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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-05
Educational Meeting.

The first local institute of Bel
fast Township was held at Need
more Friday evening November
%. Topics for discussion were:
i. How can we m a k e our
schools better? 2. How can our
schools show tn cir patriotism
now? Teachers present were
Guy Mellott, Brooks Smith, Eta
Waltz, Charlie Pc ck. Blanche
Smith, Eth Ell McEldowney,
Vernona Mellott, Pearl Hess and
FIossie Sharpe. Ethel McEl-
downey acting Sec.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-05
Mine Cave.in on BrOadlOp.

What is known in mining
terms as assqueese was the cause
of the closing of one of A. j.
Racks mines at Broad Top
City Saturday evening, Novem-
ber 16. 1t happened in mine
No. 3. known as the Cook
Mine. 1t is one of the biggest
operations in the Broad Top
coal regions. 100 men were
thrown out of employment and
the estimated loss to Mr.. Black
will amount to nearly $35. 900
The squeese started after the
miners had quit work and the
entire mine is practically closed.
All the miners cars, pumps and
all sort of equipment that belongs,
to the mines, together with the
miners tools are closed and
smashed. Practical mining men
say that they never saw anything
like il in the Broad Top region
before and it will take at least
two years to get the mine back
to anything like its capacity.
Over 100 tons of iron are cov-
cred up and never can be gotten
out. Along with it is 81 mine
cars and three of the pumps are
known to be smashed in the
cave-in. The miners are, all re-
joicing that they were not in the
mine at the time it occurred.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-05

The Editor and family are in
debted to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rhodes of the Cove for a most
delicious pumkin of the Mammoth
variety. They are Of a rich or
ange color, fine grained and
sweet, and Mr.. Rhodes bad al
unusually fine crop of them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-05
Farm for SAL.

WHAT'S krown as the j. O.
Fore farm near Knobsv,lle, con-
tanning 100 acres, 63 acres
cleared and balance in good
timber. The improvements are
good frame dwelling house,
bank barn aud all other neces-
sary building. Price and terms
right. Good chance. For
farther particulars / quire OF
the owner. W. r HUMBERT,
Knobsv,l!e, Pa. II 6 IT,
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IN THE COURT or QUARTER SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE OF FULTON COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
zoo SNAKE SWALLOWS MATE
Boa Gulps Down Companion as Both
Are ~Endeavoring to Feast on the
Same Live Pigeon.

A snakes method of swallowing IL
almost automatic; the internal mech
anism begins Its work as soon Us the
reptile takes the food into Its mouth.
In his book, 'Of Distinguished AMI.
mails" Mr.. II. Perry Robinson relates
an extraordinary incident that oc.
Cured u few years ago ut the London
geological gardens.
The attendants put some pigeons
into n cage occupied by two boas, one
ten feet long, the other a foot shorter.
In the night the larger snake seized
a pigeon. and his mate unfortunately
selected the same bird. The tip Of the
smaller boa's nose was drawn into the
mouth Of the other together with the
pigeon, and after 1t the rest Of the
snake continued to so, although the
eater must have been surprised ut the
almost intolerable length Of what II
had believed to be an ordinary pigeon.
The next morning only one Of the
snakes was visible. Its enormously
distended body no longer haC the pow.
er Of coillng, but remained stretched
to its full length In a straight line. and
appeared to be at least three times Ito
normal circumference. It was almost
painful to e the frightened skin,
which had separated the scales oil
over the middle Of the body. Twenty.
eight days later the snake had not only
digested its companion. but had re-
gained Its appetite al well Al Its nor.
NAL size. and It Immediately swai.
lowed o pigeon put into its den.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
BELIEVE BRAIN IN STOMACH
Chinese Ignorant Of the Anatomy Of
Human 6ody-Subleet Of MI.
crobes Difficult to Teach.

Ignorance Is responsible for the
guesswork of the Chinese about the
anatomy Of the human body, Jean
Price writes in World Outlook. Moth
ing Is known Of the nervous system
or Of the circulation Of the blood, and
every organ except the brain Is said
to have a pulse. The heart is consid-
cred to be the center Of being, and
therefore 1t must also be In the cen.
ter Of the body" The Chinese also
believe that the brain is in the stom.
ach. Perhaps that is the reasOn that
more than half the thought and con-
versation Of the common people re-
lates to food!
1t is ignorance which makes n moth.
er chew her chlld's food, before put
ting 1t in the little ones month. 1t Is
ignorance which allows a mother to
wash the clothes In a green, stagnant
pool while the child at her side eager
" drinks the same water. 1t Is ignor-
ance which our mission doctors have
to fight when they suggest that won.
en- should not use poisonous face
paint, should battle the baby at least
once before 1t Is grown, should wash
the dishes ono a month In clean wa
ter. This ignorance makes the sub
tject Of microbes more difficult to teach
than the English In which It Is taught.
And. though it's hard to say, 1t Is
Ignorance which causes a lover to
take water In which his body Ia
washed and secretly mix 1t In the
drink Of his loved one. But. then, that
IL romance and we mustn't mention
germs In the same breath.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Just % Easy.

Two commercial travellers, while on
q train on the Oregon Electric railway,
got into an argument over the action
Of the automatic brake.
ITS the imitation Of the tube that
stops the train," declared the FIRST trav.
eler.
"Wrong, wrong! I" shouted the second.
"It's the output Of the exhaustion"
80 they wrangled for IN hour. Then.
when the train arrived at the station
they agreed to submit the matter for
settlement to the motormau. That gen.
tleman, leaning condescendlngly from
the door Of his car. listened with IN
attentive frown to the two travellers
statement Of their argument. Then be
smiled, shook hls head, and said:
"Weli, gents, ye're both wrong about
the working Of the vacuum brake. Yet
rs very simple and easy to under
stand. When We want to stop the
train we Just turn this ere tap, and
then We GNl the pipe with vacuum"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
erinQina Home the Germs.

When soldier boys mingle with
the soldiers Of all n%ati0nalities and
fight over strange and disease-soaked
soil they may acquire many strange
disease germs and, returning to Amerl.
en-, bring them along, warns World
Outlook. Pe~stilence has generally
been a camp follower Of war. But sci
ence is dealing with this problem with
unprecedented vigor. Sir William o..
Ter said: "Never before In history has
70 great q host been assembled never
before In war time have armies been
so healthy"
Yet we are warned as to the danger
Of indiscriminate immigration after
the war and Of the great need Of care
full medical and sanitary preparation
to combat the unfamiliar diseases that
Sammles will bring home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

fslly CA BIT theg go gEoW - -
fsult With even tha2 Ths hols would
persist IN fEeezing up and thus eave
them many Q miserable hour Of Ice
choppinG. The unknown builders ct
the cabin had extended the side logs
20 a. to support . cache At the rear.
In thu was stored the bulk Of the par.
tvs provisions. Food there was. With.
out stint, for three times the men who
were fated to live upon II. But the
most Of II was Of the kind which built
up brain and sinew. but did mot tickle
the palate. True. there was sugar I'm
plenty for two ordinary men, but these
two were little else than children.
They early discovered the virtues Of
hot water judiciously saturated with
sugar, and they prodisally swan their
flapjacks and soaked their crusts In
the rich, white strip. Then coffee and
tea. and especially the dried fruits.
made disastrous inroads upon 1t. The
first words they had were over the
sugar question. And 1t is q really seri.
Gus thing when two men wholly de.
pendent upon each other for company
begin to quarrel.
Weatherbee loved to discourse bla-
tantly on politics. while Cuthfert, who
had been prone to clip his coupons and
let the commonwealth jog on as best
1t might, either ignored the subject or
delivered himself of startling epigrams.
But the clerk was too Obtuse to appre-
clate the clever shaping of thought.
and this waste Of ammunition irritated
Cuthfert. He had been used to blind.
ing people by his brilliancy. and II
worked him quite q hardship. this
loss of an audience. He felt personal.
" ~aggrieved and u~nconsciously held
his muttonhead companion responsible
for 1t.
Save existence. they had nothing In
commOn-came In touch on no single
point. Weatherbee was a clerk who
had known naught but clerking all his
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
proNts In shIpbu,ldlro.

The sale Of the schooner Glynn. the
6rst ocean commerce carrier buut
south Of Newport News since the war
began. has brought out facts. says the
Manufacturer Record, showing the
remarkable profits TO be made from
s~hipbuilding and the operation Of
freight ships under war conditions.
The company made 4 profit Of q per
cent on the building Of the vessel; her
purchaser, james 8. Bradley, Jr.. re.
ceived $4,000 freight for the voyage
to Italy with naval stores and then
sold her to French interests FOR 900.O00.
After deducting $21.500 for insurance,
QUILTING and provisioning md the raj.
aries and wages, the Glynn Melted him
946,600 In six months.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
cerrset,

Little Jim. did not know quite
80 much about scriptural history % ne
ought to have known, but when
his sister asked him, "Where was Sol.
onions templeT he was rather angry
TINT she should think him unable to
answer a simple question like that.
Don't you think I know anythinyrs
he nsked.
"Wcll, where was II. thenf" his 10.
ter repeated.
And then he 'informed hsr: 'On the
side OF his forehead, Of course, ~
same % other folksfi % yuu thiak
an. 4 6uuceSs 4 \
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Not III Same.

A fedgling author at the Century
club In New York drew forth a manu-
script and volunteered to read 1t to
Robert w. Chambers.
"fou know how Poe" the young
man said, "read his stories to an old
colored nanny. don't you? He be-
lieved that what pleased the old NAM
my would please the public, and he
killed the scenes the old girl didn't
like, and built up those she did. Well,
Bob, I want-ha, ha, hi Il want to
use you In the same way. Have a
drink and a cigar, and then"
Excuse me. my boy" said Mr..
Chambers, and he rose and took his
hat and stick.
"You don't happen to be Poe, and
therefore I don't feel called on to be
your old colored nanny"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

life; Cuthfert was a master Of arts, q
dabbler in oils and had written not a
little. The one was a lower class man
who considered himself a gentleman.
and the other was a gentleman who
knew himself to be such. From this
1t may he remarked that a man car
be q gentleman without possessing the
first instinct of true comradeship. The
very presence OF either became a per-
sonal affront to the other, and they
lapsed into sullen silences which In.
creased III length and strength as the
days went by. Occasionally the flash
Of an eye Of the curl Of a lip got the
better Of them, though they strove to
ignore wholly each other during these
mute periods. And a great wonder
sprang up In the breast Of each Is to
how God had ever come to create the
other.
As the sugar pile and other little lux.
uries dwindled they began to be afraid
they were not getting their proper
shares. and In order that they might
not be robbed they fell to gorging
themselves. The luxuries suffered In
this %gluttonous contest. as did also the
men. In the absence Of fresh vegeta.
bles and exercise their blood became
impoverished, and a loathsome, pur.
pllsh rash ctept over their bodies. Yet
they refused to heed the warning.
Next their muscles and joints began
to swell. the flesh turning black, while
their mouths, gums and lips took on
the color Of rich cream. Instead Of
being drawn together by their misery,
each gloated over the others symp.
toms as the scurvy took Its course.
They lost oil regard for personal up.
p~earancc and, for that matter, common
decency. The cabin became q pigpen,
and never once were the beds made or
fresh pine boushs laid underneath.
Yet they could not keep to their blank.
cts. as they would have wished. for
the frost was memorable, and the 6re
box consumed much fuel. The hair Of
their beads and faces grew long and
shaggy, while their garments would
have disgusted a ragpicker. But they
did not care. They were sick, and
there was no one to ~. Besides, Il
was very painful to move about.
70 oil this was added . new trouble
the fear Of the north. This fear was
49, A~t~k ALTA - khn wn~ak nasA >sA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

Q fascinating tAiAG, and = - dreams
they came to him from oct of The cola
and snussied into his blankets and
told hin a their tolls and Troubles ere
they died. He shrank away from the
cIammy contact - they drew closer
and twined their froeen limbs about
him. and when they whispered In his
ear of things to come the cabin rang
with his frightened shrieka. Cuthfert
did not understand. for they no longer
spoke, and when thus awakened he
invariably grabbed for bis revolver.
Then BIZ would sit up In bed. shivering
nervously. with the weapon trained ON
the unconscious dreamer. Cuthfert
deemed the man going mad and 20
came to fear for his life.
What with the fear Of the north. the
mental strain and the ravages Of the
disease. the pair lost all semblance Of
humanity, taking on the appearance
Of wild beasts hunted and desperate.
Their cheeks and noses. as n after.
math Of the freezing. had turned black.
Their frozen toes had begun to drop
away at the FIRST and second joints.
Every movement brought pain, but the
fire box was Unsuitable. wringing .
ransom Of torture from their miserable
bodies. Day In. day out, It demanded
it's food. q verltable pound Of flesh.
aud they dragged themselves into the
forest to chop wood on their knees.
Once. crawling thus in search Of dry
sticks, unknown to each other they
entered a thicket from opposite sides.
Suddenly. without warning. two peer
ing deaths heads confronted each 9th.
er. Suffering had SO transformed them
that recognition was impossible. They
sprang to their feet, s~hrieking with
terror, and dashed away on their man.
gled stumps, and. falling at the cabin
door. they clawed and scratched like
demons till they discovered their mis-.
take.
Occasionally they lapsed normal. and
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during one Of these sane intervals the
chief bone Of contention, the sugar, had
been divided equally between them.
They guarded their separate sacks,
stored up In the cache, with jealous
eyes. for there were but a few cupfuls
left. and they were totally devoid Of
faith In each other. But one day Cuth-
fcrt made a mistake. Hardly able to
move. sick with pain, with his head
swimming and eyes blinded, he crept
into the cache. sugar canister III hand,
and mistook Weatherbee's sack for his
own.
January had been born but a few
days when this occurred. The sun had
some time since passed its lowest
southern declination and at meridian
now threw Haunting streaks Of yellow
light upon the northern sky. On the
day following his mistake with the
sugar bag Cuthfert found himself feel.
Ing better both In body and In spirit.
As noontime drew near and the day
frightened he dragged himself outside
to feast on the evanescent glow. which
was to him an earnest Of the suns fu.
ture intentions. Weatherbee was also
feeling somewhat better and crawled
out beside him. They propped them.
selves In the snow beneath the move.
less wind vone and waited.
The stiffness Of death was about
them. In other chimes when nature
falls into such moods there is q sub.
dued air Of expectancy. a waiting for
some small voice to take up the broken
strain. Not 10 In the north. Tho two
men had lived seeming aeons In this
ghostly peace. They could remember
no song Of the past: they could conjurs
no song Of the future. This unearthly
calm had always been-the tranquil
silence Of eternity.
Their eyes were fixed upon the
north. Unsecn. behind their ba cks. be.
hind the towering mountains to the
south, the sun swept toward the zenith
Of another sky than theirs. Sole spec.
tat0rs OF the mighty canvas, they
watched the false dawn slowly grow.
A faint flame began to glow and
shoulder. II deepened In intensity,
ringing the changes Of reddish yellow,
purple aud saffron. 10 bright did Il
become that Cuthfert thought the sun
must surely be behind TIA miracle.
the sun rising In the northi Suddenly,
without warning and without fading,
the canvas was swept clean. There
was no color In ulc sky. The light
had gone ont Of the day. They caught
their breaths In half obs. But, 10,
tho air was a-gllnt with particles Of
sctntillating frost, and there, to the
north, the wind vans nv In vague
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Mad Enough to Flaht.

A Massachusetts man who happened
to be on two different transports when
they were torpedoed has finally be-
come so mad at Germany that he has
enlisted and says he Is ready to fight.
Well. that's something more gained.
even II the angry man doesn't succeed
in breaking through anywhere
Springfield (O.) News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

outiine - ths 0ow! 4 shadow! 4
shadow! Il vas exactly midday. They
jerked their heods hurT3edly to ths
south. A sosdes rim peeped oyer TIE
mountains. snowy shoulder. smiled
upon them m instant. then dipped
from sight again.
There we're tears In their eyes ~
they sought each other. A strange
softening came over them: They felt
irreslstibly drawn toward each other.
The sun was coming hack again. Il
would be with them tomorrow and the
next day and the next. And 1t would
stay longer every visit. and q time
would come when It would ride their
heaven day"and night. never once drop
ping below the sky line. There would
be no night. The ice locked winter
would be broken; the winds would
blow and the forests answer: the land
would battle In the blessed sunshine
and life renew. Hand In hand they
would quit this horrid dream and jour.
ney back to the southland. They
lurched blindly forward, and their
hands met-their poor MANNED hands.
swollen and distorted beneath their
mittens.
But the promise was destined to re-
main unfulhlled. The northland Is the
northland, and men work out their
souls by strange rules. which other
men who have not journeyed into far
countries cannot com to understand.
An hour later Cuthfert put a pan of
bread into the oven and fell to specu-
lating on what the surgeons could do
with his feet when be got back. Home
did not seem 20 very far away now.
Weatherbee was rummaging In the
cache. OF a sudden he raised a whirl.
wind Of blasphemy, which in turn
ceased with startling abruptness. The
other man had robbed his sugar sack.
Still. things might have happened DIFF.
ferently had not the two dead men
come out from under the stones and
hushed the hot words In his throat,
They led him quite gently from the
cache, which he forgot to close. That
copsummation was reached: that some
thing they had whispered to him in
his dreams was about to happen. They
guided him gently, very gently. to the
woodpile. where they put the Ak In
his hands. Then they helped him
shove open the cabin door. and he fell
sure they shut 1t after him--at least
he heard 1t slam and the latch fall
sharply into place. And he knew they
were waiting just without, waiting fol
him to do his task.
Garter! 1 say. Carter!"
Percy Cuthfert was frightened al
the look on the clerks face, and be
made haste to put the table between
them.
Carter Weatherbee followed without
haste and without enthusiasm. There
was neither pity nor passion in bis
face, but rather the patient. stolid look
Of one who has certain work to do and
goes about it methodically.
II say. what's the matter:"
The clerk lodged back, cutting of
his retreat to the door, but never open.
ing his mouth.
Il say, Carter, l say, let's talk
There's a good chap"
The master of arts was thinking rap
idly now, shaping a skillful flank
movement on the bed where his Smith
& Wesson lay. Keeping his eyes on
the mailman, he rolled backward on
the bunk, at the same time clutchine
the pistol.
"Carter!"
The powder flashed full in Weather
bees face, but he swung his weapon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

Ila%ck--"Ile's u young lawyer, and
desperately IN love" White--"Ycs. he
enters an appearance At the girls
home three nights a week, pleads his
case, receives an adverse decision and
then appeals again i"-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Question Of share.

Brazen Co.ed-What shape Is q
kiss3
Unsophisticnted Fresh-Why--uh-l
never noticed.
B. C.-Well, give me n and Wen
call 1t square.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
His Intention.

"Rastus," inquired the colonel,
"aren't you ready to die for your coun
try2"
mo, sab, All amt studyin' to die fob
NAH country. Abs studyin' to make
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Dangerous Remedy.

Policeman (holding down a tramp
on the sldewalk)-No danger, ma'am,
he's merely having q fit.
Kind Lady--Gracious! Shall I get
some water to throw in his face?
Policeman-Do you want to kill him:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

= a man Journeys
into q far country he
be prepared to
forget many Of the
things he has learned
and to acquire such
customs % are inner.
ent with existence In
the new land. He must
abandon the old ideals
and the old gods, and
oftentimes he must re-
VQf0n thu s,on~, ncia hv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
In a Far Country

81 Noad eoker Who Journeyed Into the
1890 and Peace Of the Arctic and Who
SevW9 Came Back BY JACK LONDON
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

eoAP 70 STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn ont the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp BY shampoo.
ing with ia Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken. In the natural way, those
ugly. grlssly hairs Price. $1yO0.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Could oe.

Could %.
Willie Monk-Ain't you q stOrk3
Mr.. Stork-What did you think !
was--a bill collector
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

Passenger (loudly)-Nan overheard.
Cholly Pifle (who 10 seasickl-Oh,
splash.