FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
Have SixtvTwo licscciHlitnts.
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Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Peck, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 1900.
Published Weekly. 1.00 per
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Cultivating Huckleberries.
Blueberries or huckleberries
as the several varieties are known
in differrent sections of the coun
try, have been found growing
wild for so long- a period that
their improvement by selection
and plant breeding has been en
tirely overlooked. Recently, how
ever, the Maine Experiment
Station has been investigating
the subject, and the conclusions
they arrived at there are that the
blueberry is subject to much
variation, and is greatly improv
ed by cultivation. The syste
matic cultivation of blueberries is
very rare although there are sev
eral sections of the country
where it is now being attempted.
The most notable instance is in
Maine, where 40,000 acres, belong
ing to a single owner aro devoted
to blueberry patches. This laud
was naturally barren and unsuit
ed for any other purpose. The
tract is divided into several sec
tions, which are leased to responsi
ble parties who resume the whole
care of burning over the land,
keeping off trespassers and
harvesting and marketing the
fruit. The burning over, which
renews the bushes and tends to
check the growth of underbrush,
is done once every two or three
years. It should be done early
in the spring before the ground
becomes dry so as to prevent the
burning of the vegetable humus
which destroys the value of the
land. The fires are set by pass
ing around the section to bo burn
ed with an ordinary torch, which
is allowed to drag on the ground.
Sometimes a special device is us
ed, consisting of a piece of bent
pipe at one end and fillen with
kerosene. In the other end is
placed a plug of cotton, or tow,
which is ignted. Due precaution
hav to be taken to prevent the
fires from getting beyond con
trol. The early ripening berries on
these lands are picked by hand
and sent to the city markets,
while the latter fruit is sent to the
canneries. On the older sec
tions especially on the areas
which are to be burned over the
following spring, the fruit is
sometimes gathered with a blue
berry rake. This resembles
somewhat the cranberry rake
used on Cape Cod, and is similar
in shape to a dust pan, the bottom
of which is formed of stiff bar
ailed wire rods. The berries
may be gathered much more
quickly and cheaply by means of
these rakes, but the bushes are
seriously injured by the treat
ment. The proprietor of a dancing pa
vilion at Ilockaway beach barred
two shirt-waist young men from
appearing on the lloor. The
would-be visitors protested,
whereupon the proprietor made
the mistake of offering to leave
the matter to a vote of the women
patrons of the place. The result
was an almost unanimous decla
ration in favor of the young men.
A Texas farmer who keeps a
trained rattlesnake at his front
gate to frighten the tramps away
has, according to the veracious
Denver Post, mado the discovery
that the averago hobo just gives
his eyes a rub, takes another
look, imagines it is a touch of the
old tiling and walks right over it.
It is said that the color tones of
the sky have an influence upon
the character and temperament
of the people who live under
them. That may account for the
redDoss or blueness of some poo
pie's temperaments,- but hardly
for the chrome yellowness that
Is so all-pervading in a few
others.
Cupjrlffkt, MM, by th Pu-Anuirlain Exporirlon Oo.
The Importance of the reat Falls, Riiplds nurt Gor-jro of the Nlaciirii Hiver us uuxllliirles to the many and varied
attractions of the Fan-American Kxponttion to be held In Hnfinlo May 1 to November 1, 1001, cannot well be over-entliiiuU-d.
In Its lionienH flow of waters, Its grand m onery and its hintorlc lore, tlie NlaKnru 1m one of the moat re
nowned river of the world, It great cataract lias defied the dcHcrlptlvc powers of poets and iilillonophwrs and
baffled the dellneatlve akUl of painter and photographers. The grandeur of their environment render the Fall per
ennially Interesting at nil season of the year and very few of those who vl.nit the Pan-American Exposition but
will desire also to visit them. The trip from Huffalo can be made In half an hour. There are many point of view
and plac of Interest and the visitor can plan his itinerary according to the leisure time at his disposal. If time
will permit, the cataract should be viewed from both sides of the river and trip should b made the length of th
Gorge, either along the cliffs above or over the trolley road which runs close to the water' edge.
For A Long Cold Winter.
Elias Hartz, the famous goose
bone prophet of Berks 'county,
for half a century has been look
ed up to as almost infallible by
thousands of intelligent farmers.
People go to him regularly each
Fall from far and near to find
out what sort of Winter weather
to expect whether it is neces
sary to lay in a big supply of fuel
and to have heavy flannels ready,
or whether they are to have op
en pasture for their cattle.
For seventy years, since ho
was a boy of 15, Mr. Ilartz has
been making weather predict
ions, in which the farmers of
Berks county have always had
the greatest faith. Ho has had
letters from leading men in his
section of the State saying that
his predictions have saved them
hundreds, even thousands of dol-lars-
The Berks prophet has just
issued the subjoined address
which applies to this as well as
to auy other scctionof the State.
He says;
"Fill up your coal bins and
keep them well tilled. You're
going to have a hard winter and a
long one."
The original goose-bone proph
et of Berks county stakes his re
putation upon the prediction, and
he thinks you will find that it has
more solid basis than the pred
ictions of the government weath
er sharps at Washington.
Queer Effects of Whims.
"It's a curious thing how some
people will sacrifico themselves
to their whims," said a man who
prides himself upon his study of
human nature. "I don't mean
wealthy 2ieople, for they can us
ually afford to do as they like, I
am speaking now of people in
moderate circumstances. I have
in mind a young man whose
tastes run to expensive neck
wear. He wouldn't think of
wearing a tie that costs less than
$2, and he has stacks of them.
Now, he can't afford this luxury,
so ho has to stint himself by
wearing $3 shoes and $15 ready
mado suits. lie doesn't realize
the incongruity of his attire and
is perfectly happy if his tie is all
right.
"Another chap I know doesn't
pay the slightest attention to his
personal appearance and is us
ually rathor frayed looking.
That's because ho spends his
money on expensive cigarotts.
lie smokes only tho highest pric
ed imported Egyptiu- brand
and they cost him 4 cents apiece,
lie is a fiend and smokes probab
ly 40 a day. You could not hire
him to smoke a domestic cigar
ette which costs half a cent, yet
if ho did ho could afford to dross
himself as he should. I could
cite numerous instances of this
tendency to one extravagance
which havo come under my per
sonal observation. I can only ex
plain it as a lack of mentlo balan
ce. " Philadelphia Record.
When two women meet they
kiss; when two men meet they
don't kiss. That shows who
like kisses best.
His Little Joke.
A gentleman, walking along the
streets of Chicago on a recent
muddy day, suddenly stopped,
and began turning over tho mud
with the point of his umbrella.
He had not been occupied thus
for many minutes before a street
Arab came along, who, after
watching the operation for a
short time, broke out with, "1
say, guv'nor, what are you look
in' for?"
The geutleman looked up and
quietly remarked: "I'm looking
for a gold piece, my boy."
"You are, eh? Then I'm with
you. guv'nor;" and Jhe urchin
fell to scraping in the mud with
his fingers for all he was worth.
Soon a second boy came along,
asked the same 'question, receiv
ed the same answer, and fell to in
tho same manner. Then a third,
a fourth, and a fifth appoared,
and so on, until quite a largo
crowd joined in tho search, and
kept at it with amazing perse
verance. At last, when every available
scrap of mud within a radius of
at least five yards had been turn
ed over two or three times, the
crowd began to grow restless,
and tho first boy turned to the
gentleman and asked:
"I say, guv'nor, where did you
loso that gold piece?"
"My boy," remarked the geu
tleman, calmly, as ho walked
away, "I havo not lost any gold
piece, I never said I had. I was
merely looking for one."
Unused Railroad Tickets.
Some men with unused rail
road tickets on their hands sell
them to scalpers while others go
to the railroad company that is
sued them and obtain their value
in money. Most persons, how
ever, do neither and accept the
loss when the ticket is worth less
thau a dollar. Indeed many per
sons do not realize that the rail
road campanies stand ready to
redeem unused tickets even of
small valuo.so that the companies
must be richer by many thous
ands of dollars a year through
this ignorance.
Every railroad ticket boars the
name of tho general passenger
agent and of the general manager
of tho road. It is a simple mat
tor to inclose tho ticket with a
letter directed to the general pas
senger agent asking him to re
fund tho money paid and explain
ing the reason why tho ticket is
left unused in the hands of tho
purchaser. It is courteous to in
close a stamped envelope iu which
tho money may bo returned.
When all those things have been
done, the company generally ac
knowledges tho receipt of tho
ticket holder's communication
and promises to investigate the
matter. The investigation con
sists in tho proper identification
of tho ticket by tho agent who
sold it and a little bookkeeping to
set tho accounts right. Then
tho purchaser receives a check
for the amount duo from tho rail
road company along with a letter
requesting acknowledgment.
New York Sun.
Rubbering for a Church.
The girls of Freehold, connect'
ed with the King's Daughters of
New York, made a collection re
cently of old rubber shoes to pur
chase books for their now library.
Tho novel scheme netted them
$40. Miss Ella M. Kent, of tho
Christian Endeavor society of
Perth Amboy, determined that
tho Freehold girls should not out
do them.
With a scoro of assistants she
visited every house in the city,
telling the housewife that they
would be there again on Thurs
day, when they were to be hand
ed out all the ljubber shoes in tho
house and all tho old newspa
pers. With a dozen big market wag
ons the girls started out to gath
er iu the contributions. Some of
tho girls had little express wag
ons, which they pulled along
from house to house, and when
filled emptied into larger wagons.
They succeeded iu collecting 3,
000 pounds of newspapers, pub
lished in many languages. As
for rubber shoes, they could only
find 100 pounds in tho whole city
of 15,000 inhabitants. They also
gathered in (iO pounds of old rub
ber fire hose.
For tho newspapers they re
ceived 2i'4 cents a hundred
pounds, for tho rubbers f cents a
pound, and for tho hoso 1 cents
a pound.
A Thousand Tongues
Could not express tho rapture
of Annie E. Springer, of Philadel
phia, when Dr. King's Now Dis
covery cured her of a hacking
cpugh that for many years had
made life a burden. She says:
"After all other remedies and
doctors failed it soon removed
the pain in my chest and I can
now sloop soundly, something I
can scarcely remember doing be
fore. I feel like sounding its
praise throughout the Universe."
Dr. King's New Discovery is
guaranteed to cure all troubles
of the Throat, Chest or Lungs.
Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles
free atW. S.Dickson's drug store.
Men are not like guns. You
can always tell when they aro
loaded. ,
When a fellow has money to
burn tho mother of marriageable
daughters is ready to supply him
with a match.
A prominent citizen of Chicago
who is laughing behind iron bars
refused to take food because he
has had a tip from au angel that
fasting will get him out of jail.
It surely will, if ho keeps at it
long enough.
A financial authority reports
that 11 of tho national banks
of the United States hold de
posits of of $5,000,000 or more
each a record that has never
been equal by any other na
tion. Tho farmers living In tlio vicinity of
liurvlull in Hutler county, Missouri,
liuve sued for the possession of a, cem
etery. The graveyard is in the center
of a farm,the ownor of which has been
guarding it with a shotgun to prevent
any more burials.
Since the commencement , of
their married life, more than 51 i
. ... .. , i
years ago, Daniel Jlox worm ana
his wife, of Allcntown, Pa., havo
become the ancestors of a poster
ity numbering (12 persons, divid
ed into many families, but one of
which has ever been visited by
death.
Mr. Hoxworth is 74 years of
ago and his wife is 71. Both are
in excellent health. They were
married iu 1849 and are tho pa
rents of 13 children, which, al
though traditionally an unlucky
number, has proved the reverse
in this case. Tho aged couple
have 45 grandchildreu, and four
great-grandchildren make up the
aggregate of (52 descendants. To
this number could bo added eight
sons-in-law, five daughters-in-law
and several grandsons-iu-law and
granddaughters-in-law, which
swell tho population of the family
to over 80.
Mr. Hoxworth was born in Al
lentown, but when a boy ho went
West, where he lived ten years.
Upon his return to tho East ho
located in the oil regions, where
he resided for 30 years, and
where he was associated for some
time with John Steele, familiarly
known as "Coal Oil Johnny." Ho
saw the latter light cigars with
$5 bills and work as an ordinary
laborer when his wealth was
gone. Mr. and Mrs. Hoxworth
resided in Allentown for 14 years
and until recently Mr. Hoxworth
followed his trade, that of brick
layer and plasterer. Mr. Hox
worth served in tho civil war and
is an ardent Republican, lie has
never been sick a day iu his life
and the samo is true of his wife,
who was before- her marriage
Miss Amelia Issermeyer, of that
city.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident is narra
ted by John Oliver of Philadel
phia, as follows: "I was in an
awful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, ton
gue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite.grow
ing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given mo up.
Then I was advised to use Elec
tric Bitters; to my great joy, the
first bottle made a decided im
provement. I continued their
use for three weeks, and am now
a well man. I know they robbed
tho grave of another victim. " No
one should fail to try them. Only
50c, guaranteed, at W. S. Dick
son's drug store.
To ask a man to pay a bill is as
easily said as dun.
Tho odor of burning leaves
is one of the pleasant things of
tho season. .
Let us know when you havo vis
itors. It helps to make the pa
per interesting.
Beauty unadorned may suit
some folks, but even a chicken is
improved by dressing.
Some people are so disagree
able that even what they eat
doesn't agree with them.
The dog with the longest pedi
gree does not always havo tho
most distinguished master
Martin Luther: The fewer
words, the better prayer; the
more words.tho worse the pray
er. Any young man will bo deemed
a desirable "steady" this Wint
er, who is worth his weight in
coal.
After all the difference between
a country man' and a city man
isn't much. Tho country man
blows out tho gas, and tho city
man blows out his branis.
As between the "Bonded Oli
garchy" and tho "Calamity Bow
lers," tho drubbing they get
from a partisan press is about
even.
Tho man who makes his own
money isn't nearly so important,
from a social point of view, as tho
man who spends what his grand
father made.
What would appear to be rath
er an unnecessary apology was
published by a Missouri editor
last week in this fashion: "We
expected to have a death and
marriage to publish this week,
but a violent storm prevented tho
wedding and the doctor being
sick himself the patient recover
ed, and we are accordingly cheat
ed out of both.
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It artificially digests the food and aids
Nature in strengtbsnlng and recon
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Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour ' Stomach, Nausea,
bick Headache, Oastralgla.Crampsand
all other results of Imperfect digestion.
Price 50c. and II. Lnrse lire contain tH time
mall alio. Boole all about dyspeprtaniHlledfree
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Avert
ed." !
If you are In business and don't
advertise you are in danger. ;
This fa a warning. '
" See your mistake in time
and avert It.
A poor publisher, the pro- f
prletor of a struggling magazine. ;
sent a half Inch advertisement '
to the New York Herald. The
ad man made it a half page. j
The bill was bigger than the z
publisher's entire possessions. T
He thought he was ruined.
i.
It was the turning point. The s
magazine sold. It was good f
and people liked it. Other
half page ads followed.
Result: fortune, fame, honor $
Advertising is Just as potent a
lever now as it was then.
This paper reaches
the homes of this
section x
ll'HCH DIRF.CTORV.
riilOSIIVTKKIAN Kt'V. V. A. West, I)
I)., l'ust'r.
Subhuth kcIiooI, ;:!".
I'reuching service each alternate
Sunday morning coi'nling from Aug
12th, at 10:30, and every Sunday
evening at 7:.'S0.'
Junior Christian Kudeuvor at 2:.'!0.
Christum Kixleavor ut (i:lt0.
Prayer meeting Weilnesduy evening
at 7:30.
Mktiiouist Ki'iscni'Ar,-ltev. II. M.
Ash, I'astor.
Sunday school at i):.'10 a. m.
Preaching every other Sunday morn
ing, counting from August 12th, at
10:110 and every Sunday evening at
7::!0.
Kpworth League ut CcllO p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
ut7::)0.
Unitki) Pai:siiY'i'i:itiAN llev. J. L,
Grove, Pastor'
Sunday school ut tl:.'(0 a. m..
Preaching every Sunday morning at
10:110, and every other Sunday even
ing counting from August li), at 7:30.
The alternate Subhuth evenings are
used by the Young People's Chris
tian Union at 7:30 p. in.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
ut7:30.
KVANCKI.ICAL LUTHKUAN Pulpit VU-
cunt.
Sunday school 0:15 u. m.
Christian Kndeavor at 0:30 p. in.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
at 7:30.
IlKTOUMKi) Hev. C. M. Smith, Pas
tor.
Sunday school at it:3() a. in.
Christian Kndeavor ut (1:30 p. in.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
at 7:30.
Pointed Paragraphs.
An active tool never acquires
rust.
A good many of tho standing
jokes should bo sat upon.
The clothing of a growing boy
n-fuses to grow with him.
Tho taking ways of tho klepto
maniac may bo due to fits of ab
straction. A man may bo able to deceive
his own wife, but not her father's
w i to.
Ivuther than waste time argu
ing a wise rnau will let a fool havo
his own way. ,
Many a man has got into a peck
of trouble by trying to hide his
light under a bushel.
Our ruliug passions aro apt to
remaiu with us to -the end. Tho
last movement a mule attempts
is a kick, '
Even when a moman is aware
that she is less beautiful thau
other women, she never forgives
a man for kuowiug it, too.
New Furniture Store
In Charr.borshurg,
Wo have opened u
101 South Main si. '
line slock of
Parlor, Bed Room
AND
Library Furniture,
Mirrors, Screens,
in thtt l.lnjsily IIIcmjIj'
0
We have at our old Ywf rnr,
No. 5r, (jnocn Street
Dining Room Furniture,
Looking Classes,
Upholstery Goods, TWi,miin,
Largo stock of 3 fold Sn-o..'
Fancy Rockers CoucheS, Sc.
for the Full Trade.
H. SIERER & CO,
CHAMBERSBURG, PA,
MILLINERY,
You will find Just wlmt yu Wiliu u
our Hioro i iiih is h lion Ton store
me lilt est hats In fells v..k'J
.... 17. t. ,,IMI j mi Mo!-,. All
chenille, Nlllt, erepe. stnm-(rm i
cents up. In ruiiil.v-tii-wi-:ir itiiinN
curry nil shupes. All mules iri '
wiilklni; hats. rouKli-rlili-r I'lreciv i
full line of Infiiut'x ciishmeru aui
mill velvet cups.
I'calhcrs Mrleli plumes. thJk (,opt
lireusts, piuipolis.liii-ils. uin, .,. .1(.Ur,
Also u full lino of roses iinil fni; n.uer.'
velvets, silks. cIlilToils, All Mvli.Hi
ribbons Mini ornnnietits mill i yinps , -,r.
KctH-luilles'. misses, anil eliicipiiH
(outs for Infants umi misses Ui, , ii
years.
Cull nml examine goods: tmu,;,. ,
show them.
.Mrs. A. I'. I l l .i:,
Hcliuhlu Milliner.
4 onl
DR. STEVENS, Dentist,
M'CONHNIILSBORG. FA.
Oi'iiJniitc of i:. or l. Ten Veins' Kp.
lenci'. I'lntc.M llolil. riaiiiiiim. silver j
minnm. Celluloid. IMIilier. nml liulii.er v.,
nuu' lined. Melul li'i Knlur A:t:e'l,ni
Platen from (S3.00 up,
lIi-.ilKes, Hicliuiolid Crowns. l,ui.'iili Cum
Goll Cupsr IMlitinoiil Cans. ,ve.
I'illini; of Natural 'lVet.li a Specialty
all v.ork (iiiiirniiiccd.
liiiornuulou by mail or Iu person.
Teums or Court.
The first term of the ( ..urisnf Fulton ce
ty In the year shall eoinir.-nee on the Tues
folioH-hiK Hie Keuond Mouilav of January, a:
o'clock A. M.
The second term comii'e"i'''s on tlic th
.Monthly of March, at a o'clock I'. M.
The third term on the Tuesday next Ml.
Iiik' the secoml Monday el J:u.e in le oc.
A. M.
Tl.c fourth term on the Hi st Monday of 0c
tur, in o'clock 1'. M.
Nutritive Value of Oiniiod Tom
toes.
Tho analyses of several var
ties of tomatoes by tlm Mium
ta Experiment Station me iute
esting just now when tliis r
freshing vegetable is so largely
demand. The object of the i
vestigation was to determine t!
relative nutritive value of fit"
and canned tomatoes. It w
found the fresh fruit reprcsei
ed, approximately, i)4 per cent,
water, 4 per cent, of sugars
various kinds, one-half of "tie P
cent, of malic acid, and the sunt
quantity of protein. It is api
ent, therefore, that tho sugars a
lbo vnnsit, i rrmivrtii nil nutritive &i
L j
stituent, and when, iu ciinuni!
the juices are drained otf, it
tails a loss of about 11' per ceu
of the total sugar present. Aj
cordingly, in canning tmiato
the juices should all bo retainy
and concentrated by evaporate
if this seems desirable.
Containing over IK) per cent '
water the tomato is not veryN
tritious, but it is believed neve
theless to have a useful pln i
the diet. Its peculiar ilavor
relished bv most persons, ai
this, combined with its attract
appearanco, are sulllcieut't llj
count for tho estimatiou in '
it is held.
GOOD
HEALTH
by the Quart
Evory bottle you take of ( JrtJ'
tiursiipiiriuu. , .
ana every dohio v
I quart ItmukcB better Mw 4
blood, v""
rumeay can net-'
tulnlng good liuullli.
5arsaparilla
buildi up Hie ""' 'ill
nerval, .nd 'rene"' tu,llf M
more proiuiiujr ol '
ny other remedy known. The T, puo 4
ohnnk rtlnnnneun!. energy tukei J
lumrunr. nd the rloh Color of
the eboeka. Unequalled for U vA
tomsca ana liver, ana f -plaints
of men, women ana onlM"
MICH1QAN DRUO CO.,
For Rule at Troul'n DruK