FULTON COUNTY NL:VS. ;
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Peck, Editor.
AkCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Jan. 17. 1901.
Published Weekly. $1.00 per
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1'rufeHMloual Cards one year 5.
Buckwheat Cukes.
In the chilly days of Autumn,
When the frost Is on the "round,
Or In cold und dreary Winter,
When the snow lies all around,
There's an article of diet
That we're mighty g'.ad to take,
A delicious, toothsome viand
That is called the buckwheat cuke.
When the buckwheat's on the griddle
How Impatiently we wait
Through the time that's intervening
Ere the cake gcis on tlio plate.
When the butter, or the honey,
Or the molasses, soon is spread,
And the work of demolition
Of that cake goes right ahead.
Just as one is disappearing
There's another takes its place,
And a smile of satisfaction
Spreads across the eater's face.
Soon again the plate is empty,
Hut 'tis only brief delay,
For the cakes just keep on coming
Till enough are stored away.
All in vain is indigestion
To the buckwheat cater preached,
For the cakes hot from the griddle
Have the right spot always reached,
Whether early in the morning
Or at noon, or even night,
They are always warmly welcomed
And they soothe the appetite.
Just when the buckwheat was discov
ered Is a fai't we do not know,
I3ut we're told it was a viand
Several centuries ago.
On that point we're not disputing,
For we're apt to nioko mistakes,
But we bless the man or woman
Who invented buckwheat cakes.
Pittsburg C'hronicle-Telegra ph.
The Twentieth Century Woman.
"We are twentieth ceutury
women at last, with the dower of
privilege and responsibility and
which enriches woman in this
wonderful era, and I have no hes
itation in declaring that we are
more fortunate than any of our
predecessors," writes Margaret
E. Sangster, in the Janu
ary Ladies' Ilome Journal. Our
grandmothers and great-grandmothers
were handicapped in
their girlhood by a thousand pre
judices and cast-iron traditional
rules, from which we are emancipated-
They had neither our
wide field of activity nor our pos
sibility of thorough preparation
for life. They had not our strong
health nor our immunity from
nervous irritation. The heroine
of the past took cold if exposed to
a shower; they could not walk
over a frosty meadow because of
their thin kid shoes, and came in
to the house muddy and bedrag
gled after a morning's tramp,
which we would take without the
slightest inconvenience in our
short skirts and thick boots."
"When a man has a family of
growing chidren he learns lots of
things that while they may be
old, are now to him." said a pro
minent citizen, the other morn
ing, "One of my youngsters
sprang a riddle on ine which ran
this way: "Who was a well
known Biblical character never
named in flie Bible, whose death
was tho most peculiar in history,
whoso shroud is a part of every
householdand the cause of w hose
death was tho subject of a widely
read novi )V I'll wager none of
you fellows can give mo tho ans
wer." Not being students of
Biblical lore, they all gave it up.
"Lot's wife is tho character,"
went on tho proud parent. That's
the only name by which she is
known in tho Biblo. Sho was
turned into a pillar of salt, conse
quently her shroud in every
household. Her death resulted
from looking backward, the title
of Bellamy's famous book.
Rather ingenious, don't you
think?"
The most Hoothing, healing and
antiseptic application ever devis
ed is DeWitt'a Witch Hazel Salve.
It relieves at once and cures piles,
sores, eczema and skin diseases.
Bewaro of imitations. Trout's
drug store.
LIFE SAVED BY BRASS BUTTON.
Congressman's Son Saw Active Service in Cn
lia, China and Hie Philippines and had a
Sicrfe Willi Typhoid.
I A Washington correspondent
; to the Philadelphia Uncord gives
the following interesting account
of a Pennsylvania soldier boy's
I experience in the late wars:
I "After an absence from Wash
ington of "I months, during
i which he traveled more than
1 000 miles, saw active service in
Cuba and against the Fillipiuos in
Luzon, took part iu the memor
able Chinese expedition from
start to finish, was twice wound
ed and went through a weary
siege of typhoid fever, Captain
Smedloy Darlington P.utler, of
the United States Marine Corps,
son of IJepresentativo Thomas S.
r.utler, of West Chester, return
ed here from Manila.
'Tho young veteran of three
wars looks well and weighs l.'l
lounds, but he is still weak, as a
result of the attack of fever, from
which he was convalescing when
he sailed from Manila. Tito long
voyage across the Pacific, though
at times so rough that the decks
of the transport Grant were
swept by great waves and some
of the passengers were thrown
from their berths, did Captain
Uutler good, and when he reach
ed San Francisco lie had made a
substantial gain in weight and
strength.
"1 1 was met at San Francisco
by Keprosentativc and Mrs. ltut
lor, who crossed the continent
for that purpose, not knowing
how hi? would stand the voyage,
and being naturally anxious that
their sou should have the best of
cart; and nursing if he required
it.
"After a two days' rest in San
FratK-isco,the little party started
eastward last Friday and reached
Washington to-day. Captain I!nt
ler had a slight return of fever
while on the journey, and is still
obliged to avoid fatigue and expo
sure in order to avert the risk of
a serious relapse, so dangerous
to convalescents from typhoid.
Ho will remain with his parents
iuWashington until Friday. Then
the family will go to their home
in West Chester, where a rousing
reception awaits the young man
from his old friends and neigh
bors. The first caller on Captain Hut
lor this afternoon was Captain
Harry Leonard, of this city, to
whose self-sacrificing devotion
during the siego of Tientsin the
young Ponnsylvunian owes his
life. Captain Leonard now7 car
ries an empty sleeve as a mute
reminder of his heroism in rush
ing to the rescue of his friend,
who was wounded iu tho leg by
Chinese soldiers stationed in tho
walls of Tientsin and was in dan
ger of being shot to pieces, when
his comrade bore him to a place
of safety. The greeting between,
tho two chums was of the warm
est kind.
"We had a pretty tough time of
it out there," said Captain But
ler, especially while we were at
Tientsin and on thelo-day march
to Pekin. The worst of it was
the bal water we had to drink,
when there was any to be had at
all. That's where I got the ty
phoid germs, I suppose; but we
Knew it wasn't going to bo a pic
nic and took things as they came.
There was plenty of excitement
and exMriences that kept us in
terested, and I don't think any of
us would have missed it for a
good deal.
"I think tho most remarkable
thing in tho whole expedition to
1'ekin was the way the Japanese!
cavalry captured the eleven Chi
nese guns at Peit-Sang. Tho
Japs dasiied across an open field
under the Chinese artillery fire
and drove right into thocom pound
on top of the Chinese guns, which
tln-y captured. Nothing of the
sort was over heard of before.
It was contrary to all the rules
of course, but the Japs said they
didn't want those guns to get
away, and they couldn't seo any
other way to make sure they
wouldn't except by a swift caval
ry charge. They lost 200 killed
and wounded in the operation,
but that didn't deter them. The
Japs seem to think it's fun to get
killed. They are magnificent
soldiers."
For tho Chinese soldiers Cap
tuiu Butler seemed to feel only
contempt.
"Diti tho Chinamen actually
beat drums and make all sorts
of hideous noises to scarf'
one of tho party asked.
your
"Well, the fact is, we couldn't
tell, because they didn't wait uu-
til we got ueai1 enough to hear."
theyoungniau answered. "They
! did have a drum as big as a hole e
on the walls of Pckin. They
threw stones agaiust the ili um
by the aid of n catapult arrange
ment, aud made n torrilie rack- j
et." ;
Captain' Butler tells as a joke !
of the "tight for life" he had
when wounded iu the breast just
its the mariners were entering
Pekiu. "Somethiug struck me
iu the breast and knocked the
wind out of me." he said; "at the
same time a brass button dissap
eared from my coat. I staggered
aud some one caught me in his
arms or I would have keeled over.
Captain Hrannon, who stood be
side me, pulled up my blouse and
found blood running from a
wound near the heart. You're
done for. my boy,' Captain Uran
ium said, 'that ball has gone (dean
through you.'
"I was gasping for breath, but
I found I could stand up unaided.
'Oh, don't you fool yourself, Cap
tain,' I told him, 'I'm not killed;
PJ1 be all right.'
"Put the captain insisted that
the ball, and tho button, too,
must have gone clear through
me, and that I was a dead man.
Then they ripped oil my under
shirt. When they couldn't find
where the ball had come out be
hind the captain admitted there
might be a chance for mo yet.
You see, the Chinaman who fired
tho shot was on that wall above
aud luckly for me, I was uot fac
ing him squarely.
"Tho ball cut across my breast
striking a button on my coat,
which it drove through my cloth
es and through the ilesh on the
leftside, glancing from the breast
bone. The wound looked ugly,
but wasn't dangerous. They
tried to send me to the hospital
but I wouldn't have it. There's
the button now," and Captain
Butler tossed across the table a
a bent lu mp of brass on which the
insignia of the Marine Corps was
visible.
Old People .Made Young,.
J. C. Sherman, tho veteran edi
tor of the Vermontvillo (Mich.)
Echo, has discovered the remark
able secret of keeping old people
young. For years ho has avoid
ed Nervousness, Sleeplessness,
Indigestion, Heart trouble, Con
stipation and Rheumatism by us
ing Electric Bitters, and ho
writes: "It can't be too highly
praised. It gently stimulates the
kidneys, tones the stomach, aids
digestion, and gives a splendid
appetite. It has worked wonders
for my wife and me. It's a mar
velous remedy for old people's
complaints. Only 50c. at W. S.
Dickson's drug store.
How You .Make (ood Doughnuts.
Miss Farmer's recipe for
doughnuts is unlike any I ever
found iu a cook book. It calls
for cream of tartar, soda and sour
milk, a soomiug contradiction to
tho skilled cook, yet the result is
a doughnut so crisp so tender, so
delicious and so wholly free from
that dread quality, grease-soaking,
that I fancy a cook who once
tries it will always follow the rule
when doughunts are in demand.
This is how they were made:
Two cups Hour, three-fourths
toasimon salt, three-fourths tea-
s)oou soda, three-fourths tea
spoon cream of tartar, one-fourth
tablespoon butter, oue-lialt cup
sugar, one-half cup of sour milk,
one egg, one-fourth teaspoon nut
meg and cinnamon.
Tho sifted Hour was put in a
bowl with tho salt, soda, cream of
tartar and spices. The butter was
rubbed in finely with the fingers.
Tho sugar was added, then the
well beaten egg and tho sour
milk. It was stirred into a soft
dough and tossed out on a well
lioured kneading cloth, patted
aud rolled to one-fourth of au inch
thickness. Tho doughnuts were
then cut, out, fried in deep fat,
turned as soou as they came to
th top lifted by a fork passed
through tho ring and drained ou
brown paper. -Good Housekeep
ing for January.
Pepsin preparations often fail
to relieve indigestion because
they can digest only albumiuous
foods. There is ono preparation
that digests all classes of food,
and that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
It cures tho worst cases of indi
gestion aud gives instant relief,
for it digests what you eat.
Trout's drug storo.
'I lie Election of the President.
Although neither Mr. McKiuley
;ior Mr. Bryan seems to have
any anxiety as to the result of
the lido election, and both are
indited to take tho generally
itc-i'pted view that one is assured
of :!(:.' electoral votes the other
getting only 1 jf, the final formal
it it s of the contest will not have
been completed until next month.
Yesterdi.v. iu accordance with
the Congressional euactmeut
thai the electors of each State
shall meet aud give their votes
"on tho second Monday iu Janu
ary next following tho election,"
tho various bodies of electors
comprising the -117 members of
the Electoral College got together
in their respective State and cast
their ballots. The certificates as
to the result will now be made
out in triplicate in each State aud
two copies despatched forthwith
to tho Secretary of State at
Washington for transmission to
Congress. The statutes make
similar detailed provision for
the final act of election, which
shall take place "on the soeoud
Wednesday in February succeed
ing every meeting of the elect
ors." Ou that day the Senate and
tho Bouse of Representatives
"shall 'meet in the hall of the
House of Representatives at 1
o'clock in tin; afternoon." Not
until tho vote has been called for
by States in alphabetical ord'er
and the result has been announc
ed by the President of the Senate
who is tli( official designated for
the purpose, will the last formali
ty of the election have been ob
served. The announcement of
tlx; vote "shall be deemed suffi
cient declaration" of the result.
The ceremony next month will be
simple enough, but as the final
formal act" giving force to the
expressed wishes of about 14,
(Hiii.OtH) voters it will not be with
out a certain improssiveuoss.
Mis Wife .Saved Mini.
My wife's good advice saved
my life writes F. M. Ross of Win-
field, Tenu., for I had such a bad
cough I could hardly breathe, I
steadily grew worse under doc
tor's treatment, but my wife urg
ed mo to uso Dr. King's New Dis
covory for Consumption, which
completely cured mo. Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe,
Pneumonia, Asthma, Hay Fever
and all maladies of Chest, Throat
and Lungs are positively cured
by thu-- marvelous medicine. 50c
aud $1.00. Every bottle guaran
teed. Trial bottles free at W. S.
Dickson's drug store.
The Public I'.dits the -Magazines.
"It is tho public that edits a
magazine," writes Edward Bok
in the January Ladios'IIomeJour
nal. "Tho editor simply edits
the public's thought as it comes
to him for expression through his
magazine. In tho mauuer in
which ho presents that thought
ho may scamp his personality up
on it, and so wodenow that there
is an individuality behind the
printed page. But tho thought
remains that of the public, wheth
er edited by tho editor in manu
script or expressed with his own
pen. Ho remains simply a me
dium placed iu control of a chan
nel of expression. That channel
represents certain princi'plos.and
those principles become what is
called the policy of a magazine.
This policy determines whether
certain questions shall be discus
sed in the affirmative or tho nega
tive, or whetl .or the questions are
important enough to be discussed
at all.
For instance, the Ladies' Home
Journal believes in everything
that will make a woman's life
simpler, more restful aud more
cheerful. That is its policy be
cause it is the principle of its con
ductors that principle being
based upon observation, experi
ence and conviction. Ou this
policy the magazine eitbr ignor
es altoghothcr jrupposcsany tiling
which its conductors are convinc
ed, for well-grounded ' reasons,
will complicate the lives of women
or make them restless, and there
fore. loss happy. Such a jolicy,
one might say, is the backbouo
of a magazine Upon it rests,
auu tins it reiiects in its opin
ions." A woman never gets too old to
toll what a flirt sho used to be,
and a man never gets t k old to
protend that ho still is.
When lovers begin to spark
look out for a match.
To Correspondents.
Public Opinion Chiinihcrsburg
makes the following suggestion to its
correspondents: We reproduce them
for the bcurlitof ours. - Editor.
Always sign your name to your
letter, for tho information of, the
Editor.
Capitalize only the names of
persons and places.
Do not abbreviate words, espe
cially the word "and." This
should only be abbreviated with
a firm name.
Write only on one side of
the sheet of tablet or letter pa
per.
Write as plainly as possible.
Separate each news item or
paragraph by at least a space of
half au inch.
Allow a space of about one.
forth of an inch between each
line.
Begin the first line of each
paragraph ono inch to the right
of the line of tho second and
following lines of a paragraph.
Bo brief. Brevity is the soul
of news. Trust to the Editor
to pad or lengthen your matter.
Send in your first installment
of news, early. Important
happenings can be sent in a sub
sequent letter.
Study the "stylo" of punctua
tion and wording of tho paper
you write for. This should bo
done at least once a month to no
tice the changes.
Do not use the word "Mr" un
less used in stating "Mr and
Mrs", or in tho uso of tho wor
in connection with a man's name
when his surname is omitted
uu uui u so wio wot u auu too i
T,.. 4. 1,. J tt' 1 , , A-
onen. onorten your sentences.
Use a period or semi colon when
you find that your statements are
too long.
Don't try to "manufacture"
news unless you excel iu that art.
Do not make a statement concern
ing a person or event unless sure
of tho authenticity.
Strive to please rather than dis-
please the people of your neigh-
borhood.
Don't try to write humorous j
paragraphs unless you are gifted i
as a humorist. Also, do not try j
to saudwitch your items with a!
piece of "original" poetry. Edit
ors delight to "blue pencil" hum-
mor.ms" and "poetic" efforts. !
Don't let it appear that the !
greater part of your letter is j
made up of "personals."
souals" are good, but too
robs the correspondence
news merit.
"Per- j
many
of its'
When threatened by pneumo
nia or any other lung trouble,
prompt relief is necessary, as it
is dangerous to delay. Wo would
suggest that One Minute Cough
Cure be taken as soon as indica
tions of having taken cold are no-
ticed. It cures quickly and its j
early use prevents consumption.!
Trout's drug store.
By tho time we got horseless
sleighs we'll probably have snow
less winters.
Quality and not quantity makes
De Witt's Littlo Early Risers such
valuable littlo liver pills. Trout's
drug storo.
The Census Bureau Saturday
issued tho following: Tho centre
of population is in the following
position: Latitude 39 degrees,
J minutes, 'M seconds, longitude
85 degrees, 48 minutes, 51 sec
onds. In ten yeart the centre of
population has moved westward
about fourteen miles and south
ward about throe miles. It now
rests in Southern Indiana, at a
point about seven miles southeast
of the city of Columbus.
indigestion
dyspepsia
biliousness
and the hundred and one simi
lar ills caused by impure blood
or inactive liver, quickly yield
to the purifying and cleansing
properties contained in
Johnstons
ftareaparilla
QUART BOTiLj.
It cures permanently by acting
naturally on all organs of the
body. As a blood-cleanser, flesh
builder, and health-restorer, it
has no equal. Put us in Quart
Bottles, and sold at $f each.
"TMB MICHIQAN DRUO COMPANV,"
Oatrolt, Mick.
Tftka Uveratto int Uw lilt. t$.
For Kule ut Trout' Dnig 8Um.
COOOOOCOCOOOOfOOOOOCOCOCOOO
J. K. JOHNSTON
Ladles'
Cnpes
In Cloth, Plush, Fur
aud Golf. Ladies'
Jackets Fur lined
prices never so low.
Our Largo Store Room
proved to be too small,
aud wo have been com
pelled to fit up an ad
joining room for
Ladies' Wraps.
Ladies' aud ' Chil
dren's Uuderwear,Fas
cinators, Tot pies and
Ladies'Pur Collarettes,
Scarfs and MulTs. Ask
to sec THESE GOODS.
Wo want to call your attentiou to our
Line of Shoes.
NONE BETTER in Fulton
HI 'I 1 .. r, i
I f
from 81.08 to 82.r0.
Elegant line of Ladies
Dress
S from 13c to fine Henriettas.
O ,r, mt'hes wide, at 00 cents.
0 Children's Suits, 2 piece
J pants. All sizes.
Q A beautiful liuo of ladies'
from 2c to 81.00 each iu cotton,
and linen.
I
iiiiurcn s ociiool Slioos from HH to VH cents. S
Men's Shoes in Kidgo, Russian Calf, Seal (high top), Q
Calf, Patent Leather and Enameled. 0
jj Boots from 81.50 to 2.7'). Men's and Boys' Felt Boots (
J. K. Johnston.
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I'JItor and I'lihlUluT.
Companionship of Father and
Daughter.
"I'm sure that your father
knows you lovo him, just as you
take his affection for granted,
but do you ever stop to think how
littlo you have to say to him, day
Bftor.dayV" writes Helen Watter
son Moody in tho January Ladies'
Home Journal. "How often do
you find yourself at his side on
Hit! piazza, or by the sitting-rooin
fire, really talking to him with the
vivacity and interest you hIiow
Gertrude's father, for exampleV
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county.
Ladies' Every
shoes at 81.00.
Ladies' Every
shoes, leather lined,!?! .
Ladies Every Day
shoes, full stayed back,
solid throughout (War
ranted) Ifl. 50.
Ladies' Kidgo shoes,
Kid lined, impervious to
water, 81.75.
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Goods
A full lino of French Flannels
and 3 piece suits, with short
aud children's Baudorchiefs
fancy borders, Japanese silk
ISIIl l) ISIlll.
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Km,OI)e
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suit every tasto.
paid,
Address Circulation I.Vipart-
rcai home journiil, which should be
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In
He seems to want, to'lalk and ask
questioua to draw you out, yen
answer so iudilVercully and with
so littlo desire to keep uptheeon
versation that ho feels rebuffed
aud says no more. Do you know
that ho said 1o me on my lti.st
visit, jwhon ho spoke of you:
'Amy is a good girl and a bright
one; I wish I know her better,
but she doesn't si em to Hud her
fathor very interesting"!' And
dear, there was feeling in his"
voice. Now I know you have
not had the slightest idea of
this."