exac, nature OF the appearance
Bishop Weldon. Dean Hensey. Hen
son. Bishop Taylor Smith lhe chsp
lain-Geperal, and many other clergy
nave occupied themselves with the
matter. Doctor Horton preached about
the Angels. at Manchester. SIR 10
seph Compton RicEett lpresldent OF
the National Federation ut Free
Church Councilsl. stater that the snl
diers at the front had seen VISIONS and
dreamed dreams. and had given tesu
mOny OF powers ana prncipanties
Fighting Tor them or against them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Dance to the Vibrations.

Vibrations of the hoor caused BY
the playing OF an orchestra are san
TO be sufficient for deaf persons to
dance by. This at least is The ex
planation given TOR a dancing eAhlDl
tion by deaf couples neld IN san Fran
clsco recently. Others. not susceptible
to these vibrations. fall into the
rhythm by watching.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
The Mav II Goes.

"A man lives three liyes-youth.
manhood and age" philosopbically
stated Professor Pate. youth is the
rising sun Of life, when he thinks Ci
what a heck of feller he is going to
be; manhood is the sun at full me
ridian, when he is satisfied that he Is
indeed a heck of a feller; age is the
setting sun. when he says around and
brags about what a heck ot feller
he used to be."-Judge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
PRoHlhlrloN pRoAlnlrs.

when the number Of arrests are
slashed in two in one year 1t is pretty
conclusive evidence that prohibition
prohibits not only liquor selling but
crime as we'll" is the comment of the
Youngstown (o) Telegram on the re-
markable decrease in arrests in the
state Of West Virginia since prohibl-
ton became the law OF the state.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
CAVES $1,000 A YEAR.

A press dispatch FROM Centralia, H..
says that since prohibition went into
effect under the local option law that
town has saved an average OF s63277
every month. This means decrease
OF $1,000 a year directly due to the
abolition OF the saloon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
SYNOPSIS.

BiietE Of Daily's lumber camp directs
. hiranger 10 the camp. Walter Sandry
Introduces himself 10 John Daily fore
man. as ''the Dillingworth Lumber Co.
" most OF H." He makes acquaintance
With the camp and the work he has come
from the East TO superlntend and make
successful. He writes TO his father that
DO Intends 10 get handful Of the wealth
m the uncut timber OF the region, Tie
gives Slletz perm sslon 10 ride Black B0lt
bis saddle horse. In an emergency he
proves 70 the foremun thai be- does not
Lack judgment Silctz tells him Of the
Preacher Tie discovers that Sil q bears
the sign Of the Sletz tribe Of Indians and
wonders what her surname ls IN the
nnRh Of a tender moment be calls her
the NiEh, Wind H. the Pines" and kisses
her.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Former Iowa
Farmers Arc
Doing Well
In Canada.

Ing statements about the enormous
war taxes that are being paid here
$500 on quarter section yearly
about forcing young men to enlist for
the war; about the cold no crops and
any old story that r. its extrayagant
boldness might influence men and
women from venturing north to Can.
ada, is really in the list OF curlos to
our people. Knowing the country. We
can hardly take 1t seriously. Our gov.
ernments, however, dominion and pro-
vincial. are taking steps to expose the
false statements that are being made,
and thereby keep the channel open for
continuing the stream OF settlers that
has been flowing to us for the past
Observation-Disclosures
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

Just why anyone should ever sup
pose that because the people OF any
city stop buying booze they will per-
force stop buying land, or paying rent
or patronizing the meat market. bake
shop, grocery or clothing store is hard
to understand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
More Trouble.

why do you never take your fam
lily oui IN your car?
'tini seven in my family
Well. you nave n seven passenger
ear.
Yes. and when It's full people think
I'm oprraIine ii'aey hus
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
RrM.RKAn1E LETrrn IroM A WELL

REMARKABLE LETTFR from A WELL
KNOWN WASHINGTON DRUGGIST.
In referencet TO Elixir BabelS the greeirss..d 4,
for chi 70 and fepsr and all rra,ariai d,euses.
"W!thin the last i've months have sold S.a1
bottlesof El Nir Ba bclt for Malarial lChlllsand
Fever. Our customers speak very well % u,
Henry Evans, or y ST., NV. Washington, DC
EIIxir Babek 80 cents all druggists, OF bJ
Parcels Post, prepaid, from Hoczevsd 4 Co
WashipRton, ID. 4.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
COOK NOT NEEDED.

Under prohibition the jails in North
Yakima have become 30 depopulated
that the Salvation Army can no longer
AFFORD to pay cook to provide three
peals day for the three inmates.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
There is No
War Tax So
Called.

covers municipal tax. school tax. hail
insurance tax-everything. There Is
no war tax so-called. l like the laws
In force here. There is no compulsion
to me In any way. am Just as ir1e.
pendent here as I was in Illinois. and
l feel that my family and are Just as
we'll protected by the laws Of the prov
ince as we were In our old home In I'LL.
nols, What earn here Is my own.
I have seven children and they take
their places at school, in sports and
at all public gatherings the same as
the Canadian born.
(Sgd) M. p. Tysdal
February 9th. 1916"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

" AlC NalNOW ~
with the homestead law. They looked
at II from all sides, noticed a few
blazes on the nearest trees, read a
clumsily executed trespass notice. and
returned to camp.
And us with our big contract with
the Portland Lumber mills!" said San
dry. Il begin to see. Daily, you
gather out ten men and go up and
take that shack to pieces Just as quick
as you know how Don't leave a
trace. Bring the timbers away and
start telling from that end to meet the
trail"
AS the foreman wont among the
men picking his crew, Sandry turned
down across the slough toward the Of.
fee. Once settled at his desk. he took
out the records of the Dillingworth
company and began q systematic
search for word of the narrow tract of
hill and timber between the camp and
the fine East Belt.
When Daily returned at quitting
time TO report the demolition Of the
cabin and the start OF the new cutting,
he had found nothing.
That's strange" he said uneasily
Are these all the records, Daily? Has
anything ever been destroyed? | can
find nothing bearing on this piece OF
land, and yet the statement turned
over TO me by Frazer distinctly says
that everything from the southwest
section corner here at the camp within
a radius of five miles north and east
belongs TO US. with numbers, and all
data. What does this Hampden mean,
and what sort of tract is this strip !
| see no mention made Of II.
"No-that strip was part OF the East
Belt. The company bought II four
year ago from a busted speculator,
who sold EN- first the north stumpage
an then this at q sacrifice price
That's why Hampden's always ben so
sore over ii. lie wanted 1t himself
Stafford, the SPECTATORS name was
! A smooth man from the East There
was some hitch about titles-specially
about this here strip, an the deal hung
nre for some time an Hampden danced
war dance. he was so blame anxious
to knock Il, but old Frazer beat him
to Il an won out Finally 1t was
settled an the strip come under the
East Belt deed"
"Oh. see!" said Sandry. shifting a
sheaf Of papers. Here 1t Is Well
that's a relief. And now for this Mis-
ter Hampden."
But Hampden was for himself and
with a vengeance
That evening Sandry met Silet1
across the little meadow back of the
camp, where he had gone for the mail
sack. eft swinging on the forked stick
set up teside the county road.
Been up on the ridge?" be asked
vexed that il should take a slight ef
fort to keep his voice to the common
place This girl in her natural setting
always took him out of the everyday
affected him like play with lowered
lights. soft music and alien scenes.
"Yes." she said dreamily, falling In
to the whimsical speech that only es
capped her when she stood apart IN the
hills, or listened to the pines, 1t came
tonight"
"It?"
Sandry had gone little way, to meet
her and the camp was shut from, sieht
by clump of spruce, new growth and
ow.branched.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

We reprint the following article.
complete, without comment from the
latest number OF the Saskatchewan
Farmer" an agricultural paper pub
lished at Moose Jaw. Saskatchewan:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

given him the blackest Of eyes in the
bargain
The flying fish and the black eve
were brought into port here one day
last week by Mr. Shyely, who pro.
poses to keep the first and Is making
every effort TO rid himself of the lat.
ter The flying hsh had its nose
broken in the encounter and only lived
lew minutes. Los Angeles Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
HE HAS HAD
GRAND CROPS
And Likes the Laws In Western
Canada.

II lived near Lee. Illinois. for a
years. l came to Saskatchewan In the
spring OF 1919 and bought Land near
Briercrest. have farmed this land
1880 acres, ever since. / have had
grand crops. In 1914 / had 100 acres
OF wheat that yielded 40 bushels To
the acre. I sold this wheat at $1.5C
per bushel. like the country and my
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Ne occaaIcn 70 Wary.

MY husband Worries s over tho
amount of gas We burn"
"Tell him that 10 q matter 10 n'aks
light o."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

"The attempt 10
c h eek emigration
nom the United
States to our prai-
rie provinces by
publishing alarming
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Where's He Cot M

BET | know where you got that
necttie."
Five bucks says you don't"
Around your neck, you boob"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

neighbours n y
taxes on each quar-
ter section (16o
acres) are about
y32 a year. This
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
FACTORY REPLACES BREWERY

Tear down a brewery and upon its
ruins will rise factory.-John Mitch
ell, Labor Leader.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
POSSE HUNTS
TRAIN BANDITS
Express Messenger Is Killed
BY Desperate
Robbers

BLISS. Okla. oct "A posse is
securing he country north Of here
for siN bandits who last night held
up Santc Re mail and express train
40. io5, shot aud killed Express
Messenger Percy a. Norman. dyna-
mited 'he safe and escaped with an
unknown amount of money
a desperate fight Is expected II
the bandits are located. As they were
heavily armed and I'D not hesitate
to XIII Norman when he 81
fight and shot bdggageman who
failed 20 keep under cover
Flag5ns the train as u sled thru
lOl Ranch, the masked bandits un-
coupled the engine and express car,
ian them down he track, threw the
express safe from the car and dyna.
uited it
Throwing their booty in a waiting
automobile they raced for the hills
Some trainmen estimated the loot
az 10000 Railroad officials. how.
ever. were authority for the state
ment that tho robbers got no money
from the express ear
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
BELGIAN DAY IS
TO Be FEATURED
Special Effort Being Made to
Secure Noted Talent for
This Division At Fair

Twenty five cents from "a father
OF six motherIes- children" was the
characteristic donation 20 The great
Allies bazaar which eleven nations
of Europe viii give in Grindlcy field
tabernacle next month Tho mite
was among he scores of letters re-
ceiyed in the first morning mall at
headquarters of the Allies Relief
committee. 80. III Congress ST..
cast.
Thursday was the second day Of
the home stretch campaign for
FUND being conducted hy tho ~
European nations participating IN
the biz November event and inCWd-
ed IA receipts FOR the general fund
IN tho early morning were donations
amounting 10 sl7-.25. some for -
cents and on UP 10 s.. More han
$50 va- also received IN checks for
larger sums All money received
-'Houi heinE designated 10 any cor
tain division goes 10 tho fund 10 be-
dydcd among the II countries wid
cV- and orphans
In thcir anxiety 20 make ono Of
tho most notable shoVings at the
bazaar. the Belgian division has an.
nounCed that lines have been cast
thruout eastern cities in efforts TO
secure the services OF noted thcatri
cal talent for RclGian day in tho tah.
ornacl" The performance 10 be- of
fcrcd hy these workers is destined
10 furnish splendid entertainment
for the multitudcs who will attend
the event
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
MARX PROMISES
SAFE CROSSINGS
says He Will Do Utmost to
Force Grade Separations
From Railroads

Mayor Marx promised the utmost
effort on The part OF his adminis'ra.
ton 20 brius about grade scpara
tioHs, I'm Hy' campaign addresses
Wednesday ni-ht covering the east
and west sides H. called attention
to the agreement under which the
railroads viii do $2uoo000 worth Of
eparauou work ON the west side
and gave assurance OF an effort for
% duplication OF this IN The eastern
-erfIou.
II il lays IN my power 10 force
The Grand Trunk 10 make grade sep.
araf.on~ ON 'he east side. assure
sou nothing wlll prevent these need
Cd improvements go prevent loss OF
ufc." declared the mayor
Marx said that the city would
take the offensive a. soon a. Corpo
ration Counsel DinEcmau returns
from Washington. where he Is rep
ro~cntinE the ctty ju y. T. R N'iGa.
lion involving extension Of the one
fare zone.
Large and apparently sympathetic
crowds continued 20 greet the exec
Diiyc In his campaign for r".elec-
tion. and the Marx leaders expressed
thcmsclvcs as satisfied with the
nights showing
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
STANDARD OIL
MEN RETURN
One Thousand BayOnne, \. j.,
Workers Give Up
Strike

BAYONNE. y J., Oct lo-More
than one thousand striking employees
o( the STANDARD Oil Co. and many
hundreds more employed by other
plants returned 10 their work al the
oil plants here today
Supt. George Heunessev, Of the
Standard plant, was on hand Vii
the doors opened and cave the order
for the men 90 return when he be.
came aware at their numbers He
had declared he would not start
them to work unless they came In
eun.oicnf number to operate the
plant The strike has been on 10
DAYS
Thnu-and- OF strikers were in the
street and refused 70 return, but
thrr. .vts uo attempt at violence
Tho United S'das mediation
Loari held ucctuc To-Day at which
nu .nar. Ve# made scuio 'h". dit.
fct.u, HpHDpu Oh, employers ana
worker.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
Election Commission
Wants Precinct Off
cials Prosecuted
JUDGE CONNOLLY
IS INSISTENT
Prosecutor Indicates
Bad Registrations
Make Way Clear

Prosecution aS large number Of
precinct officials for vote manipula-
ion and false registration was again
indicSed in tatement 10 the city
election commission Wednesday by
Prosecutor Iasnowek
JasnowslTs statement followed a
strong one by Judge Connolly. a
member os tho commission, that pre-
rinct officials believed 10 be re
pon-ibIo Cor vote tamperlng and
fraudulent registration should be
prosecuted
Discussing ~" ros Rnation OF 30
officials uudor Ere and the sum.
mons 10 q others 20 appear before
tho commission Friday 10 show
cause why they should not be re
moved Iudeo Connolly said
we will clean out those boards
hat cannot explain Friday morn.
ng and th,n t. will be up 10 the
PROSECUTOR to act declared Judge
Connolly
1T is not incumbent on the cleo
lion commission TO prosecute sus-
pected precinct officials" said Po-
lice Justice Christopher f. stein
another member OF the commls-
sion 1T Is clearly up to the prose-
cutting attorney
JasnowsH and his chief assistant
T91,l N-oorbfrs .+t,~dad tha r,aa,i~ o.