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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Has lad Hard Luck.

On Sunday the third day of
last December, MIR. Boyd Elvey
and his family were taking a lit
tie walk, and in passing through
a little clump of bushes he ran a
locust thorn into one of the fin
gers Of his right hand. That
night he began to suffer severe
pain from what seemed to be on
ly a trifling accident, and al
though everything was done to
correct the trouble, he has not
been able to do an hours work
since. Boyd is an industrious
young mechanic and it was hard
luck for him to be thrown out of
work for so long a period. Last
week a few of his kind neigh
bors took it upon themselves to
solicit a donation for the Elvey
family, and every one who was
approached, was only too glad to
have an opportunity to do their
bit. The result was. that on last
Thursday evening the family was
much surprised when the dona-
ton was brought to the home.
which consisted of almost every
thing in the line of "eats" not to
say anything about a purse we'll
filled with ready cash. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elvey wish the NEWS to
convey their heartfelt gratitude
to the kind donors.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Appeal 10 Teachers aud MiniSteOs.

All the teachers in the public
schools of the County, and all
the ministers of the Gospel are
earnestly requested, as tn e ir
patriotic duty, to use every op-
portunity to explain to the peo-
pie the food regulations. If you
have informed yourself on the
subject, you know of the imper-
ative need of a strict compliance
with all the food regulations, by
all the people. These rules are
made for our good and a strict
observation of them may pre-
vent untold suffering and per-
haps the starvation of millions in
Europe. / urge upon you as a
patriotic and religious duty the
necessity of explaining the food
situation to our people.
JOHN +. JACKSON,
Federal food Administrator for
Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
HELP WITH YOUR MEANS.
You Are Not Asked TO Give, but TO Lerd,
Your Money TO The Government.


Philadelphia, February1S, 1918.
George W. Wickersham, former
Attorney General of the United
States, in an address advocating
thrift and the purchase of War
Savings Stamps called upon his
hearers to insure the world
against the Hazard of Teuton
domination. He urged men and
women to establish war-savings
Societies to help finance the Unit
ed States in the war enterprise.
I'VE must make every man and
woman realize" Mr., Wicker
sham asserted, that in this war
nothing that we can give is too
much, and everything that we
think of giving would be too lit
tie. Think what we are confront
ed with today! Germany stands
in possession of territory belong
ing to almost every one Of her
enemies. No foreign soldier is on
her soil; she stands triumphant,
believing herself to be on the eve
Of obtaining her desires. Russia
has melted away into complete
decentralization. Her armi e g
which stood, one or two months
ago, on the eastern frontier of
Germany, requiring German SOL
diers to the number of one or two
million, in ceaseless vigilance, to
hold them back, have now left
and gone home.
so, these German armies have
been transferred to the Western
front. and we read from day to
day Of the confidence of Hinden-
burg to land his forces in Paris
before summer. | don't say he
will. The German forces never
again will be as confident of vic
tory as they were in August 1914.
At the Marne the tide was turned.
And never since that day have
they been 80 near Paris. But
they are strong in their belief
that they are achieving their pur.
poses. They are strong in the
belief that they can achieve their
ends; and it requires all the cour-
age and devotion of the Allies to
be assured once more that Ger
MANY cannot dominate the world.
Wars cannot be waged with
out money, Wars cannot be
waged without men. To you
falls the task of stimulating en-
thusiasm which is needed to
bring victory to our arms and
liberty to the world"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
$3.50 A YEAR.
GOOD NEWS!
DR.. Dixon Advises Economy ia the Use
Of Soap, While Cost Of Living
Is 50 High.

In this season and at this time
when thousands o f our young
troops are being modified for
the National Army and are, of
necessity, exposed to unusual
conditions, often producing ner-
vous chills, is the wise time to
economize in soap. Again, when
the cost of living is s 20 high all
along the line, it will be an econ
omy to use less soap as it is a
much abused article. 1t is rot
necessary, as so many seem to
think, to have a stiff, creamy
lather in order to dissolve the
dirt that is filling up the pores of
the skin. On the contrary, very
little soap-pure soap-isrequired
to break up the dirt and permit
the water to remove it from the
pores so that the glands may
perform their normal duty.
The pores are the openings on
the surface of the skin and the
sweat glands must be kept
clear and free from either dirt,
soap or any matter that would
tend to.interfere with their action
in the elimination of perspiration.
Imperfect action of the sweat
glands is source of disease, va
rious matters accumulating in
the system, which would other
wise not be eliminated.
Therefore, economy i n soap
would not only be saving in
money but would help in saving
human life, by cutting down res
pira tory diseases.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Expresses Regret.

A recent letter from our friend
Rev. E. NJ. Aller, pastor Of the
M. E. church at Dillsburg, P &,
expresses deep regret that the
sisters and friends of Daniel
PETER, who reside east of the
mountains, were unable to at
tend the funeral on account of
the drifted condition of the roads.
Mr.. Aller further says, I'VE
had no trains from Harrisburg to
Dillsburg for more than three
days. Uncle Dan was a brother
beloved and it was a source of
bitter disappointment that we
could not be present when his
body was laid to its rest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Livestock on Pennsylvania Farms.

The census of livestock on the
farms of Pennsylvania January
l, as announced by the Bureau
of Statistics o f the Pennsylvania
Department of Agric u lture,
shows the following: Horses,
SIT, ,SS7; mules, 1926; milch
cows, 921, ,699; other cattle, 621,-
SO7; sheep, S20,765; swine, l.
06S, 333.
The figures show that there
has been a decrease in horses
during the past year of about
two per cent. while the number
of mules is about the same as a
year ago. Many horses and
mules have been shipped from
the State for use in the war and
the auto truck and tractor are re-
placing others, but not enough
to stop the breeding at about its
standard maximum.
Dairy cows have decreased
about four per cent. and the
number Of other cattle about
three per cent. The high prices
of feed and the high prices offer
ed for cattle have brought about
this decrease.
During the past two years
much interest has been made in
the sheep industry and tn e
movement started by Secretary
of Agriculture Charles h. Pat
ton to have the farmers take up
sheep raising has brought an in
crease of about two per cent, or
II, 400 sheep, during the past
year. For ten years there was
an annual decrease of about three
per cent. until 1916, when the
interest created in the sheep in
dustry brought about a slight
increase over 1915. The increase
of the past year promises to cre-
ate new interest in sheep rails
ing and with the benefits from
! the new dog law the million mark
is again being sought for.
The estimated total value of
the livestock is placed a t $780,
1868 65S. 90 as compared with
$179, $50, 100,0 90 a year ago.
The county having the largest
number of horses is Lancaster,
"a, 1888; the county having the
largest number of mules is York,
77S9. Chester county leads in the
number of milch cows, Al, ,94S,
while Crawford has the largest
number of other cattle. Gamer
on county has but 493 horses. 4
mules, 737 milch cows and $50
other cattle. Fulton has 1861
horses, PIG mules, 1924 milch>
cows, and a, 1886 other cattle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
MiIIerS and Farmers.


wheat and rye is called to the
following telegram received from
the State Food Administrator:
"All millers of wheat and
rye must be licensed. Farm
ers are permitted to h We
wheat grown by them milled
or exchanged for flour in
amount not in excess of
thirty days supply for per-
sonal use. This does not
apply to wheat owned by 9TH
er than the grower. N re-
strictions on the use of buck
wheat"
1t is plain therefore that the
rule is that the farmer who grew
the wheat, and no other person,
can have wheat grown by his
ground into or exchanged for
flour in amount not in excess OF
a thirty days supply for personal
use. The miller is forbidden to
grind wheat for farmers in eX-
cess of thirty day supply for per-
sonal use, and the farmer i s for
bidden to sell or exchange flour
in any quantity. The miller is
bound to exercise his sound judg-
ment in determining the amount
of flour it requires for a farmer
for his personal use during any
thirty days, and f there are any
grounds of suspicion that a farm
er is asking for more flour than
the law entities him to, the mil
er may require him to make
affidavit. The flour ground for
or exchanged with farmers must
be the same as that made for the
trade, that is, there must be at
least 45 lbs. of flour made out 0 t
a bushel of wheat weighing 5S
lbs.
These rules become laws of
the Pennsylvania State Govern
ment and any viloation of them
lays the vioiater open to prose-
cution by the United States Gov
ernment. 1t is as much the duty
Of every patriotic citizen to see
chat others obey the law as t is
to obey it himself, because it is
only by the universal observance
of these food rules, that the re-
suit sought by the government
can be attained. The govern
ment does not want to impose a
heavier burden on any one than
is absolutely necessary in order
to win this war, but it wants
that burden to be a. equally
borne by all as is possible to make
it. Let every citizen of Fulton
County show that he is a true
patriot by observing all these
food rules and thereby do "his
bit' in helping to win the war.
JOHN r. JACKSON,
Federal Food Administrator for
Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

Harry White, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Ole Secoy and Mrs. Clara
Smith, both of Emporia, and
Miss Nora K. Stevens. who 8
teaching school a t Virgil, Kans. /;
also, four brothers: Wilmer,
Wayne, Pa; John, Fortine, ssMon-
tana; Dill, st. Louis, and Warren
at Yates Center.
MRS. JOHN H. MILLER.
Elizabeth, wife of John H
Miller, died a t her home at Piney
Grove, Nd, Saturday evening,
February 8, 1918. Funeral SER
vices the following Wednesday
at Fairview, conducted by Rev.
A. R. Garland. Interment in
the family lot at that place.
Mrs. Miller had been in her
usual health until the day before
her death, when she was sudden
Iy stricken with paralysis, never
regaining consciousness, and the
next evening passed away. She
spent almost her entire life in the
community in which she died,
and was a kind and affectionate
neighbor, ever ready to extend a
helping hand, and she will be
greatly missed by every one, but
no place so much as in her own
home.
She was a faithful member OF
the Christian Church for about
forty-fve years, and bright
and shining light in the service OF
her master. She was a daugh-
ter Of William and Mary Ann
Smith May, was born September
l, 1856, and was aged 81 years,
5 months and 8 days. She was
married to John H. Miller on the
17th. day Of October, 1875, anC
to this union II children were
born, ten of whom, with theil
father survive, namely, Cora,
wife of George E. Bowles, Cum
berland, Md; Lewis w. Frost
burg, Md. j. Garfield, Piney
Grove, Md; Elias, Cumberland
Md; Mary, wife Of Raymond
Redinger, Chaneyville, Pa.
Edgar, West Virginia; Ira D. S.
Shade Gap, Pa; Ethel, wife o
Howard Redinger, Everett, P a.
Lille and Albert, at home. Sew
enteen grandchildren and th'
following brothers and sisters
are living: Henry May, Cum
berland, Md; David May; ant
Mrs. Margaret Smith, Purcell
; Pa; also, three half sisters, Mrs
Neal Wright, Cumberland; Mrs
George Kennard and Mrs. Jona
Sparks, Purcell, Pa. One son
Hamilton, died about Is years
ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

The peace Russia gets COM
pares very favorably with the
purchase made by a number of
chaps who answered an adver-
tisement and sent 81 for "a fine
steel engraving of George Wash
ington" and gotta postage stamp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

Last Saturday D. E. Little,
purchased the S. A. Nesbit farm
in Too township. This farm
will be known to the older people
as the Kittle farm. From the
buildings one has one of the
finest views in the Cove.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Good Prices.

For high prices, sheep seem to
be taking the lead at sales. A
Cyrus F. Wagner's sale last
Thursday, 2 sheep brought $50 =
90 each, and two $30.75 each. A
COW brought $50 and one of the
prses S192.5l. Mr.. Wagner,
will remove from the Conrad
Glazier Newt Hoke) farm this
spring to his own (the George
Snider) farm in Tod township.
Just a few days ago he purchas-
e d from Stanly Snider the 8.
acre field lying just north of the
Gipe barn, which will be a valu-
able acquisition to Cyrus's farm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

All cereals should be kept in
dry, we'll lighted storerooms.
Damp, dark cellars should never
be used for storing foods.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
From Our Subscribers.

EDIToR;-lt is thlrty-hve years
this month since | came to Hi
nois to live. | worked by the
month for five years at twenty
dollars month. Now some farm
hands are getting eighty dollars,
altho this isn't a general price.
Good hands, this year, will be
worth forty dollars.
After working five years, | re-
turned to Fulton County, got
married, and then came back to
Illinois and settled down. w e
lived on a l60-acre farm for twen-
ty.three years. When we moved
onto this farm, there wasn't a
bush, tree, nor shrub of any kind
growing. We planted som e
small naples, but they aren't
small any more. Some walnuts,
apricot and apple seeds were
planted. We now eat fruit each
season from the trees. Some
peach seeds were planted, and
the trees after several years Of
service. were blown down b y
storms, or died from old age, A
very nice orchard now grows on
the farm-some especially nice
peach trees being in the orchard.
There has not been a peach crop
here for four years. The cold
winter kills the young fruit.
Seven years ago purchased a
home in Harristown. This is a
village of about 200, and is locat-
4 about thirty miles east of the
State capital. The old farm is
two and one half miles from
here and my oldest son, Harry,
is now in charge. | am now
farming eighty acres adjoining
the old farm. A bumper crop
was raised last year. Wheat av-
eraged about twenty bushels to
the acre; oats, between fifty and
sixty, and corn the same. | sold
my oats for fifty cents a bushel.
They are offering a dollar and
twenty cents for corn now but
we are unable to market it, on
account of the scarcity of cars.
These prices are quite a con-
trast to those of the nineties,
when | sold entire crops of oats
at eight cents a bushel, and corn
at twenty. In past years, my
wife has sold dozens of eggs for
six cents; now they are Z! cents
apiece.
| often think of the time when
| was a boy at school. with the
Editor of the NEWS as teacher.
The NEWS keeps me inform
ed of my old friends and school
mates passing out o f this world,
one by one; and the time has
come when | begin to wonder,
as | read each account, how soon
one may be written for me. |
have been in poor health for
four years, and | don't expect to
ever see my old home in Fulton
county again. But that dosen't
keep me from living my boyhood
days over many times in my rev.
cries.
Altho it is hard 10 leave ones
home friends and G o into a new
country to live, | have never re-
GREETED that | came to Illinois.
We extend a cordial invitation to
any OF the home folks to visit u s
at any time.
Sincerely,
InrrNr w pnmu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Ernest Cooper who is en-
ployed by the Cumberland Valley
railroad Company in Chambers
burg, spent the weekend with
his family at Cito.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

generously worthy of our great
State.
HOWARD HEINZ.
Federal Food Administrator for
Pennsylvania.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Sincerely,
JOHN W. RoTz.

w. P. Stern, Youngstown O.,
February 18th. Il think Toe
poem Old Sideling Hill published
in the News last week would be
of interest, and, perhaps, new, to
many persons living near, this
famous old mountain. think
Sideling Hill mountain traverses
Fulton County from end to end,
extends across Maryland to the
Potomac river.
This poem was a song in the
sixties and early seventies in the
neghborhood of Sideling Hill
post office and in Whips Cove.
| have been told that the name OF
the auther was "Divelbiss and
that he lived near Sideling Hill
post office.
Was the last half of the fifth
stanza left out Intentionally. OF
has it been lost?."
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-29
Effect Of Poison Gases on Troops.

Certain gases have for their more
Immediate object, the irritation Of the
eyes (thc lachrymntory gases. one part
In million Of air being eifcctive), tenn
pornrily binding the victim; others
are designed for the irritation Of the
nose (the "sneeze- -gases"), making II
almost impossible for the fighter to
overcome the tendency To throw OF
his mask; and others again, for the
production Of burns when In contact
with the flesh. which are of u most
distressing character, nnd. even II
they do not cause death. incapncitate
the victim for service for u period OF
months. The last.nnmcd gases nre
likewise toxic and lnchrymatory to n
high degree. The socallcd mustard
gas" u compound somewhat similar
In character 10 mustard oil, but far
more of an irritnnt, has proved par
ticularly destructive, and doubtless ac-
counts for mnny of the casualties In
recent attncks.-Ilenry T.. Talbot. In
Atlantic.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-29
MONEY BURNS POCKETS
Yankee Soldiers Astound French
by Their Spending.
Buy Everything In Sight and Overlook
Nothlno-souvenirs Are Sent
Home.

Pnris.-No wonder TINT American
soldiers nstound the French with their
money.spcndIng procllviiy. Shops
stocked sufficiently In the ordinary
course Of events 10 last six months
are frequently cleaned out IN n dny
when the Yankees arrive. The Amer.
icnns Just simply buy everything In
sight.
A bunch OF troops lust orriy,pp from
the long Journey overseas, or pcrhnps
having been shuntcd around n month
or no after lnnding. reach a permanent
cnmp and are paid on. Frequently
they haven't had q pay day In two or
three months.
Then with their pockets full OF tho
strange francs they 20 to town and
make up for lost time. They overlook
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-29
War Prohibition.

President Wilson on Thursday last,
November 81, signed the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill with
the Legislative rider providing for ma
,ional prohibition from next July |,
until the American army Is demob'l'
izcd.
The prohibition amendment to tho
agricultural measure caused long
fight in the senate. Officials Of the
shipping board opposed its adoption
on the ground that taking beer fron,
shipbuildcrs would cause discomfort
which would be reflected in then
their work.
Secretary Daniels. who was called
before the senate committe holding
the hearing. combattcd this theory
saying that after sale of intoxicants
around naval establishments had been
stopped the output of the workmcn In.
creased. lie referred especially to the
Mare Island, Cal, navy yard.
Unless the presidential proclama.
ton under the food control act Is re
scinded, the prohibition amendment
will affect only the manufacture OF
wine, for the brewing Of all beer must
cease December /, under the prcsi'
dents proclamation.
The manufacture of whiskcy wa'
stopped soon after the nation entered
the war. Under the amendment, thu
manufacture Of wine will cease ney'
May /. and, should brewing OF beel
be allowed to continue after Dccem
ber !, It also would stop May l undel
the new law.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-29
WHEN ALSAcE COMES BACK
First Pollu to Plant Trlcoior on Walls
Of strassburg Gets eequsst
Of $64t.43.

Phlladelphla.-The minister Of war
In Paris hns SCALA from the estate
Of n patriotic Philadelphia Frenchman,
who died 20 years ngo. To be paid 10
the first French soldier who plants the
French flag on the walls Of the city OF
Strassburg, Alsace.
This bequest was made by Jacques
G. Aschbacher, who was a contractor
and also secretary Of The French As.
sociation OF Philadelphia. He died In
July. 1893, and In his will now on file
at tho city hall, he directed that $500
be given TO the first French soldier
who carried out the feat In the next
war.
The money was turned over the
French minister Of war and now
amounts to over 5000 by reason Of the
accumulative interest.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-29

Levi Schultz, Of the Variety Store,
was buying holiday goods in Kansas
City, this week.
For Salc.-My farm, 81 acres,
near Oregon. DIR. w. s. Wood, 2ll-
PA Physicians and Surgeons Build
ing, st. Joseph, Mo
Miss Myrtle Hucston, Of the Zook
q Rocker Banking Company, passed
Thanksgiving with her folks In Blair,
Nebraska.
w. r. Adams. Of st. Joseph. was
the guest of his aunts, Mrs. Daniel
Hahn. Sr., of Forest City, and Mrs.
Richard Hahn, Of Oregon.
w. c. Proud. NJ. d., Eye. Ear,
Throat and Nose Specialist. Office,
Physicians and Surgeons Building,
7th md Francis S's.. st. Joseph. Mo
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Morris has returned
from Omaha. where she was called by
the illness of members of the family
OF her sister, Mrs. Neva Nicholson.
Glenn Rulcy, n student ut the
Wentworth Military school at Lex
ington, Mo-, Is home for the Thanks
giving period. lie looks fine in his
soldier clothes.
Smith Hide Co., Market Square,
st. Joseph, No.. are paying l0c for
No. Salt Cured Hides. Horse
Hides $500 to 500 each. Write for
free shipping tags and fur prices.
Mrs. Minnie Shepard Is now nj
her home in Hclwig, from st. Joseph,
where she has been under medical
treatment, and is reported to be some
what improved.
Mrs. and Mrs. Dick Hahn and
daughter. Hazel, left, Tuesday, for st.
Joseph, where they will stay for the
winter, and keep house for her broth
er. viii Adams.
The stork was directed to visit
at the home of Thomas Hughes, by
DR.. Thatcher. and he did so on Nov,
%. leaving at their home fine girl
baby.
John II. Kunkel is now the sup
erintendent of the county farm, hay
ing been chosen by the county court
last week, to succeed Conley Swain
who resigned to return to active farm
life. and will take charge Of the Mrs
Dan Burrier farm.
Robert Montgomery DUNCAN has
moved, and now occupies the former
Alex. VanBuskirk property. Before
consenting to the change he made his
daddy promise that he would assume
the duties of furnace fireman for the
winter. Daddy did, and they are now
nicely and conveniently situated.
The Holt County members OF thu
students army training corps, at Col,
umbia and other colleges, will, in al
probability be granted furloughs, t.
come home during the holiday sea
son. Half will have leave Dec. 20 tt
26; the others Dec. "a to 80.
j. II. Lark, while coming to towr
with a load of wood, this week. hat
his team run away, becoming fright
ened by the limbs from a tree, over
hanging the road, In the city limits
striking them. Mr.. Lark thinks thos'
in authority should see that the treei
lare trimmed.