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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-23
WHAT GOV. LOWDENS CONSOLIDATION BILL
MEANS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS


2. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in the rivers
and lakes commission of Illinois, its
officers and employees.
3. To exercise the rights, powers 4
and duties vested by law in ''The
Canal Commissioners" their officers
and employees.
4. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in its Illinois
waterway commission, its secretary,
chief engineers, it's other officers and
employees.
5. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in the Fort
Massac trustees, their officers and
employees.
6. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in the ILL
nOis park commission, it's officers and
employees.
T. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in the Lin
coin homestead trustees, their Off
GERS and employees.
8. To exercise the rights, powers
anu OuLeS vested by law IN the DOarQ
of commissioners of and for the Lin
coin monument grounds, it's officers
and employees.
9. To exercise the rights, powers
and duties vested by law in the SUI
perintendent of printing, his officers
and employees.
10. To make contracts for and SUI
peTintend the telegraph and tele-
phone service for the several depart
ments.
II. To purchase and supply all
fuel, light, water and other like Office
and building services for the several
departments except where the same
are now supplied by the secretary Of
state.
II. To procure and supply all fur
niture, general Office equipment and
rr-DnVso1 nH1on
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
WARfCRDSBURG.
Oar schools close Tuesday.

Oar schools close Tuesday.
The JUNIOR minister Of the M
g church Is boarding at VIM. p.
Yonker's this year.
Russell Manning has moved
lDto his fathers new house just
built by VIM p. Ycnker and son
Glenn.
Catherine Beard, of Berkley,
W. Va, Is visiting her grand
mother Mrs. Alfred Bernhardt.
Mrs. Lavina Charlton has re
turned from an Easter visit to
her son Edward In Baltimore.
Lee Plttmau and family have
moved into j. f Palmer's tenant
house, and Is farming for Mr..
Palmer this year.
j. o Stahle. eff Lashley, Pa,
was calling on friends here last
Sunday evening.
Harry Shaw, of Thompson
tow ,shlp, was visiting friends
here Sunday evening.
Mrs 4. K Markley is improv-
slowly, f., also Mrs. S. G..
Andrews.
S. M. Andrews has treated
himself to a new Ford.
Miss Janet Brakeall spent the
week end with her uncle Charles
Manning.
Harry Crlst and sister Miss
Fern recently visited their sister
Mrs. Wm. Hiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott o. Deneen
and children Aura, Juanita, Beat.
rice Martina and Woodrow, &C
companled by o. l. Hebner,
motored to Woodmont, Sunday,
and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M Booth and family.
Mrs. and Mrs. James Bern
hart and daughters Thelma and
Loretta, and Mrs. M. E Deneep
visited at Woodmont Sunday.
Oar road master Mr.. Clyde
Crlst Is buslly engaged lmprov-
ing our state roads.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

i. A. F. Little spent a few
lin Baltimore this week.
Is. W. H. Greathead is spend
Two weeks in the Chambers
hospital for rest and treat
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
How to hang a Flag Properly.

Just now when the Stars and
Stripes are very much in eviden-
ce, it may be well to know that
there is a right and wrong way
to hang a flag. On the wall of a
house, the starry field should be
to the left hand of any one d.
rectly facing the flag.
Hanging lengthwise, from a
rope stretched across the street,
the position of the field depends
upon the direction of the street.
On streets running east and west
the blue field should be to the
north; on streets running north
and south, the field should be to
the east.
In regard to the hanging of
bunting, the red stripe should be
at the top.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
knowledge aud Success.

A taking style of advertising of
which one sees good deal in the
magazines just now, urges the
idea that if a man wants to Sue
ceed in life, he must know more.
The reader is told that if he will
buy this or that encyclopaedia,
dictionary, or other publication,
it will so broaden his general in
telligence that he will win a
greater business success.
1t is a striking commentary on
our materialistic ideals, that peo-
pie who have books of wisdom to
sell feel that they must show that
it will help people make more
money. There was a time when
knowledge was considered an
end in itself, which paid as you
went along regardless whether
you got any richer or not.
However, there is in the busi-
ness world a very distinct value
placed on general information.
Many a man who has good ability
feels helpless and hopeless when
he gets among men of good edu-
cation. But it does not necessa-
rily follow that you can give an
impression of intelligence and
culture merely by buying this or
that reference book and consult
ing it frequently. The man who
is constantly firing general in
formation at his social acquaint-
ances is dull bore.
A thorough familiarity with
what is going on in the world is
quite as valuable as a business
asset. If a man will faithfully
read few good newspapers and
magazines. he will see the diff
ference in his command of his
own resources. Let him read
thoughtful editorials, congress
sionaland legislative debates, war
and business news, and he will
store his mind with interesting
things.
Then when people drop chance
remarks about public matters, he
will be able to make some real
contribution to the conversation.
And a man who can talk intelli-
gently on any general topic never
lacks friends. People like to
make the acquaintance of a per-
son like that, and if ne comes to
them on business, they receive
him with pleasure. 1t pays in all
kinds of ways.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

e. McQuade and daugh.
Myrtle accompanied by
ldred Hixson, took an
lie ride last Sunday aft.
ping as far as Scotland,
ping awhile in Chambers.
ID. Ayres and daugh,
OF Portage, Pa, anc
Mrs. B, W. Peck, Of
llsburg, are spending
in the home of Mrs
hther, Mr.. S. F. Silver
b.
weeks illness in hi.
ustontown, Hon. Clem
eturned to Harrisburg
y to resume work in the
He was accompani
lsburg by his wife anc
ce Miss Lola M. Wilson
spending this week ir
city of the State
ets very much that he
absent last week wher
ms suffrage amend
pa that of Capital Pun
before the House.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
Money Making ia Food.

A retail grocer was telling a
few days ago about the oppor-
tunities to make money on the
present high food prices. But
he insisted that the small grocer
with only a little capital is get
ting nothing out of it. He has
to buy from hand to mouth and
can't get any higher price than
what he paid, plus the bare ex-
penses of doing business.
But according to him the
wholesale grocer is reaping a
harvest. He quoted one jobber
in a moderate sized city who he
said had cleaned up $4O0, 600 pro-
fit in one year. This man had
not been doing any tremendous
business only he did have a large
stock of canned goods that doubl-
ed in price.
That gave him a reserve on
which he could undertake large
operations. On many of his deals
there was practically no money
passed until he gathered in his
handsome profit. All he had to
do was to give his |. O. u, and
the goods bought on credit kept
going up,
The action of food distributors
in charging whatever they can
collect seems pretty grasping. 1t
is probably true that most people
would not hesitate to do it. But
the bulge in prices that is max
ing one man rich, is grinding the
face of the poor. The wholesaler
with his $400,000 should have
some sensitiveness to the welfare
of the people at large. He shuld
feel a little squeamish as he
thinks of the price in human
effort and privation that has been
pai6 in order that he may enjoy
his new fortune.
The people of this country will
not tolerate indefinitely the max
ing of these fortunes out of the
extremity of the poor Some way
will be found in which to stop
these unlimited profits. Food
dealers will be wise not to ag-
gravate public sentiment too far.
If they don't want a govern
ment inspector poking into all
their private accounts, and a fed
eral commission limiting the
prices they can ask, they will do
we'll to moderate their demands.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and Mrs.
Milton Shadle. near Knobsville,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
Rubin & Rubin Will Be Here Tuesday.

Rubin & Rubin Harrisburgs
leading eye specialists will be at
Seylars Drug Store, McConnells-
Tuesday May 1st for one day
only. Eyes examined free.
Reading glasses as low as a S1.00
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Ice near Wells Fanny on oat'
,v April 28, 1917 at l O'Clock
4 more than 100 head of live
i consisting of 80 head Of
4 cows and close springers, ID
4 shotes, brood sows and
1 sheep, horses, etc. Terms
a known on day of sale.
Is. A. F. Little spent a few
( in Baltimore this week.
Is. W. Fl. Greathead is spend
Two weeks in the Chambers
4 hospital for rest and treat
4. B. W. Logue and daugh-
Mrs. Estella Seylar, spent a
I in Hagerstown last week
ping.
Aaron Martin of Williams
eminary spent the time from
day until Monday with his
folks in the Cove.
ur cases of smallpox have
discovered in a Western
Hand Railway construction
near Big Pool, Md.
Is Doyle, who had been
Ling a week with his family
b place, returned to his work
6dlesburg last Sunday.
Liam Bivens and family
Y last Sunday in the home of
tBiven's mother Mrs. Mar
Lynch near Big Cove Tan
Try OFT, foreman of a gang
In working on the Lincoln
Fay near Gettysburg, spent
Sunday with his family in
lar Over, Jr. is the name of
young son born to Mr.. and
f Edgar Fulton Over at their
In Bedford, on Tuesday of
EEK.
N. Maun, wife and two
IN, of Springfield, o., are
B in the home of Hollis's
5, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Maun
Dwn.
and Mrs. Lloyd Ray in
new car, accompanied by
md Mrs. j. c. McQuade,
b little trip to Chambers
>st Sunday afternoon.
Frank Tritle, Mrs. George
herer and Miss Virginia
bpent the time from Fri
htil Monday visiting in
|ersburg and Waynesboro.
and Mrs. D. H. Paterson
pgeter Miss Blanche, re-
to their home at Webster
|ast week after having
be winter in McConnells-
hd after May 1st Hotel
gton in Chambersburg.
el Hamilton, Hagerstown,
conducted on the Europe
ead of the American plan,
esent.
S.-Frank B. Sipes
be highest market price
hides at their butcher
McConnellsburg, also
price paid for calf SKINS
slns and tallow
Advertisement.
Little, Mrs. Emma Ewing
Wilbur Grissinger, Miss
Brewer and Miss Cleo
ade a trip to Chambers
st Sunday where they
1ests of Miss Emma Ridg-
S'arence N. Trout and
Rove up from their home
ion, Pa, last Sunday in
~ REQ, and spent a day
~ ONE of the Doctors moth
M. B. Trout in this
c. McQuade and daugh.
Myrtle accompanied by
lldred Hixson, took an
'le ride last Sunday aft.
ping as far as Scotland,
ping awhile in Chambers.
ID. Ayres and daugh,
OF Portage, Pa, anc
Mrs y VIZ nj
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
|ERESTING PARAGRAPHS
Biz Stock Sale.

g. Baker will sell at his res
ce near Wells fanny on Sat-
y. April 2S, 1917 at l o'clock
| | more than 100 head of live
/ consisting of 80 head of
1 cows and close springers, ID
, shotes, brood sows and
sheep, horses, etc. Terms
J known on day Of sale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mrs. Mary Wilson and Mrs.
Milton Shade, near Knobsville,
were pleasant callers at the News
Office while in town shopping last
Friday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
DUBLIN MILLS.

Mr. and Mrs. William Knep-
per spent last Sunday evening tn
the home of David Knepper.
Charles Knepper and family
visited William Kneppel's last
Sunday afternoon.
Ralph Miller is employed by
John Shaw at Gracey.
Howard Knepper, accompani'
ed by Goldie Sipes, came home
last Sunday.
Sunday school atCenter church
next Sunday afternoon.
Huston Il. Heeter and wife
were visitors at Jere Knepper's
last Sunday.
J. A. Grouse, of Decorum; l..
G. Cline, w. A. Comerer, and H.
A. Miller, Burnt Cabins, and D.
w. Cromer, Fort Littleton, were
registered at the City Hotel.
Monday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

vines, the trash and dirt being blown
away by fans. Peanut vines make e4-
cellent hay for stock, and the peanuts
left in the ground during digging are
found by the hogs making the best
favored pork.
With the advent Of the machine pick
er, the picturesque scenes Of early days
departed. Not many years ago whole
families would work all day in the
fields picking by hand the peanuts from
the vines and were paid by the measure
Then at nights, with accompaniment of
banjo Or ACCORDION the work would con-
tinue as frolic around large fire, 81
n,ilar to the husking bees Of rural sec
tions.
From Plantations to National Factories
When the peanut began its career 4,
Importance shortly after the war Mort
Carolina farmers were not in the mos
prosperous condition. The ox-cart wa
a factor i'll transporta ton. Even
this time it is not unusual for som
small grower to bring in his few bag
to market with days feed for tt
team in this primitive manner.
Nationals Process Of Cleaning, Gradine
And Smelling
Adhering to the peanut shells afte
having been dug are particles of gri
and soil and the crevices Of the she,
are frequently filed. The wiry ia
roots and pieces Of vines and sticks ar
frequently mixed with the peanuts mar
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

keCeO.
Ordinary farmers grades contain
many light weight nuts and Of these
certain per cent contain only one
kernel and some others have exceeding
Iy thin shells at one ned, and others
misshapen nuts are shelled and assorted
into different grades.
Here is where the work of the fac
tory comes in.
The first step when peanuts are taken
from the warehouse is to dump them in
to large hoppers.. From the hoppers the
nuts are elevated to the top, usually to
the fifth floor. They are then passed
dirt and stems which, when separated,
are carried away by suction fans. A
gain the peanuts go through a process
Of tanning and on to large cylinder
zeal grader and are separated accord
ing to size and so distributed to diff
eront size shelters. From the shelters
they go to a machine which separates
the hulls and broken nuts from the
whole kernels, after this the whole ker-
mel or Ono. l 50 are conveyed to a
hopper which distributes the nuts over
long tables on each side Of which are
skilled operatives who sort out the de-
fective and unshelled peanuts from the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

paper shell. During development plants
must be kept free from grass and weeds
an average plant attains height OF
eighteen inches and single vine may
mature twenty-five to fifty nuts.
Digging Placing in Shocks and Curing
In the fall, usually in October, dig
ging of peanuts is begun, just before
Jack Frost makes it's first appearance.
This consists of digging by hand or
blowing up the vines. Laborers with
pitchforks follow the pillow and shake
the vines from the soil. Peanuts are
then stacked or shocked' for curing.
To "Shock' the peanuts pole about
seven feet is driven in the ground;
cross pieces are nailed at the bottom
to keep the peanuts off the gound and
the vines are stacked around the pole
in such manner as to permit free circu-
lation of air and wind, for when pea
nuts are dug the shells are soft and the
kernels have a milky appearance. These
harden as they dry during the curing
process, which occupies several weeks.
Peanuts are now picked from the
vines now by "machine pickers OPP
Grated by power. The peanuts are pull
led off or cut by the tap root from the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

peanut butter, and oil business.
Like orphans grown to successful
manhood, Mr.. Peanut has many spon-
so-s who 'knew him when boy and
claim a share in his unqualified ropu-
larity. Best authorities, however, a.
gree that he is a native Of Brazil. but
Africa and Asia each in turn claim
him as their own; and bring along their
witnesses to help substantiate their
claims. The peanut was brought to
America early III the eighteenth cen
tury by some trader whose name has
inadvertently been omitted from the
National Hall of Fame.
It is stated that the sunny sort!, has
given the world five agricultural treas
urcs, 1st, cotton, End, corn, 3rd, pota-
toes 18th, tobacco, and fifth Peanuts.
Commercially the peanut was intro
duccG in New York about 1870 Ilume-
diately thereafter it was advertised
their followers, and this marks the era
Of development o. the industry.
The department of agriculture gives
$4,000 farms reporting peanuts IS a
crop, with $4,000 as the total acreage.
From year to year this acreage is in
creased, and especially in the last iew
years in extreme southern states.
The annual crop is estimated to bring
the grower twelve million dollars and
about three million dollars are invest
ed in factories and warehouses in pre-
pairing them for the market, among
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
NATIONAL, SPANISH PEANUT CO.,
INC. GRADERS SHELTERS AND
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
SPANISH PEANUTS
THE PEANUT

The peanut is the most popular and
democratic Of any American farm pro-
duct. In diffeent localities it is call
ed the earthnut, goober, pinder. and
gound pea. Technically, It is mo- a
nut, but pea maturing i'll a pod I'M
derground, but being generally regard
ed as nut, its name peanut seems ap-
propriate.
Mr. Peanut entered American Society
about 1869 when the first lot was clean
cd and shipped to New York City. In
high brow circles its latin name, Ara
CHS Hypogea, wins favor, but it's de-
mocratic name-Peanut-is more popu-
lar and makes it more CONSPICUOUS on
busy street corners, baseball parks, a
nusen2ent resorts, circuses and picnics,
and by sheer merit alone we find it as
ISOLATED with the captains Of industry
among the wholesalers, and the man
ufacturing barons Of the confectionery
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

which the NATIONAL is one Of the
most modern and best equipped.
Planting, Cultivating and Developing
The Peanut
The peanut is low growing. st-ag-
Cling plant, maturing underground, the
seed Of which consist Of the kernels
taken from the pod or shell. Peanuts
are planted in April or May, or when
there is no danger Of frost, and are
planted in drills, for which purpose
'planting machines' now supercele
the old method Of planting by hand.
A climate having a period Of Eve
months without frost is necessary FOR
maturing the plant.
just as "Gne feathers make fae
birds' SO it is that the finest soil r:o-
cuces the finest peanuts, and right here
IS why North Carolina peanuts are
preferred to those Of any other peanut
growing section. In trarsplartation
from another land TO that OF North Car
DINA refined it's taste and lent prest;gc.
A light sandy loan, neither too dry
nor too moist is essential TO: the pea
nat, and soil must be light and rocus
to allow for the expansion and the per
. Feet development Of the shell. Dark,
! heavy land poduces understood and dis
colorel nuts, and lack OF lime 4 tain
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

Now as to the other essentials, eli
oate, grass and the producing OF feed,
ct me say tho first that from what /
ave seen II two years I have been IN
10th Carolina that almost any Grass
~i:l grow here, with the exception of
siuc grass, ia faot the land has been
seEriFed Of grass so lcng thai i is grass
scagrv. BY this ! do not mean 20 say
hat grass VIII grow without proper
sU,0unt Of care ard attcn: ion. but that.
With the making Of q proper bed, and
he preparation Ct the land by the pro-
GER amount Of lime and fertilizer. that
re car grow bcre almost any kind Of
.rass, either &C.. pasture or for hav.
SO fer we have tried with good re-
ats, Alfalfa, Rel and Als;l.o Clover
-erd Grass, and SNAIL amount Of
t'i1aothy, this mixture was sovr with
what and oats as nurse crops, ana We
save a beautiful stand Of grass on the
sftT acres wheye we had wheat, and a
sair stand on the forty acres where oats
were used for nurse crop.
Alfalfa VIC sowed i'll August Of 1915
and last year cut four crops oe fine hay
We only planted twelve acres OF this
as R experiment but we like it so wei.
siat we arc planning next August t.
putin about seventy five acres more
To ny mind this is the most satisfac
tori and useful crop one can raise, be
sid furnishing an abundance of tn,
no excellent feed. It is a great sol
AZ over and adds, in no small degree
20 tie beauty Of the surrounding coun
Try, for it furnishes q beautiful carpe
"f freen for practically nine month
"f the year, which is a delight to tn
Eye, source OF great profit and pleas
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

ure to the stock, and never ending
comfort to mother earth.
We are also trying some permanent
pasture but as it was only planted this
fall we cannot tell yet just what we can
expect from it. At present it looks
promising.
The grazing season is long one here
and as a rule we can turn the stock out
from the first or middle Of April until
the middle Of November.
This climate does not necessitate ex
pensi1c housing Of stock, the principal
thing needed being a good oof.
We produce all the cotton seed we
want for meal for feed; meal and corn
silace making our winter ration for tue
cattle BY feeding cotton seed meal,
although working the meal little over
time, is giving us not only feed for the
cattle but feed for the land as weel,
and we look upon our herd of cattle as
being each ono il itself, small sized
fertilizer factory Of the latest and most
efficient type.
We also keep drove Of sheep, sixty
five in all, which we find profitable as
well as q pleasure. AS I sit now I can
look out of the window and see them,
many with lambs by their side, and the
little ores are having fine time chas
ing each other around, skipping and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
CATTLE RAISING IN SCOTLAND
NECK
BY Thomas .. Temple, Superintend
.ut Of the River Farm


The best answer to tho question Of
she Dossi Utilities OF cattle raising II this
Dart of the country is hy telling just
THAT we are doing and expect to do.
Nc now have on the River Farm 100
aead Of cattle, counting calves, twenty
zve OF the, lot being registered short
aorns, or animals entitled to the regis
sration.
We are pinning our faith to the short
Aorn because We like them and feel
.hat there is 10 other breed Of cattle
that will show such marked improve
suent as the crossing Of registered short
sorn bulls on common or grade cows.
. mean by this that you will see G.
greater and quicker change through
she crossing Of short horn. in the width
of back, spread OF the ribs, and depth
"f body-. than you will by crossing any
If the other breeds of beef cattle.
In addition to this we get what is to
my mind almost as essential as the con-
formation, nice quiet docile animal,
chat viii permit being handled, so this
IS why we choose the short horn for
our foundation.