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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Good Advice

To All Friends in Fulton County:
This afternoon as | sit in my
study | cannot direct my thoughts
in my line excepting my two
years. teaching in the County.
have, from day to day, meditated
upon Supreme power for spiritu-
al direction; yet my ideals were
immoral enough to cause errors
in my work that | can not justly
pass away.
The power Of human energy is
tremendous when worked by con-
centrated effort; but as soon as
the ideal we have becomes aim
less, we can never hit mark.
Patrons, | sincerely urge upon
you the duty of inquiring early
into the interests of your chill
dren. God has sent them to you
for care and when you neglect
giving them spiritual and educa-
tional teaching, you sin against
God and his Kingdom.
What sends one boy to prison
and another to the world to pro-
claim to its inhabitants the mes
sage!ofan inner conscience? First
the parents fail to instruct the
child of the inner nature and its
power over humanity; and, sec
ond, is the fuIfiIlment of that
duty. Let us-each and all
raise our moral standard so that
we need not be afraid to stand
before immortal sous.
HOWARD B. KNEPPER,
Student |. S. N. S.,
April ninth,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Republic, O.,

The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Morgret, Of Andover,
o. will be pleased to hear that
they have stood the winter and
are busy with their spring work.
On account of the scarcity of
coal Riley was obliged to burn
wood all winter. Early in the
winter, while Riley was doing
his chores and cutting and haul
ing wood, a crafty old French
man by the name of La Grippe
slipped upon Riley and chased
him into the house and kept him
there for two weeks or more; but
he had good neighbors, and they
came to the rescue, and helped
with the outdoor work until he
pulled himself together and chas-
ed the Frenchman off.
Riley would rather beat up a
subject of the Kaiser if he had
the opportunity; but what he
saved on the coal will buy a lot
of gasoline for that auto he is
pl n ing to buy in the near fu-
ture.
Listen, Emory Keep it to your
self; ! do not think it will be a
Ford. S. w.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Red Cross Work.

The ladies among our local
Red Cross workers have been
busy doing their bit that more
money may flow into the great
war fund where it is so mnch
needed just now. Recently a
scheme was set on foot by which
one lady entertained ten persons,
each of the ten paying so cents
and agreeing to entertain eight;
in turn, each of the 8 was to en-
tertain six, etc, of course, the
paying each time of fifty cents
was to be kept prominently in
view.
The following report shows
what is being accomplished
along this line:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Chance 10 Hear DR.. Herman.

Rev. Theodore +. Herman, D,
d., professor of Systematic
Theology in the Theological
Seminary, in Lancaster, Penna.,
will preach in the Reformed
church next Sunday morning,
and in the Presbyterian church
in the evening. DR.. Herman is
one of the strong men of to-day;
and before accepting the position
he now holds in the seminary, he
was pastor of the largest Re-
formed congregation and Sunday
school in America. You should
hear him. No special collection.
Just an every day preaching SER
vice, but you will be welcome.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Busy NeigabDrhOOd.

Hello, Lizzie! | haven't seen
you lately. Where are you now?'
Got a situation in Mudhurst. y
In Mudhurst? Isn't it
awfully slow there?"
Slow" replied the second
girl with a laugh. The house
Pm in is at a crossroad; there's q
church at the next corner, a fire
station right opposite and a po-
lice station on the fourth corner.
Yesterday there was a grand fu-
neral at the church, the fires
brigade was called out three
times, and two men were run in
by the police, all in one day.
And the couple I'm living with
are always quarreIing. No, |
shouldn't call it slow"!-EX-
change.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Oar Amusement Bill.


special taxes to produce war rev
enue indicate that Treasury es
Inmates will be exceeded. Ow.
ing to the employment of almost
every one at good wages, ex.
penditure for all purposes has
been on a liberal scale and gov
ernment receipts have been cor
respondingly large, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is not possible to make too
many deductions from the Feb
ruary reports alone. 1t will be
remembered that during the first
half of that month the cold was
extreme all over the country,
and it is likely that the returns
are below the average for the
other months. Yet the ten per
cent. tax on amusements pro-
duced So, 70S, 900, which would be
about four million for an ordinary
month. On this basis the Nation
would get almost fifty millions a
year out of amusement taxes,
assuming that summer months
are as productive as those in the
winter.
Playing cards may or may not
have fallen off, since the number
of decks sold is reduced by more
than a million. Possibly women
are devoting so much time to
Red Cross and other patriotic
work that they do not have time
for bridge, or it may be that
they are using more older cards
than formerly. In any event
Uncle Sam got five cents from
each of the nearly two million
packs which were sold.
Automobile sales produced
considerably over two millions,
representing three per cent. on
sales in a month which is not
considered an active one. Other
factors in the special tax receipts
bear so little on amusements as
not to be analysed.
In the first eight months of the
year the internal revenue receipts
from all sources totaled $685.
100000. AS very little of this
was from distilled liquors, the
gain is very great, but it also
included some income taxes paid
in advance. The month Of June
will produce most Of the internal
revenue, and there are those
who think the total for the fcal
year will be $4, 900, 900, 600, based
on partial returns from Offices all
over the country.
Ia any event this country has
not found the war taxes a
burden thus far. Even if they
are increased, as Secretary Nc
Adoo suggests, the country can
pay them easily so long as there
is general employment at high
wages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Big Spring PfeSbytery.

Among those present at the
meeting of the Big Spring Pres
bytery held here last week were
Rev. Geo. M. Reed, d. D. and
Elder James Dunlap, Of New
vile; Rev. J. L. Grove and Rev.
w. V. Grove, McConnellsburg;
Elder J. II. Johnston, Webster
Mills; Rev. H. S. Wilson and
Elder S. A. Grove, York; Rev. j.
S. Tussey and Elder Matthew
Rogers, Mexico, Pa; Rev. Geo.
A. Roseberg and Elder Thomas
Mcdonald, Muddy Creek Fork
Rev. James Potter and Elder
John w. Barr, McAlevy's Fort:
Rev. D. l. Rose, McCoysville;
Rev. j. S. Kyle, Laurel, Pa.
Rev. j. A. Alexander, Pitts
burgh; Elder w. M, Grove,
Woodbine, Pc; Elder Chester
Hyson, tewartstown, Pa; FL
der j. N. Schilling, Lewistown,
Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Mrs. E. E. Dimm (Helen John
ston) of Granville, Pa, return
ed to her home last Saturday
after having spent week in the
home of her mother, Mrs. E, j.
Johnston, South Second Street.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
$3.50 A YEAR.
MILK AS A FOOD.
The Cheapest ID ihe Market To-day.
Sour Milk Is One Of The Best
of TOnicS.

1t is possible for people to learn
much of the food value of, even
so common an article or diet as
milk. The following from l.. w.
Lightly, farm adviser of the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, and well known
to the farmers of Fulton County
as one of the most practical of
Farmers Institute Instructors,
should be read with much inter-
est and profit:
Milk is a balanced food, con-
tanning the CORE ct proportion of
protein and energy. 1t is a very
digestible food and the fat in
milk is the easiest digested fat in
all the dietary of many. 1t is
rich in the needed minerals readi-
ly assimilable. For real complete
nourishment there is no food like
it. There is no waste as it is all
digestible.
Milk is the cheapest food on
the market when we consider all
the nutrients contained. A quart
of 5 per cent. milk is worth as
much as ID ounces of the best
beef. The beef costs 80 cents
and the milk less than half as
much and why not use the milk?
I'VE have formed a lot of bad
habits and now is a good time to
quit them. Many dishes are
served with a sugar sauce or
brandy sauce so called that would
be much more palatable served
with whole milk and very little
sugar. Milk as a sauce adds a
complete food while sugar sauce
gives nothing but energy.
I'VE must get over the idea
that milk is a beverage only. 1t
is an unsurpassed beverage we
admit, but it is a most valuable
food and must be considered as
such.
Learn once for all the real
truth that when milk sours, it is
not spoiled for food, but is I'M
proved. Sour milk is one of the
best tonics. Thousands think
highly of buttermllk, and Sour
milk is the same with the butter
fat Incorporated with it.
"As the professional cooks and
cook books increased, the pro-
portion of milk consumption
decreased and furthermore at
the same time and in the same
proportion the doctors increas-
ed. | am not a centenarian,
but well remember when practi-
cally everybody made one meal
of the day on some form of bak-
ed or cooked corn meal with an
abundance of whole milk and a
little sugar.
81 also know that at that time
we had one doctor, physician they
call him now, to cover radius of
ten miles and the poor fellow
could hardly make a living be-
cause there was no one sick eX-
cept when some epidemic like
murnps or other infantile trouble
struck the country.
DO you know that there is
Life in milk? What is life? 1t
is that which the Creator gives
US and no man has defined it.
But the scientific man has found
life or the life principle in milk
and he calls it vitamines. Vita
mines are absolutely essential to
the healthy body and by no food
can you get this element in so
perfect a form and condition as
in whole milk. Does that explain
why we now need and furnish a
living and fortune to retire on TO
six doctors in a territory where
one nearly starved for want Of
patients?
IF you eat and drink more
milk you will be healthier and
stronger and sweeter tempered"
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sous Who Have Recently
Passed Away.

Mrs. Mary Ellen Deshong Mel
lott, widow of Michael Mellott,
died at her home on Pleasant
Ridge, this county, Sunday,
March II, 1918, after an illness
caused by paralysis, aged rs
Years, 5 months, and 7 days.
'rhe funeral services conducted
by Rev. T. P. Garland, assisted
bv Rev. Powers, were held at !
o'clock, Sunday afternoon, and
interment was made in the ceme-
tery at the Sideling Hill Chris
tian church.
The deceased was a daughter
of the late William and Sarah
lane Riblet Deshong, and she
WAS born in Licking Creek town.
ship, Fulton county, Pa, on the
18th. of October, l843. On the
29rd of April, 1868, she was uni
ted in marriage to Michael Mel
lott, and to this union seven sons
and one daughter were born.
The daughter Catherine, died in
Infancy. The sons are William
and Ruben in Johnstown; Henry
Wishart, near Knobsville; Lewis,
near Lancaster, Franklin County;
Mitchell, Needmore; Scott,
Sharpe, and James W., on the
bid home place. She survived
by IA grand children and one
great-grand child. She is united
with the Christian Church when
nineteen years of age, and her
life was one that proved a bless
Ing and help to every one within
the circle of her influence.
A. C. MATTHIAS.
Albert C. Matthias was born
hear Burnt Cabins, this county
August IL, 1861 and died in
lOlorado at the Monte Vista
Iospital, Saturday, March l6,
LOIS aged Sc years, Z months
nd 4 days. The direct cause
f his death was peritonitis,
fter an illness OF short duration.
Mr.. Matthias was married in
1868 to Miss Alice Gelvin and to
this union were born four chill
dren, namely, Elsie M. Adams,
of Fort Collins. Colo.; Mrs.
Helen Seaman, of Denver; and
lrs. Nettie E. Christensen and
1ilda Matthias, of Monte Vista.
& lie is also survived by two sis
,ers, Mrs. E. C. Wright and
Mrs. Isaac Waters, and by two
brothers E. S. Matthias and A.
D. Matthias. His wife Alice,
died November II, 1916, and on
the 18th of December 1917 he
was married to Mrs. Laura
Small, who survives him.
Mr.. Matthias taught the school
at Burnt Cabins in 1888 and 1889
after which on account of fail
ing health and threatened pull
monary tuberculosis, he took his
family and went to Colorado,
which proved to be just the right
thing, for he regained his health
and became stout and robust.
He lived in Monte Vista about
twenty-three years. He was a
prominent Mason and Odd Eel
low, and the funeral services at
the local Presbyterian church
at the cemetery were conducted
by the Masonic Lodge.
MRS. ELMIRA SMITH.
Elmira Kerr, widow of En-
manuel Smith, died about two
weeks ago aged about II years,
She wasamember of the Kerr fam.
lily who lived in the Cove many
years ago, and she was an aunt
of Miss Mary Pittman,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Come, help out a little on the
debt of the Auditorium decora-
tions. Friday night. 25c. and
15c. Seats reserved at Seylars
Drug Store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Mr.. R. P. Deshong and son
CLYDE called at the News Office
last Saturday and added a dollar
and a half to our cash on hand"
for another years subscription.
About four years ago Dick"
bought the Rowland Austin farm
at Saluvia that had been let run
down, and by careful manage
ment and lots of hard work, he
is bringing the farm back to the
position it occupied in the palmy
days of the Austins.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Everybody enjoys a Honey
moon, why not a minister,
Come, and see. Friday night at
the Auditorium. Tickets at Sey-
lars Drug Store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Lock 0ul for Ground GIlss.

Our people have heard much
Of the develishness in the meth
ods employed by the Germans in
the warfare now being waged in
Europe. That this country con-
tains German sympathizers is
well known, and drastic meas
ures are being taken by the Gov
ernment to apprehend and pun
ish all such. In many parts of
the country, and especially in
York County, it has been dis
covered tn at human fiends
have been mixing cereals and
fours with ground glass. The
Food Administrator of York
County has just issued an order
to the residents of his county to
be careful to slit all cereals-es-
pecially those put up in sealed
packages-before using. Miss
Netha Nesbit of McConnells-
burg, who is working in a mil
linery establishment in Hagers-
town, reports that ground glass
was found in the bread on her
table in a Hagerstown boarding
house a few days ago. ltis not
known when, or how, the glass
got into the bresd-but it was
there.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
THE PINCH OF HUNGER.
The Call for Greater Conservation in
lOOdSluflS Has Made But Little In
preston Upon America.


preston Upon America.
How slow we are to realize that
we have been for more than one
year engaged in one of the most
terrible wars of all times. Not
alone, it is true, but fighting
along side of England, France
and Italy. And in all of the
three long years since the other
countries were drawn into it,
France has been the battle
ground, and it is her soil that is
drinking up the blood of mil
lions of human beings. 1t is
France that is bearing the brunt
Of the conflict France that help
ell 1us win our independence:
Our people are sometimes
tempted to complain when the
Government regulates what we
must eat, and the quantity we
may consume; but let US spend a
minute in reading the latest re-
gime of bread rationing to the
people of France on account of
the shortage of wheat and other
grains available for food in that
country.
The allowances to a family in
that country is henceforth to be
as follows:
Children less than 8 years old,
81 OF per day.
Children from 3 to 13 years,
Z OF per day.
Persons from 13 to GO years,
II oz per day.
Persons more than sixty years,
Z OF per day.
This ration is only about two
thirds of the meagre bread al
lowance heretofore maintained.
Bread constitutes more than one
half of the diet of the French
nation and the price of meat is
50 high as to prohibit its useby a
large part of the people.
Think of this, American Moth
ers and Fathers of young chill
dren! A slice or two or a few
slices of bread per day, not pure
wheat bread mind you, but war
bread for growing boys and girls
and not much of anything else to
eat. No butter, sugar or meat
to the average family and few
of any vegetables to help out,
and these are the wives and chill
dren of those men who have
bravely fought our battles for
three years-the men who have
sacrificed everything including
life itself for the cause of Free
dom and Democracy.
A story like this should make
the American heart bleed and
stimulate every man, woman and
child in the nation to renewed
effort for food conservation even
to the entire elimination of wheat
food when possible as it is in
many homes.
Vessels have been ready to
take wheat across, but we have
not had it to send because with
all our sacrifice so far we have
not saved enough.
Let us remember Italy and be
warned. The great Italian de-
feat of a few months ago was
not a Military victory for the
enemy but was chiefly brought
about by the reduced morale of
the Italian troops who were dis
heartene6. not only by lack of
sufficient food for themselves,
but by the knowledge that their
families at home were starving.
If the enemy succeeds in break
ing through during the present
drive, the American people must
be charged with 6 part of the re-
sponsibility for having failed to
provide sufficient food for the
Civil population behind the Alli-
ed Armies.
And our own American boys
are now helping to hold the
battle line over there.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Ex-Judge Nelson is confined
to his home in Ayr township
suffering from an acute attack
of rheumatism.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18
Card Of Thanks.

The sons of Mary Ellen Mellott
desires through the columns of
the NEWS to express their sincere
thanks to the many kind friends
and neighbors. who in any way
contributed sympathy or assist
ance during the illness and death
of their beloved mother.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-18

Everybody says it is a great
success. What? Why, The Mini
sters Honeymoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
NEW METHOD PROVIDED
FOR EMERGENCY LAWS.

"A feature proposed which is not
found in the election laws Of any
state, and one which seems to sug-
gest a valuable advance in popular
government, is this
IF referendum petition shall be
proposed against an emergency
measure. such measure shall be a
law until voted on by the electors.
Then, IL the majority decide against
it, it is repealed.
This means that a law deemed by
the legislature as an immediate ne
ceEsity, and enacted with the emer-
gency clause, cannot be held up by
the referendum. 1t goes into effect
Immediately and is in operation while
the campaign is being conducted for
its repeal.
ANY measure, except an emer-
gency measure, the proposed amend
ments provide, shall become a law
when approved by q majority of
votes, and shall go into effect the
thirtieth day after the election unless
otherwise specified in the measure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
PUBLICITY PAMPHLET TO
GO TO EACH VOTER.

The proposed amendments provide
for a publicity pamphlet to be mailed
to each elector and containing a copy
Of each measure, with its ballot title.
to be submitted at any election.
Arguments for and against the
measures may be printed in the
pamphlet at the rate Of 5000 a page.
THE proposed amendments deny
the veto power to the governor on
measures initiated or referred by the
electors. Further, they provide that
a measure passed or approved by the
people may not be repealed or amend
ed by the legislature, after 1t has
been enacted or approved by the peo-
pie, except on a yea or nay roll-call
vote OF two thirds Of all the mem
bers elected to each house.
THE legislatures power is further
limited in the proposed amendments,
which provides that no laws may be
enacted to hinder or decrease the
peoples power to make laws. Neither
shall the legislature attach the emer-
gency clause to any law Ii passes
except by a twO-thirds vote. and the
emergency clause shall not be at
tached to any act granting a fran
chise or special privilege, or creating
any vested right or interest other
than in the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
Big BOWLING
MEET TO end
this EVENING

The annual intercity bowling tour
nament will be brought to close TINS
evening with the rolling of doubles
and singles on the Grand alleys, and
singles on the Nestor alleys, according
to the schedule announced by j. w.
Peterson, tournament manager, today.
The schedule for the Grand alleys
Doubles, z o'clock shift-Francis
and DOugherty, Schannach and stew
enson, Longway and Bayliss, Chaffee
and Nemzek. 49,.
Doubles, 7:45 o'clock shift-Schranz
and Schranz, German and Culp, Cowan
and A Peterson.
Singles, S:15 o'clock, left over from
Wednesday evening-Stahley, Edlund,
Longway, Peterson.
The schedule for the Nestor alleys:
Singles, o'clock shift-Chaffee,
Nemzek, Francis, Dougherty.
Singles, $3.50 o'clock shift-Schranz,
J. Schranz, German, Culp.
Singles, 10 o'clock-Norby, Schan-
mach, COwan, A. Peterson.
Heavy Hitting Wednesday.
Heavy hitting featured bowling in
the tournament Wednesday evening,
Acheson and Harvey rolling into the
lead in the doubles with 1,157, Sptcer
into the lead in the singles with 613,
and into the all-eYents with 1904 pins
for nine games.
In the doubles, Nelson and Knutson
were second with 1,129, Stanley and
Smith third with 1890, Spicer and
Peterson fourth with 1857, and An
derson and Edlund fifth with 1885.
In the singles, Whitney was second
with go, Thompson third with $50,
Casper fourth with 574, Billmeier fifth
with 5B1. Johnson hit $50, Smith SIS, |
Anderson 557, Nelson SAG and Ward
539.
whitney rolled the individual high |
game Of the evening, hitting 236 in |
1ne game in the singles. |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-07
White PLOTTED MURDER
OF SLOAN, IS BELIEF
New Developments Brought to Light
Leading Up to Double Killing
at HazeIton, NJ. D.

Hazelton, N. D., March There
has been a revulsion of feeling here
toward Clarence White, slayer of
Charles D. Sloan, his former em
ployer and benefactor, and r, s.
Piatt, as new developments leading
mp to the double killing are being
brought to light.
Scott Cameron, states attorney for
Emmons county, was interviewed to-
day by friends Of the dead men who
state they have positive evidence
that White plotted the murder Of
Sloan; that the gun with which the
killing was done had not been
carried for months. as White claim
ed. but that IL was purchased in
Hazelton on Saturday or Sunday:
that White had made threats that
something was going to happen to
a certain enemy Of his" and that
White, on Monday morning, went
out along the road which Sloan was
expected to follow in coming into
town and lay in wait for his former
employer.