THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
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In This Dopartmont Our Readers In Fulton Oc
Around -the Aorld AIt:h -the O;
Tills Is not a pile of coal, but 11 huge licnp of ten tluil is ln-injf blended
front. There ore 4-S.OOU pounds In tho limp.
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CANOE MADE OF AMERICAN OIL CANS
inn ii ' it ti.. a? w.'n.v,
Ornphle repreNi-iitiitloii of what neei-Kslty will n tinpllsh. The Hohller
hud to cross Lake Iiolrun to fullill bis orders. I.aUe Iiolran Is too wide to
swim across, and thero vw no mii'lcrial present that looked as If It could be
molded Into n contrivance that would take him across the lake. He took h
few wooden boxes and several empty American oil cans and built this canoe.
He succeHsrully crossed the hikiv
PIGEONS STILL USED IN THE GREAT WAR
Although tho t lend ics and dllTerenl liyhtlnn lines are connected by tele
phone, telegraph ami wireless, and other convenient methods employed In
ending dispatches, the pioneer of the class Is still at work. l'lj!eons nre
necessary adjunct to an army. The photoRi-upli tdiows a pigeon house on
wheels In northern Mncedonlsi.
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History iVIalclne: Happenings.
SOLDIERS
in London fur Knglish soldiers nt the
liootlm along the streets lire filled vl ill
OLDEST AND YOUNGEST
Lloyd Cornell, aged sixteen, and
.lames McCarthy, iip-d sixty-one, of
the United Slates navy, were given
shore leave lo visit their home folks,
hut instead they went to Washington
nod called 011 President Wilson. They
claim to he the youngest and oldest
men, respectively, on active service In
the Atlantic fleet.
Fighting for Reputation.
"You were something of a lighter,"
remarked the shade of General Hur
goyne. "I Just hud to be," replied the shade
of Oeorge Washington. "There were
circulating so many stories about my
being so good and truthful and so far
above nil human foibles that I had to
do something to show I wasn't a molly
coddle." Matter of Locality.
"This paper tells of a woman who
was murdered In cold blood," said the
fussy man. "Now a statement of that
sort Is simply ridiculous."
"Not necessarily," rejoined the wise
guy. "The victim may have been a
lloston woman."
Lunch Money.
"1 see you are advertising airship
stock nt 0 cents n shnre."
"Yes, madam," assented the urbane
promoter.
"Would you sell five shares?"
After thinking It over n moment he
said that he would. Louisville Courier-Journal.
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I Hellish olliciul photograph taken
t-iiiii ii inillriiry roiul. The Scuts tiro
it lis 11 11 1-1 a 1 1 1 11 t lo tin deeds tluy
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This phot.iriipli, tiiken Just In-fore
ml vii nee on the Koiiiiianliin cai'ltiil.
-GETS BIG LIFE INCOME
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Kdward IS. McLean, sou of the Into
John It. McLean, publisher of tho
Washington Post and the Cincinnati
Run ulror, has effected n compromise
with the executors of the McLean es
tate by which he Is to receive tho en
tiro Income of between $700,(KK) and
f1,KMMiU() n year for the rest of his
life. Tho Income Is considerably aug
mented now by war conditions. Mr.
McLean will also control both his
aewapa per.
Comparing Expretsioni.
ild you see the pleased expression
on Mrs. Itrown's face when I told her
she didn't look any older than her
daughter?" said Mr. ltadway nftcr the
reception.
"No," said Mrs.' Kadwny. "I was
looking nt the expression on her daugh
ter' ace."
1 rt
rty and Elsewhere
era on tho Trail
HIGHLANDERS IN FRANCE WIDENING A ROAD
on tin; western 1'io.n, show!
tig Seotcli
eager to ( 1 14 J 1 1 . Ko.nl liiiiWii
ig is not lo
expect to 1I0 Intel'
AUSTRIAN ARTILLERY IN ROUMANIA
- iM atonal 'i "irt" iirtt inwinin miiniiiiiirir""
the niptine of liiirhnu-sl, kIiows iiii
FRENCH MOTOR MACHINE DIGS TRENCHES
I'pper: Side view of the .powerful French tractor which builds trendies
and constructs breastworks as It travels along. Lower: Itear view of the
tractor, showing huge scoops which remove dirt, mid other parts of the
mechanism which does the work of scores of men.
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES
Mexico's largest Iron deposit Is that
of the Cerro del Mercado, near Mil
rango. A mountain tMO feet high, 4.WH)
feet long and t.100 feet broad Is said
to be almost a solid mass of Iron.
Bolivian railways substituting wood
for coal, owing to higher prices of
coul, resulting from (lilllculty of obtain
ing ocean transportation from the Uni
ted States.
Records disclose that for several cen
turies an infusion of nutgalls treated
with sulphate of Iron composed the on
ly known ink.
Agriculturists have succeeded in
raising a brown cotton in Hgypt that Is
stronger than any heretofore produced
there. . .
May journey
Highbinder lit work ill l-'raturt!
broad-
doing
tlieir liking. 11111I tlie.v lire only
g - r'.. , A . A-.a
Atistrliiu buttery in tietloii dinliii; tho
The manufacture of toys for Ittit
Ish children Is to he encouraged as H
Caiindiaii Industry. A collection of the
toys most In demand In Kngland will
he sent to Caimihi as samples.
A new ' elect rle heater looks much
like n desk telephone, 'lids apparatus
can lie used to heat a i m, or It can
be so placed as to serve as a foot
stove.
A new, especially designed gas burn
er Is intended for table use. A grid
dle can be used on tills burner, ns
well as another attachment which
toasts bread.
A table containing iCVJ separate
pieces, all of which are detachuble, has
been made by a California mail. The
only tool employed lu the work wus
a Jack-knife. .
Latest Doings In Various Parti
of the State.
PREPAREDFORQUICKREADiNG
Farmer Finds $1,343 Pot '
Sellnsgrove. After having post
poned from time- to lime the destruo
tlon of a stump nuar hi barn erer
since he bought the farm three years
ago, S. II. Kline, residing three miles
went of McClure, Snyder county, de
elded that for excreta he would re
move ths stump. He had worked only
a little while when his pick struck an
earthen Jar, and gold and silver coins
rolled out on the Know. Kline labored
with feverish anxiety until be had ex
tricated the Jar, then he guthered up
the spilled coins and clutching the
jar In his arm galloped his horse to
the bank. When Cashier Uenfer told
him his find was $1,343, the excited
old man fainted. Half of It was la
paper money of thirty years ago, of
the Miillin Nutlonal Dank of l,ewts
town, and the First National Dank ot
Sollusgrove, and In good preservation.
Kline paid $1,400 for the farm. Peo
ple of the community are at a loss to
explain who secreted the money.
Farmer Killed By Tree. v
Altoona. As a result of being Vuck
by a falling tree, Scott Kncppcr, aged
thirty-three, a farmer near Three
Springs, Huntingdon county, died nt
the Konrlng Springs Hospital. While
on his way over the mountain after
buying sheep, tho high wind blew ths
tree over on him, fracturing his skull.
He became bewildered and fell Into a
ravine, where he lay unconscious
twenty-four hours before being found
and rushed tl the hospital.
Snyder Is Schuylkill Solicitor.
Pottsvllle. State Senator and
Auditor General-elect Charles A. Sny
der will continue as a triple office
holder, being re-elected County Solici
tor at a salary of $1,800 annually by
the County Commissioners. The sal
ary, which was Incressed by an Act
Introduced by Snydor four years ago,
was an Increase of eighty per cent
over the compensation previously
paid.
Kills Self, Not Rabbit
Stroudsburg Suffering from a skin
disease which baffled treatment, David
Fmale went to his barn to kill a rab
bit, having been told that rabbit
grease was good for his trouble. Load--Ing
his gun, he slipped on the Ice, the
gun discharged, killing him almost In
stantly. Smnle's wlfo, after watting
some time for his return, made a
search, and discovered her husband
on the ground In a pool of blood.
Gems Tied To the Door Knob.
Altoona. Iteturnlng from church
Christmas morning, Mrs. Patrick W.
Finn, wife of a wealthy contractor
living In a suburb, found a neat little
package bound with red ribbon hang
ing on tho door knob. Opening It,
she found It contained the diamond
rins and brooches, worth approx
imately five thousand dollars, which
had been stolen from her home on
November 10.
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Horns For Christmas, Sued.
Heading. Declaring that two days
before the time they had fixed to go
to church to arrange to have their
wedding bans proclaimed, after a
year's courtship, the defendant sud
denly went to Detroit and broke off
the engagement. Miss Clara D. Penny
packer brought suit against John
Itatajctak for $5,000 damages for al
leged breach of promise to marry.
Ex-Guardsman Falls 35 Feet
Wllllamsport.-J. H. Hnflett, a mem
ber of Dattery D. First Pennsylvania
Artillery, Just home from border duty,
was Injured seriously when he stepped
from a trolley car and fell thirty-Ova
feet through a bridge. He was con
ductor on the early morning car and
stepped off to throw a switch ahead
of the car. which at 111 was on the river
bridge.
Blind Man Dies In Rainstorm.
Carlisle. His heart falling from
worry, when he wandered from the
Cumberland County Home and could
not And his way back, Elijah DuS,
eighty-five, fell dead, when an attend
ant Just had reached him. Duff Is
blind and wandered away in the midst
ot a heavy rainstorm. He had been
at the home some years and was an
old soldier.
Luifrrs County Attorney At Front
Wllkes-narre. Thomas nutklnwlr.,
Jr., formerly University of Pennsyl
vania football star and later Assistant
District Attorney In Luierue county.
Is fighting with the French army, ac
cording to a letter reclved here by
Attorney Charles E. Keck, an old)
friend.
Found Dead Along Railroad Tracks.
Lancaster. The bodies of two men
snd the unconscious form ot another
believed to be Injured fatally were
found by a track walker along the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Dlllmyer. Lancaster county. It
Is believed nil wers struck by a pass
ing train.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Following the success of the Vi
sade against gambling devices In cigar
stores and pool rooms, a movement
haa been beguu In Carlisle for the en
forcement of the Dlue Lsws.
Bundling their three-months-old son
so that he would not take cold while
they were driving a mile to a neigh
bor's home, Mr. and Mis. Wilbur
Shults, of Madison Township, upon ar
rival, found that the boy had smother
ed to death.
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