THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG. PA. FULTON COUNTY NEWS Published Every Thursday. t. i. PH.K, Editor and Proprietor CONNELLSBURG, PA. New - SE.JJIHDARY 14, 1915 Oats, Rye., d Weekly. $1.00 per iit in KAvinrm rr .UUI ill i-iwvaiiwv. Ham per ft) . Shoulder. Bacon, Sldep4mce al MeConnsllsburg Potatoes, per busu Butter, Creamery t Butter, Country. . .' CREfcK. ECgs, per dozen..; who J8 gtay. liru, per 40.. ...... , Live Ckves. at Wells Tannery, 'ay and Sunday witb Mrs. George Hixson. ie Barton spent last iQ relatives in .miuuuti. 1 . A lA ie'and Mrs. Joha Mellottof Ville, spent Sunday in the e of the latter 's brother and iter, Sadie and Bruce Barton. John Truax ot Wella Tannery, lay in the home of Mrs. George Hixon. Scott and Guy Crawford, of Amaranth, spent last week in the home of their Bister, Mrs Theodore Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. M. E Barton spentSunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Barton. Miss Clara Whitfield is em ployed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Alters atClearville Harry Deshong, of Andover, spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of Jacob Spade and family. Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Barton spent Sunday with George Scbenck and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barton, of Mattie, spent the latter part of last ween- with the former's brother, 0. A. Barton. Earl Bard and Miss Blanche Sharpe, of Sideling Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday with rela tives in our Valley. Mrs. Lizzie McKibbin left last week for Breezewood, where she is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. R E. Swartzwelder, after which she will go to Clarks burg, W. Va., where she will visit her son Lee. The meeting in progress at McKendree M. E church is be ing attended by Jarge crowds. WATERFALL Miss Velma Alloway who has been employed at Pitcairn, Pa , is spending some time at her home. Miss Helen Edwards, who spent her vacation at her home, has returned to Shippensburg State Normal Mrs. Lydia Heefner spent a few days recently witb her son Jerre Heefner. There was preaching at Mt. Ta bor last Sunday night Mrs. Roy Witter has been pretty poorly for some time. The funeral of Mrs. Jane Ed wards was well attended. Miss Lucy Witter, Mr. Joseph Shaw and Mr. George Barnet spent Sunday at Mr. George Heefner's. WEST DUBLIN. Our farmers have housed nice lot of ice this winter. Some of our farmers are get ting wood for summer. It has - been a good time to haul it. The rain of last week was good for those who needed water for stock. It was also good for the water power mills. Daniel Shaffer, of Rays Cove, ' "7 - 10 f 1. .A a9 t Bedford county, was on this side of the mountain one day last week on business. There was quite a large crowd at the funeral of Mrs. Jane Ed wards last Friday at Fairview v church. She was the oldest res ident of our township. Thanks. I wish in this way to extend my sincere thanks to an unknown friend who came into Mr. R. C. Dixon's store the otheV day, and left orders that I should be fitted up with a first class, up-to-date, pair of shoes as a present to me. Mr. Dixon left me to guess who that friend is. Well, as I can not conclude, will say, that I hope that a double portion of the spirit of the Master may rest up ' on the donor. A. G. B. Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson E Litton, of Thompson township, spent a few hours among frietds in town yesterday. HERE'S PROOF. A McConoellsbiirg Citizen Tells of His Experience. You have & right to doubt state ments of people living far away but can you doubt McConnells- burg endorsement? Read it: F. M. Taylor, civil engineer, Water St, McConnellsburg, say 8: "I suffered from severe' pain in my back and Joins. My kidneys were weak and their ac tion irregular. I was advised to use Doan'w Kidney Pills. I got a box and they" gave me great re lief. I always take them with me when 1 go out ot town because if 1 catch cold, I get a slignt attack of the trouble. When this ; ccurs I can always depend on Doan's Kidney Pills." . Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same tnat Mr. Taylor naa. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buf falo, N. Y. Advertisement. C. V. S. N. S. Notes. The winter term began on Tuesday of last week. All but two of the old students returned, and with them came many new ones. The winter term is always smaller in the enrollment of new students, but this term, more are enrolled than at any previous. The coming Spring term will be one of note, as we now have more students enrolled for the term than for any Spring term heretofore. Our Varsity Basketball team defeated the Thespian A. C. team of Harrisburg on Saturday after noon by the score of 53-25 Barn hart and Grove again starred for our boys, the former, having nine field goals, the latter eight field and three foul goals. Scriever also played a fast game as guard. Barnhart and Scriever are both from Fulton County and Normal will lose two athletes next June when they graduate. Miss Blanche Corwin, of New York, has been selected as our Agriculture teacher for the com ing year. She comes here with a reputation of being a very good agriculture teacher. We all wish Miss Corwin success in her work at Normal, as agriculture i3 a very important branch of educa tion. The regular Social and Faculty Reception was held on Saturday evening Jan. 9. Most of the stu dents danced in the gymnasium from seven until ten o clock. Those that did not were enter tained in the school parlor by members of the faculty. How ever they all seemed to have a very pleasant time. Harry Duffy, Webster Mills, enterprising miller, was in town yesterday waiting on the hack to bring him some machinery re pairs irom Chambersburg. A t w day? ago, he "busted" his corn shelter, and he is not sure whether the damage was occas toned by the big ears that grew in the Cove lust summer, or whether it is the hardening price of the cereal that has been de veloping with such vigor during the past week or two. Mr. Lloyd Wagner and Mr. Charles Smith both of the vicini ty of Mercersburg spent two days visiting in the home of the former's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wagner in the Cove. CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY A TULIP CRAZE. By A. W. MACY. The world saw something new under the sun In the seven teenth century, In the way pf a tulip craze. It began In Hol land, and spread all over Europe. There was marvel ous demand for the bulbs, and Intense rivalry In ; producing new varieties. Rare ones sold at fabulous prices. One man Is said to have paid $5,200 for a Ingle bulb. Sometimes the ownership of a bulb was divid ed Into shares. People simply wsnt wild on the subject of tu lips. Bulbs were often ban gained for before they came In to exlstenoe, and many were old that never did exist. Men gambled In tulips somewhat as they now speculate In ' wheat Whole fortunes were Invested In the plants, and many weal thy families were financially ruined by the craze. (Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowl.sJ ASCENT OF PIKES PEAK. Dr. James Was th First Man to Set Foot Upon the Lofty pinnacle. Tradition relates that the early Amuricun explorer who ascended i'ikus peak found there a rough altar of blocks of granite that cover the summit, erected by earlier Mex ican explorers. The piety, the cour ugc, the curiosity, the adventurous spirit, the thirst for gold distin guishing characteristics of the early Spaniards render it probable enough that they explored the negh boring mountains and that they ascended to the summit of Tikes peak. History does not record any such ascent, however. Captain Pike, as he records in his diary, never as cended the summit of the grand mountain, which is today his great est monument. On the bleak No vember day ho and his party had ascended the ridge in the southeast, in the midst of a gathering snow storm, and then gave up the at tempt, he made this statement in his diary: "The summit of the grand peak, which was entirely bare of vegeta tion and covered with snow, now appeared at u distance of fifteen or sixteen miles from us, and as high again ns that we had ascended. It would have taken a whole day's niari'h to have arrived at its base, and I believe no human could have ascended to its summit." The distinction of being the first white man and as far as historical records go, the first man who ever set foot upon the lofty pinnacle, be longs to Dr. Edwin S. James, who, with three unknown men and a vol unteer named Harris, reached the summit on July 14, 1819. Dr. James wa3 a member of tho party headed by Major S. II. Long, who was sent out in 1810 by Secretary of War J. C. Calhoun, in charge of "an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky mountains." The party followed tho riatto river from the Missouri, reached the mountains in June and explored the country along the range from the Cache la Poudre to the Arkan sas, among the prominent features mapped out being the great peak head, the head of the Cache la Poudre, which today bears Major Long's name. On July 13, 1813, the party encamped at tho famous "Indian Medicine Springs." From here Dr. James and his four follow ers started to ascend, probably through Englcman's canyon, what he designated as the "highest peak." Start ing early in the morning, they reached tho summit about 4 o'clock, and uftcr an hour's rest began to descend, spending the night on the side of the mountain; They reach ed the springs at noon of the next day. Colorado Springs Gazette. A Really Poor Author. When Dr. Johnson was a resident of Grub street bo made the ac quaintance of a poet named Samuel Boysc, whose poem on the Deity and other works bad earned him high praise. Boysc could not go abroad to seek work because his clothes were in pawn, so he lay abed with his arms thrust through two- holes in the inscctive bhnkct, which was the only covering, writing and starving. Johnson raised enough money to get his clothes for him, but two days later Boyse was in bed again, eating a stew of beef and mushrooms purchased by the re pawning of his Buit. "I might as well eat while I may," he said, "for I must some day 6tarve, whether I will or not" Sweet Names, Bad Odors. The unsavory street with the sweet sounding name often greets one in London's mean quarters. "Pleasant Grove" this writer re members on his daily walks years back evil looking, evil smelling, with a bone boiling factory that tainted a whole neighborhood! "Cynthia street," too, not far away. Who is Cynthia, what is she, that her romantic name should be soiled by such utterly drab associations? And lloxton has its fair sounding nomenclature, its "Land of Prom ise," which leads absit omenl to the workhouse I London Chronicle. Same Old Stylo of Cooking. Professor Snaggs Strange there's been no improvement made in cook ing in the last 2,000 years. Now, down at my boarding house tint morning I had a steak broiled in the regular Pompeiian style'. Boggs Pompeiian style? Dow do you mean ? Professor Snnirzs Why. scorch ed to a cinder cn one side and cov ered with aslic-i on the other. Ex change. Ominous. Grateful Patient By the way, 1 should be clni if you would send in your bill soon. Eminent Physician Never mind about that, my dear madam; you must get quite strong first. rhia delpbia Record. No Doubt About That "I wouldn't say she Is pretty," said the Simple Mug, as the ligbt-balred woman of doubtful age hauded her money to the conductor, "but she i passing fare." Why It Failed. Visitor "Why did your little paper fall?" Bogvllle Editor "Why, Mrs. Cblnn, the village gossip, had the news spread through the town before I could set up my type." " DOWN IN A SUBMARINE. Clow It Feels Traveling Beneath the Surface of the Sea. What docs it feel like to take a trip in a submarine bout to be carried far below the surface of the ocean in one of those silent, invisi ble destroyers of the deep ? The following is the account giv en by an English oflicial after an inspection trip on one of the sub marines of the British navy: "The captain was peering through a port, specially constructed so as to keep clear of spray. Suddenly he bent forward, lie pulled one of the brass levers. There came a quick hissing roar as the water rushed into the ballast tanks. An indicator marked the quantity taken in, and then and then we could feel a strange, heavy, water logged motion coming over the boat. Now the surface of the sea was on a level with our eyes. The boat gave a littlo lurch forward. The rushing noise ceased. There came absolute, mys terious silence. There came a down ward gliding sensation. The in terior of the boat was plunged into darkness, a blackness to bo felt. We could feel rather than hear tho throbbing of the great, steady elec tric motor. "As the room was flooded with electric light the captain said in a voice which echoed throughout the steel hull, 'I am now going to give you an idea of what submarine war fare would be like.' s "In a moment we could feel that the vessel was traveling at a slight upward angle. Then in a flash the whole surface came into view, the sun shining on the waves, and in the distance the dark hull of a ship outlined against the sky. ' "Down again to fifteen feet, gradually creeping closer to our imaginary foe. Looking over a small white table, on which tho picture of the surface was cast by the optic tube, the minutes seemed to pass like hours. Then the hand of the commander, which had been resting nervously on one of the indicators, was sharply drawn forward. An in stant's suspense and nothing but an ominous click as the torpedo sped from its tube. "The atmosphere grew hotter and hotter as we once more sank to low er depths. The air became more and more vitiated, and at last we were gasping for breath. The cap tain quietly smiled across at us and advised us not to take long breaths, but to breathe quickly. At once wo felt relief and began to get accus tomed to what we had at first thought was bad air, but which was air artificially made and poured into the room for our consumption. . "Then at last came the signal, the tilt and the quick rush upward once more, the changing color of the water as we gazed at it through the port holes, the flash of the sur face line across our eyes. The man hole was thrown open, and a wave of fresh air rushed in upon us." Stellar Distances. An English writer has amused himself in figuring on the price of a journey to the nearest star. As suming that it would be possible to travel at a speed of 500 miles an hour and that the fare would be as low as 2 cents a hundred miles, he figures that the traveler would have to pay $5,500,000 for his tick et and that he would reach his des tination in 5,839,440 years. If the traveler, however, could taket pas sage on a ray of light he could make his journey in four and one-quarter years. At that rapid rate he could reach the moon in a second and a quarter, tho sun in eight minutes and Neptune in four years. Overdoing It. Mr. B., who was dining out, had done lavish justice to the good things before him. By way of a gracefid apology he remarked with a beaming smile directed toward his hostess: "I've always heard, ma'am, that the highest compliment one can pay the housekeeper is to eat heartily, l ou observe that 1 have been exceedingly polite. "Thank you, Mr. B.," smiled back the hostess. "Indeed, 1 think that you have carried politeness to the point of battery. .New i ork hven ing Post An Ancient City. Rhodes still survives, a medieval city in all its defensive war gear of tower and curtain and keep. It is the city winch the Knights of St, John erected iu the midst of the Byzantines after they had been driven out of Jerusalem in the early fourteenth century. Probably few travelers realize how well preserved the , tremendous fortifications and dwellings are. Not a Matter of Locality. The Flatterer But don't you think your Kin is wasting his talents in this little burg? The Magnate pmiMticnllv) Of course he is. but he might as well waste them here as somewhere else. Life. No Harm Done If the Secret Is Kept. "The Hon, John R. Trickery took 8unday dinner at our house," stated a certain citizen of . Wayoverbehlnd. "Don't let the news get -circulated around and you probably won't be turned out of the church," advised the friend to whom the confession had been mad a. Good in Everything. Sermons in stones and good In ev erj'talng. Shakespeare. Ate Fulton County Turkey. The daily Register-Gazette, Rockford, Illinois, in its issue of January 4th says, "Tha parcel post brought to Mrs. J. H. lin ger, of this city, a twelve-pound turkey, ready dressed for her New Year's dinner, from her sis ter living on the old home farnf i near Webster Mills Pennsylvania 1,000 miles from here. The tur key's trip began on the 29th ult. and the bird landed in time for New Year's dinner in perfect con dition." Irl R. Hicks 1915 Almanac. The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Alma nac, now ready, grows more pop ular and useful with each passing year, it is a nzed necessity in homes, shops and commercial es tablishments all over this conti nent. This famous and valuable year book on astronomy, storms weather and earthquakes should be in every home and office. Pro fessor Hicks completes this best issue of his great Almanac at the close of his seventieth year. The Almanac will be mailed for 35cts. The Rrv. Irl R. flicks fine Maga zine, Word and Works, is sent one year, with a copy of hisJAlmanac for only a dollar. Bend for them t i Word and Works Publishing Company, 3401 FranklinJAve, St. Louis, Mo. You will never re gret your Investment. Tryitfor 1915. 12 3-4t. Trespass notices at the News office, 5 cents each, or six for 25 cents. Sent by mail when cash or stamps accompany order. mobile visri'try and most economical cars in the world. A splendid, fully equipped real 5-passenger family automobile. With Sims high tension magneto, sliding gear transmissi3n, left hand drive center control, anti skid tires on rear Practically All tlae High Priced Features of High Priced Cars The easiest car in tho world to drive. The greatest all around hill climbing car in the world. The car with a pure stream-line body. , Holds With Electric "Choose Ye." When James A. Garfield, who afterwards became President of the United States, wa3 president of Hiram College, in Ohio, a man brought his son for entrance as student, for whom he desired a shorter course than the regular one. . "The boy will never take all that in," the father said. "He wants to get through by a short er route. Can you arrange for it?" "Oh yes," replied the pres ident of Hiram College. ."I can arrange for it. Your son can take the shorter course. It all depends on what you want to make of him. When God wants to make an oak, He take a hun dred years, but when he wants to make a squash, He requires only two months." Young Chris tian Worker. We Are Getting Ready for an unusually busy season in Harness, and are looking for M Xi ni M i Hi M tti :M Ml opfir j SMITH BROTHERS West Seminary St., Mercersburg, Pa. The "Wonder Car." The sensation of the auto world. The biggest automobita value ever offered under $1009. Powerful, fast, silent and one of the and the road at 50 miles Starter and Electric FOR SALE BY R. M. CLINE AcConnellsburg, Pa. Church Notices. The midwinter Communion . of the Lutheran Church of town will not be held next Sunday morning as announced last Sun d ay, but, in two weeks, on Janu ary 31st. Preparatory Services as is our custom on the Saturday afternoon be fore, at 2 ;30. Regu lar Services next Snuday, morn ing and evening. Rev. Edward F. Mellott will begin a series of meeting in the Black Valley (Bedford County) Christian church on Wednesday evening, January 20th to con tinue over the fifth Sunday. Preaching at Mays Chapel Sat urday evening, January 16th at 7:30; at Oakley, Sunday after noon, 17th at 2:30 and at Damas cus Sunday evening at 7:30, by Rev. Edward F. Mellott. ward to your trade. 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