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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Blind Children Learn.

Here is an original method used t.
teach n little blind child her alphabet,
that / hope may help other mothers
who have little ones afflicted with the
same handicap. Use the raised letters
from old felt pennants and paste on
four pieces of cardboard. Dividing
the alphabet into four parts prevent
the child from trying to learn too many
letters at once. When the alphabet Is
the letters can then be made
into words and put on small card
boards. The little ones touch soon
learns to distinguish between letters
and II is interesting to note how soon
1t grasps both letters and words.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

you didn't. You've never been hurt
never even been frightened. You
wouldn't know what they felt like.
And the result Is :"
Portia eyed her thoughtfully. "The
result is," she concluded, that you
have grown into big, splen-
did, fearless, confidlng creature, that
It's perfectly inevitable some man like
Rodney Aldrlch would go straight out
of his head about. And there you
arep'
A troubled, questioning look came
into the younger sisters eyes. "Pve
been lazy and selfish, I know" she
said. Perhaps more than thought.
l haven't meant to be. But do
you think I'm any good at allf"
"That's the real injustice to It,"
said Portla; shat you are. You've
stayed big and simple. 1t couldn't
possibly occur to you now to say to
YOURSELF Poor old Portia She's al.
ways been jealous because mother
ihtu Ihc Dcot, anu INV ohO Jo's
green with envy because I'm going to
marry Rodney Aldrlch.'"
She wouldn't stop to hear Roses
protest. 81 know it couldn't she
went on. "That's what l say. And
yet there's more than little truth In
1t, / suppose. Oh, don't mean I'm
sorry you're going to be happy-I be-
lieve you are, you know. I'm just q
little sorry for myself. Here l stay,
grinding along, wondering what It's all
about and what after all's the use
While you, you baby are go
ing to find out"
POrtia began unpacking her pillows.
"Open my window, will your There !
Now, kiss me and run along to by-by !
And forget my nonsense"
The wedding was set for the first
week in June. And the decision, in
stantly acquiesced in by everybody,
was that 1t was to be as quiet - as
strictly family affair-as possible.
Indeed, the notion Of even simple
wedding into the Aldrich family left
Portia rather aghast.
But this feeling was largely allayed
by Frederica's first call. Being cele-
brated beauty and person Of great
social consequence, didn't, 1t appeared,
prevent one from being human and
slmple-mannered and altogether de-
lightful to have about. She was so
competent, too, and intelligent (Rose
didn't see why POrtla should find any
thing extraordinary In all this.
Wasn't she Rodney's sisterD that her
conquest Of the Stanton family was
instantaneous. They didn't suspect
that 1t was deliberate.
Rodney had made his great an
nouncement to her, Enthusiastically,
over the telephone, from his office.
'Do you remember asking me, Freddy,
two or three weeks ago, who Rosalind
Stanton was? Well, she's the girl I'm
going to marry"
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him clearly, but she saw his hands
clench and heard him draw a long
breath. Then he turned abruptly and
walked to the window and for NOR
tai, endless minute there was silence.
Something happened during that
moment while he stood looking into
her tear-1ushed eyes-somethlng mo-
mentous-critical-which no previous
experience in her life had prepared her
for. And 1t had happened to him, too.
His silhouette as he stood there with
his hands clenched, between her and
the window, showed her that.
What underlay her quiet was won
der and fear, and more deeply still, a
sort of cosmic contentment-the acqul-
escence Of a swimmer In the still, ir-
resistible current Of mighty river.
It was distinctly relief to her when
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Height Of a Camera.

A safe rule in most cases, Is to
have the camera at such height
that the lens Is about level with the
eyes of a person Of average height,
standing. This implies that most tri-
pod stands, all ultra portable ones, are
too short In the leg, as even those
which allow the camera to be at this
height only do so when the feet are
so near together that the stand Is
unstable. With lenses Of short focus
1t is usually advantageous, especially
In interior work, to have the camera
lower, while with very long focus
lenses 1t may be higher to avoid a
foreshortening Of the ground. In the
case of domestic interiors, 1t is i'm
portant to have the lens well above
the level Of table top, as the effect
Of the furniture seen from lower
viewpoint will be unsatisfactory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
nd he might remember suddenly and

and he might remember suddenly and
stop.
In the deeper sense-and she was
breathlessly conscious Of this, too
he hadn't forgotten she was there
He was telling 1t all because she was
there--bccause she was herself and
nobody else. She knew-though how
she couldn't have explalned-with
that lntuitlve certainty which is the
only real certainty there Is, that the
story couldn't have been evoked from
him in Just that way by anyone else
in the world.
At the end Of two years In the
states attorneys office, he told her,
he figured he had his training and was
ready to begin.
81 made just one resolution when
hung out my shingle," he said, "and
that was that no matter how few
cases I got, wouldn't take any that
weren't lnterestlng-that didn't give
me something to bite on. / wasn't
willing to be bored for any reward
they had to offer me. It's cynical to
be bored. It's the worst immortality
there is. Well, and never have been
1t wasn't all photographed and
narrative. There was lot Of his
deep-breathlng, spacious philosophy
Of life mixed up in 1t. And this the
girl, consciously and deliberately,
provoked. 1t didn't need much. She
said something about discipline and
he snatched the word away from her.
"What is disciplinei Why, It's
standing the gaff = standing it, not
submitting to 1t. It's accepting the
facts of llfe-of your own life, as they
happen to be. 1t isn't being conquer
ed by them. It's not making masters
OF them, but servants to the underly-
Ing things you want"
She tried to make reservation
there-suppose the things you wanted
weren't good things?
But he wouldn't allow 1t. "What-
ever they are" he insisted, 'your de-
slres are the only motive forces
you've got. No matter how fine your
intelligence is, 1t can't ride anywhere
except on the back Of your own
passions. Learn to ride them-control
them-spur them. But don't forget
that they're you just as essentially as
the rider is"
1t was with curiously relaxed
body, her chin Graded in the crook Of
her arm, which lay along the back
of the couch, her eyes unfocused on
the window, that the girl listened with
more and more poignantly vivid con-
sciousness of the man himself, the
driving power of him, Of something
carelessly exultant in his own strength.
She got TO thinking of the flight of a
great bird wheeling up higher and
higher on his powerful wings. Sud-
denly and to her CONSERVATION, she
felt her eyes flushing up with tears.
She tried to blink them away, but they
came too fast.
Presently he dropped short In his
walk-stopped talking, with gasp,
in the middle Of sentence, and
looked into her face. She couldn't see
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
A Babylonian EpIs

In the midst of 1t all, a lnai'
delphia, n professor, Is callI
latlng n Babylonian epic h1
fore him certain tablets Vl1
buried in MesopOtamlan slN.
sands of years ago, upon Vna1
time of Abraham, certain asa|
shaped characters were lnsrH|
many years ago the key 70 v.|
acters was discovered, 10 %1
an inscription in two lans1'l
of which was known, and p1
of the queer characie'
emerged. The PhIladelpnl
has discovered that the w
an epic poem. He Is lTan~
epic and finds it to be the'~
way in which a half'DaFOu
tain, named Enkidu' VS
from a career of tyranny %
by the love of a woman Al
day, while the papers are !"
and wickedness, and the
beat on the streets, lndluu
the uproar this patient ns n
translating into good EnsH~
of Enkldu and his love-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

humbly-resignedly, as II admitting
that the situation was beyond her
powers.
"It's the one need of woman's
life, Rose, dean" she said, "the corner
stone Of all her happiness, that her
husband, as you say, wants her.
Doubt Of 1t is the one thing that will
have the power to make her bitterly
unhappy. That's why 1t seems to me
so terribly necessary that she be sure
about 1t before it's too late"
"Yes, Of course" seid Rose. "But
that's true Of the man, too, isn't itl
Otherwise, where's the equalityT
Her mother couldn't answer that ex-
cept with long sigh.
Ever since babyhood, Rose had been
devoted, by all her mothers plans and
hopes, to the furtherance Of the cause
of women. whose ardent champion she
herself had always been. For Rose
not Portia, was the devoted one.
The elder daughter had been born
at time when her own activities
were at their height. AS Portia her.
self had said, when she and her two
brothers were little, their mother had
been too busy to-luxurlate In them
very much; and, during those early,
and possibly suggestible years, Portia
had been suffered to grow up, as 1t
were, by herself.
She expected Rose to marry, of
course. But In her day-dreams 1t was
to be one Of Roses converts to the
cause. Certainly Rodney Aldrich, who,
as Rose outrageously had boasted,
rolled her In the dust and tramped all
over her In the course Of their argu-
ments, presented violent contrast to
the ideal husband she had selected. In
deed, 1t would be hard to think of him
as anything but the rock on which her
whole ambition for the girl would be
shattered.
That night, during the process Of
getting ready for bed, Rose put on
a bathrobe, picked up her hairbrush,
and went into Portals room. Portia,
much quicker always about such mat
ters, was already upon the point Of
turning out the light, but, guessing
what her sister wanted, she stacked
her pillows, climbed into bed and set
tied back for chat.
II hope" Rose began, shat you're
really pleased about 1t. Because moth
er isn't. She's terribly unhappy. Do
you suppose it's because she thinks
Pve-well, sort Of deserted her, In not
going on and being lawyer-and all
thatf"
"Oh, perhaps" said Portla, indiffer-
emily. II wouldn't worry about that,
though. Because really, child, you
had no more chance Of growing up to
be lawyer and leader Of the cause
than / have of getting to be briga-
dier-general."
Rose stopped brushing her hair and
demanded to be told why not. She
had been getting on all right up to
now, hadn't she2
"Why, just think" said Portia,
'what mother herself had gone through
when she was your age: put herself
through college because her father
didn't believe in higher education -
practically dlsowned her. She'd
taught six months In that awful school
remember? She was used to being
abused and ridiculed. And she was
working hard enough to have killed
camel. But you'll Why,
lamb, you never really had to do any
thing In your life. If you felt like
1t. all right-and equally all right If
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
NEW SLOGAN.
"Beer and whisky,
They're a curse;
We drink water,
Safety first"
NEW SLOGAN.
THE NATIONS GOING DRY.

There are now 20 prohibition states,
The District Of Columbia is dry by act
of congress. Alaska Is dry by 2 to l
vote of the people ratified by con-
gress. Including the dry territory in
wet states, more than 81 per cent of
the area of the United States and more
than 60 per cent Of the population are
under prohibition.
Eight states are in submission CAM
paigns. At least two Of these will vote
on the question in November Of this
year, the others in 1918. Ohio is In
wet and dry fight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

said he couldn't guarantee that we'd
be happy; that no pair Of people could
be sure Of that till they'd tried. But,
he said, 1t looked to him like the most
wonderful, magnificent adventure in
the world, and asked If 1t looked to
me like that, and said 1t did. Be
cause It's true. It's the only thing
in the world that seems worth-bother-
ing about. And we both think
though Of course we can't be sure
we're thinking straight - that we've
got good chance to make 1t CO."
Even her mothers bewildered ears
couldn't distrust the sincerity with
which the girl had spoken. But this
only increased the bewilderment. She
had listened with q sort of incredu-
lous distaste she couldn't keep her
face from showing, and at last she had
to wipe away her tears.
At that Rose came over to her,
dropped on the floor at her knees, and
embraced her. II guess perhaps un-
derstand, mother" she said. 81 didn't
realize you've always been so in
tellectual and advanced = that you'd
feel that way about it-be shocked be-
cause hadn't pretended not to care
for him, and been shy and coy"-in
spite Of herself, her voice got an edge
of hum0r In it-"and a startled fawn,
you know, running away, but just not
fast enough so that he wouldn't come
running after and think he'd made
wonderful conquest by catching me at
last. But man like Rodney Aldrich
wouldn't plead and protest, mother.
He wouldn't want me unless l wanted
him just as much"
1t was long time before her mother
spoke, and when she did, she spoke
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
NO REASONABLE USE.

Because some men use liquors un-
wisely is no reason all men should be
denied their reasonable use," says an
antl-prohlbition journal.
According to the findings Of science
there is no reasonable use Of alcoholic
beverages. The laboratories have set
tied that question.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
CRIME AND ALCOHOL,

In granting probation to offenders
California courts require that the de-
fendant shall, during the probationary
period, absolutely and totally refrain
and desist from the use of intoxicating
liquors in any form" If this provision
could come before the man committed
crime, would 1t not act as proven.
tive?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
She's Found a Place v Y

"NOw that we are at wal
have to practice rigid econo-l
"All right, my dear, | Iooidi
last years hat this morning =
sure 1t will do again for MSS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Warned.

Robert" said his teacher, sternly,
"you are incorrlglble. l shall certaiply
have to ask your father to come and
see me-" "Better not do that, teach
err" responded the Doctors son; pop
charges two dollars q visit"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
LIQUOR GETS NO JOBS.

No man ever held job because of
his capacity to use liquor and no man
was ever given one because he was
fond Of John Barleycorn. Workers will
have to realize this, and their realiza-
tion of it will be for their betterment.
California Liberator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Whenever You Need q Cenui
Take Crnva's

The Old Standard Grove, !,
chill Tonic is equally valuable ~
eral Tonic because it contaia !
known tonic properties Of QUINN
IRON. It acts on the Liver, pa
Malaria. Enriches the Blood all
up the Whole System. 50 ers
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
SOFT, CLEAR skins
Made So by Daily Us. Of N
Soap and ointment-Tr,,,| n

The last thing at night aDls
In the morning, battle the f,sI
with Cutlcura Soap and bot n,
there are pimples or danlu,I
them with Cuticura Olntmeal
bathing. Nothing better thanO,
for daily toilet preparations
Free sample each by mail vil
Address postcard, Cutlcura N
Boston. Sold everywhere-h
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
DRINK.

No reputable life-insurance company
considers the drinking man good risk.
The expectation Of life for young
man Of twenty addicted to drink is 1G
years. while that for an abstainer at
the same age is A years.-Rev. L. A.
Crandall, Baptist, Minneapolis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
NEW PACKING PLANT.

Macon, in prohibition Georgia, has
new million-dollar packing plant.
The property of former brewing COM
pany Is utilized In the new enterprise.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

Their Predicame1t
at seems that the peOpi
tiOns on short rations are N
Ing the usual order"
"What Is that?'
"They are whining but na'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

It's astonishing how fast h
car goes when you are Hit
catch II.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

One bottle OF DR. Peerys ID
will save you money time, iiI,
health. one dose sufficient, vilss
OIL In addition. Adv
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Quid Pro Quo.

ats a raw deal | got IN.
swell, amt you giving meI,
Baltimore American.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

There Is always room at tb,S
fate is continually taking 4 n
off the top.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
Too Much Noise.

"Why did they cXpel NJ
from the Ariel club"
"0h, for caws."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

o
um Nn cused and her o
line later
Mrs
hdgcnbem In his inst
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

MARRIAGE HAD BEEN MADE TO RODNEY DR HE
DIDN'T WASTE TIME IN UP-RosE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

turesqueness. The East is we'll of infinite supply
for inspiration color Often too ideas for lines
that striking, and for the time al least unique
The pagoda suit this example. If you
visited the East have been enchanted by
das. So DID, gracious in outline coornpi
Or if have only prints Of them, you have been
charmed by their beauty
For the basic principle which build this early
Autumn have to the pale beauty of the beautiful
of the Orient You know that pyramida in form
that they exhibit wondrousy carved walls connected with
q temple
But the silhouette you observe hints ornate buildings
OF the Far East The skirt please note longer and
than those have for two years The long, coat s
gathered the waist line Notably tight the upper part OF
the and the The revere effect broadens
at the shoulders and sharp the waist line
The sany gathered collar Of embroidered net sotens the
otherwise slightly of the severity
is further reduced by the full lace bodice pro-
truding from beneath the wide threequarer length sleeves
OF silk aeta the suit is and earliest Fall
The effect of the pagoda suit strengthened by tn hat that
nearly fiat has slightly peaked though low crown Made Of
lace of shade blending with the and trimmed with
long, narrow streamers and single browning trust Won
will agree with to its effectiveness
The smarty simple suit the opposite figure is enriched
and as were Orentaized by hat that resembles draped
turban OF Turkish Persian origin This tantaizinp
Eastern hint to the modern suit it's moderately full and
long skirt and its box coat length sleeves and
contrasting collar and big, military buttons chiffon blous.
renewed by wide lacng Of ribbon gives the touch Of
so1tness necessary to beauty The is apt to be
masculine or compromising conventional without the
spider-web softness of nearly diaphanous bodice
Inc third costume of Summer character. embroidered
moussene dc sol it has distinct novelty in the eeoetrc 6
res OF Its embroidery Diamond figures embrod
cred the ounces the are finished with ribbon
embroidered points Pointed scaops fashioned
term for thus form OF decoration of gown quite
Its Well-htting terseness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

The Novelty of the Right Geometric
Figures Used in Its Trimming The Inverted Squares
Design Are Effectively Worked Out in Embroidery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

The Costume Above Was Inspired by My Memories of
Exquisite Pagoda in Shanghai The General Outline
Same, Suggesting Pyramid The Severity of Outline
Softened and the Pagoda Increased by the
Embroidered Collar and Lace Blouse
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-12-29
Rabbit Furs In Demand

The Nevada rabbit is going to COM
pete with the Nevada coyote for first
honors as a fur producer in this State
according to Eastern fur purchasers.
The rabbit fur is needed for felt hats
and replaces the furs previously
brought to this country from foreign
countries and used in hat manufac.
ture. Just what the furs will be
worth to the hunter has not been
determined as yet, but the price will
make it worth the farmers time tc
conduct drives for the furs and meat
as well as to rid the country of the
rabbits which destroy greatquantities
of grain each year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-12-29
Nevada State News

The Austin Chapter of the Red
Cross reported its collections up to
December 6 totalled s104S.50.
David Giroux, a pioneer business
man of Winnemucca. passed away
last week after a short illness. He
was 81 years of age.
A circular from a San Francisco
commission house offers for sale Ne
vada rabbits, which are proving a
popular diet on the coast. for the
wholesale price of s2.75 per dozen.
H. Peters, arrested at Ely on a
complaint signed by Attorney-G ener-
al Gregory charging him with max
ing disloyal remarks. has been placed
in the Washoe County Jail. He will
be held pending action by the FEEDER
al Grand Jury.
The schools of Tonopah were closed
a few days ago so that the buildings
might be fumigated under orders
from the county physician. The step
was taken as a precaution against the
spread of scarlet fever. several chill
dren being i'll with the disease.
A price of Sl1. Is a ton to consum-
ers has been fixed as the price of coal
at Winnemucca. This is the first
case of price fixing by the Govern
ment in this State and the action was
taken by ]. A. Hoover. afederal trade
representative. following an investi-
CATION of conditions there.
Miss Matte Keith on Saturday
filed her bond and was sworn in as
County Clerk of Elko County. to fill
the place left vacant by the resigna-
ton of Robert B. Hunter. Miss
Keith, who has been assistant in the
Office for some time, was selected by
the County Commissioner at a spec
ial meeting held Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Mary E. Mccarthy of Las
Vegas has been appointed by the
Clark County Commissioners to fill
the unexpired term of her husband,
former County Assessor and now q
captain in the army. Mrs. Mccarthy
had been acting as Assessor while
her husband was attending the off.
GERS training camp at the Preside.
A petition asking for a substantial
raise in pay has been signed by near
ly all of the 10 guards at the State
prison at Carson and will be present
ed at the next meeting of the prison
board. The guards now receive S7'
per month land found" 1t Ia re
ported that the increase asked for j
$25 a month.