TEE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNILLBBUlO. PA. FULTON COUNTY NEWS Published Every Thursday. B. ff, PSCK, Editor ind Proprietor McCONNELLSBURG, PA. JANUARY 18, 1917 Published Weekly. J1.0O per Annum in Advance. EilereuMthePoatonloe at MoGonnalltburg P aaeeoond-elaas mall matter. Candidates' Annomcements. lOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE. I hereby announce myself to the voters of Pulton County as a caniildate on the Nm-Partisan ticket for the office of Associate Judge, subject to the decision of the voters at the Primary E'ec tion to be held Tuesday, Septem ber 18, 1917. I pledge myself tbat if nomi Dated and ehcted, I will dis charge the duties of the office, fearlessly, honestly, and to the verybestofmy ability. 1 re spectfully solicit the vote and in fluence of all wno deem me worthy ot support. . David A. Black, Taylor township. BOW FAR LS KN0BSV1LLE? Mot So Far That the Statements of Its Residents Cannot Be Verified. Rather an interesting case has been developed in Knobsville. Being so near by, it is well worth publishing here. The statement 19 sincere the proof convincing; J. C. Fore, Knobsville, Pa, says: "A severe cold settled in the small ot my back. My kid neys troubled me badly at times and the kidney secretions were painful in passage. I was lame and stiff from rheumatic twinges and my limbs and wrists became swollen. I got no relief from the doctor's treatments. Finally, 1 used Doan's Kiduey Pills and aft er one box, I felt relief. When ever I take cold now and am troubled by my kidneys, Doan's Kidney Pills always help me." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask tor a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Fore used Foster-Milburn Co , Props , Buf f alo, N. Y. Advertisement. SALUV1A SUMMARIZES. We gladly note that the two mothers Mrs. Iteuhen K. Sipes and Mrs. James Mellott who had contracted measles last ween are both pretty well over them and in a fair v'jy to recovery, although both were very sick for a few days. Eirl, the second son of R. R.Sipos is recovering fro.i measles. DeKalo Metzler, accompanied by bi3 mother Mrs. Thos. fc Metzler, was taken to the Cbam bersburg hospital last Thursday for an X ray examination and medical treatment. For some time DeKalb has been seriously ailing at times entirely helploss He seems to be tffl'cted with some peculiar, unknown disease. Lester tbj only son ot Rev. and Mrs. E J. Croft, of Dane, has been quite ill with pneumonia during the last few days. Mrs. Evan Hockensmitb, who Is afflicted with rheumatism, swooned and tell one day last week, since which timo she has been very poorly. Bernard Gibson, formerly ot Youngs town, 0., but recently touring Illinois and Indiana, ac companied by John W. Gibson, of Wells Tannery, visited Jameo A. Stewart and family, including John W. Stewart, on Tuesday ot last week. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ilessler and son and daughter attended the wedding reception given their niece Marden Sipea Peck at the homeof the latter 's parents Mr. and Mrs. G. Ellis S.pes near Need more, on Thursda evening of last week. E. R Hendershot took them in his touring car. Wm.Deavor,sawyer for IWcht ley Bros. & Co., and his force of men, have moved tho sawmi 1 plant and a portable bungalow, into the deep hollow a'ong ih Lincoln Highway on eat Side ling Hill John Drake, a Berks county weather prophet, predicts heavy snow storms January 21 and 22 and a thaw at the end of th fnonth. SAFETY DEMANDS " FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE RAILROADS Only Way to Meet Emergencies ol Nation, Says A. P. Thorn. STATES' RIGHTS PRESERVED Principle Which Railways Hold Should Govern Pojulntory System In Inter ests of Pulilio and tho Roads Com-pi.lsp.-y Oyc'.em of Federal Incorpo rator! rvuiod. WaHliliurtoii, Deo. 4.-Tlmt the Inter eKtH of natl'iiml dcfi-iine require that control of railway linen Hliould rent Willi the federal government and not with the Htiitt-H whh the duim ad vanced I' Alfred P. 'J'lmui, cuuiihuI to the Hallway KxciHitlves' Advisory Commit lee, In concluding lilx prelim inary Ntnteniont of the case for tin railways lie fore t ho Newlnndu Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce. "We miiKt lie elllclciit-iiH a nation It we are to deal Hiiccewfiilly with our fictional I'im'WiiclcH," nii lil Mr. Thorn, "and we must uiM'reclnte that cfllclcnt tntiiMMrtatlon Ih iiii esxcntlal condition of uatlomil elllclency. If we are to halt and weaken our transportation HyNtenm by state lines, liy the perma nent Imposition of liurdcux liy unwise regulation, we will make national elll clency Impossible." State' Rights Would Not 8uffer. Mr. Thorn cited many Instances in which shippers In one state were In juriously affected hy hpIMhIi regula tions Imposed on tho railroads by nelKldioiiiiK states. He pointed out 'hat federal regulation would be no In vasion of the rights of the states but would lie the means of preserving the rlKhta which they acquired when they entered the Union, one of which was the rljfht to the free movement of their products across state boundaries. What tho Railroad Advocate. Tho principles which the railroads believe should be Incorporated In any Just system of regulation were sum marized by Mr. Thorn as follows: 1. The entire power and duty of rcg illation should be In the hands of the national government, except as to mat ters so essentially local and Incidental that they cannot be used to Interfere with tho efficiency of the service or . .e Just rltjhts of the carriers. 2. As one of the means of accom plishing this, a system of compulsory federal Incorporation should be adopt ed. Into which should be brought all railroad corsiratlons engaged In Inter state or foreign commerce. 3. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion under existing laws has too much to do and Is charged with conflicting functions. Including tho Investigation, prosecution and decision of cases. The latter duties should bo placed In the hands of a new body which might lie called the Federal Itnllroad Commis sion, lteghmal Commissions should lie established In different parts of the country to assist the Interstate Commerce Commission by handling lo r.l discs. 4. The power of tho Commission should lie extended to enable It to pre scribe minimum rates and not merely maximum rates as at present. This would iiM-rease their power to prevent until:-) ills, rliiiliiallnns. Jun'.ire to Public and Roads. 5. It i!iii;i!d be Hindu the duty of the iniii-Male Commerce Commission, in the exercise of Its ixiwers to tlx rea sonable rates, to so adjust these rates that they shall bo Just at once to the public and to the carriers. To this end the Comu 'sslon, In determining rates, should consider the necessity of main tabling c'.clei.t transportation and ex tensions of facilities, the relation of expenses to rates and the rights of shippers, stochhilders unu creditors of the roads. 0. The I"'erstnto Commerce Com mis slou should be Invented with the pow er to fix the rates for carrying mails. 7. The federal government should have exclusive power to supervise the Issue of stocks and bonds by railroad carriers engaged In Interstate and for eign common e. 8. The law should recognize the es sential diferenoe between things which restrain trade In the case of ordinary mercantile concerns and those which restrain trade In the case of common carriers. The question of comjietltlon Is not the only fair criterion. 0. The law should expressly provide i'or the meeting and agreement of truf fle or other ofllcers of railroads In re siiect of rates or practices. This should, however, be safeguarded by requiring the agreements to be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and to be subject to be disapprov ed by It. "My legal proposition," Mr. Thorn said, "Is that the Constitution as It how Is gives full authority to Congress to regulate the In: trumentalltles of In terstate commerce in all their parts If the power of regulation Is to reach the public requirements, It must be co extensive with tho Instrumentalities of commerce." Mr. Thorn explained that the roads are not asking either of the Committee or of Congress any Increase in reve nues, but that they are merely asking the perfection of a system which will be responsible to any need that may arise. Stony Cities. In Jaffa and Jerusalem, as in Malta, everything is of Btone. Even the very cisterns or tanks on the housetops are of stone. But in those stony cities the stone does not stop with tho street level. The dwellers descend and burrow into the earth beneath. In mnny of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem build ings there are basements, subbnso menta, crypts, subcrypts and dungeons. The Other Girl In the Case What Winona Saw Through Hci Window. By ADF.UA DURAN Winona glanced out of Iho win dow at the cr)l avenue and watched the April dusk descend. The streets began lo fill -wills the usiiul Saturday night truffle, and the whiz and clatter of (lying carriages and motorcars mingled with the strident ringing of car bells and the fhouts of ininoitiiniite cabmen. Abruptly a big blnek nutomobile like n giant tarantula slid up to tho curbing in front of the hotel oppo site and stopped. A ninn jumped out and extended his hnud to the young woman who had risen to fol low. There was something instant ly familiar about tho straight, square shoulders under the cape of the long black coat and the way his gray alpine was drawn down over his eyes. Winona ennght her breath and in voluntarily stood up. Yes; it was Richard (Jrayson, and he had not even ghinccd in her direction. For the brief space of a second or two a variety of emotions surged through Winona's brain first a flush of jealousy and indignation, then a pang of siidiras, and then ev erything seemed to be going black. But she clinched her dainty white hand and pulled herself together and looked across again nt tho scene that had so deeply moved her. By this time the lady had alight ed from the automobile with the at tentive aid of Richard Grayson. The lights of the street were bright enough for her to see that his com panion was a wondrously pretty wo man, that they were laughingnnd talking merrily, apparently oblivious to surroundings, and that she took his arm with a plainly affectionate gesture as they went into the hotel together. . For some minutes afterward Winona stood motionless, a pain at her heart which she dared not de fine even to herself. There was the brilliant flash of light in the apartment directly op posite. With a little gasp of aston ishment she saw young Grayson stoop laughingly and kiss the girl. An older man was standing at a lit tle distance, and she recognized him instantly as Dick's father. lie, too, laughed and came up, saluting the girl fondly on cither cheek. It was the bride, she knew, for that was the bridal suit. She had been there herself once to call upon a girl friend who had married and was in. Washington on her wedding journey. With her face on fire Winona turned away and went to her desk in a corner of the room. Sho took up two letters. The first read: Dear Nona May I come tomorrow even In for a few moments? 1 have some thing Important Hint I want to tell you. Say yea. will you notT Sincerely, DICK. This, then, was what he had meant to tell her of his marriage. Her brief dream of happiness col lapsed like a house of cards. She choked hark a sudden rise of inward bitterness and unfolded the other letter. It ran: Den rem Winnie Do run down to Palm Beach and slay with us In our dear little bungalow. Jack has Invited friend, somebody from somewhere, and I am de pending upon you. dear girl, to help me out. Let me know by return mail. Be seechingly. CLAUDIA. Without hesitation Winona sat down and took up her pen, jabbing it viciously into the ink : My Dear Mchurd-Sorry. but It will not be possible for me to receive you tomor row evening, as I am leaving town for soma time. Voura In haste. WINONA PAUI.DINQ. She scaled and directed this and rang for her maid. Then she dash ed a hasty acceptance of Claudia Spcncc's invitation and sut staring through the window at the black vacuum of night. When the maid cnitte in she thrust the two letters into her hand and ordered her to take them di rectly to the postoflice. She crossed the room to a cheval glass. The face that looked back at her was youthful and delicately lovely. She was blond and patrician, with just enough pink in her checks to redeem her face from pallor. Iler hair was pnlc gold, but shining. That other girl was pretty, too, but in u rich, dark fashion that belong ed to the south. Dick's mother was from Dixie, and she recalled, with a pang, that he was a worshiper of soul hern wo men. A little sob ehook her. She turned away, covering her face with her hands. Hot tears sprang through her quivering lushes, but the dashed them awny in self con tempt and went into the next room to pack her trunk. She reached Palm Beach eighteen hours later. Her courage had ral- lied amazingly under the stimulat ing change of scene, and she felt almost happy again us they drove home through borders of sun kissed palm and palmetto. An hour afterward Winona emerged on the funny, squat little piazza of the bungalow, radiant in a gauzy gown of pink liberty chiffon. Mrs. Spcnce caught her by the hand and drew her up to tho small coterie already assembled and waiting for her. '"Mr. Grayson, Miss I'aulding," sho said conventionally. Winona started, lfinhcd, paled and poised herself admirably. She held nut her hand. Dick had risen and was pressing her fingers with elaborate cordiality, but his own were cold with excitement, and he subdued his voice to hide its un steadiness. The group fell into conversation. Then, two hy I wo, they drifted nwny, leaving them together, alono. The mijvn had ciiiiic up, flooding ev erything with its nlngic white light till it wos as clear as day. Young Grayson looked nt Wino na, and she met his glance with an indignant flush of her eyes. "What made you run away from mo, Nona ?" he asked gravely. "Yon! Why, I was not even dreaming of you!" she retorted, with pink cheeks. "Kvidcntly. That is'why I asked you the question." "You have forfeited all right to ask me questions of any sort," she flung hack unguardedly and bit her lips when it was too late. "Winona, what do you mean by that?" His eyes held hers dorni nantly, and she found her lips fram ing tho words despite herself. "That other woman that that your wife ! She blurted it out in sheer desperation at last. "Ah I" And, considering the gravity of the situation, her com panion did a most rcmarkablo thing he lutighed uproariously. When his mirth had somewhat subsided he bent over and caught her little hands in his big oucs and held them. His words fell ropidly: "The dear old governor took it into his head to marry a second time when down in Richmond last month. An urgent telegram culled him back to Washington on busi ness, and he was forced to leave her behind. As luck would have it, the very day he was scheduled to ar rive he was taken with the grip. I had to go to the train to meet the lady, while he remained in the apartment to receive her." He paused a moment for breath. Then he went ou: "I found your note in my box about 10 o'clock. It hurt me, and it made me angry too. I put down everything and took the first train south in response to a pressing invitation from Jack." A swift little sob of relief escap ed Winona's lips. She looked up with luminous eyes. The color surg ed into her face. "But but we were never more than friends. There was nothing I you there never was anything between us." Sho finished with a flash of the old coquetry. Her lips were still parted scurlet, humid, tremulous. Young Grayson made no effort to resist temptation. "But there was going to be there is, and there always will be?" A step sounded on the gravel walk. "Answer me quick I" There was. Lightning's Affinity For Oak. Electricity in the clouds, like its companion lower down, loves to seek the earth, the great reservoir of all electricity, and it finds the most available way to do so, choosing al ways Hie be6t conductor, conspicu ous among which are tho much ma ligned lightning rods, the high trees or tho elevated steeples. It has its choice of trees as well as other thing and will leap over half an ocre of trees to find an oak, for which it appears to have a special attraction, and it will pass a high point to find a building that has metal about it. Remorse at Last. A young man hud lost his aunt. He 6eemed so dejected thereby that a friend, aware of the true situa tion, asked : "Why do you look so sad ? You never appeared to care for the old lady?" "1 didn't," said the youth dole fully, "but I was the means of keep ing her in n lunatic asylum for a number of years. She has left me all her money, and now I have got to prove that she was of sound mind." Why It Is "Carnation." . The carnation was cultivated by ancient Greeks, who gave it the name of Dinnlhus. flower of the gods. They used it for mnking chaplets, whence the name "corona tion" was derived. It was partaken of nt great banquets as a kind of salad, and during the reign of Charles II. it was used in the mak ing of a liquor. Still Wondering. The deaf man got out of the tramcnr on to the other line-of rails. "Look out I There's a car com ing!" cried the conductor. "What?" said the deaf mon. "There's a cur coining." "What?" Just then the cor caught and knocked down the deaf man, and as he picked himself up he said: "1 wonder what that fool kept me there talking nbout!" London Mail. A Laughing Face. How it blesses Iho street, a face laughing all to itself! As one sees it the corners of his mouth begin to twitch, loo, with God's good gift. Ryes light, strangers greet know ingly, hearts soften,, spirits rise, lives brighten, and the world grow friendly within the circle of the Incrry echo. William C. Gannett. HUMOR IN ELEPHANTS. Thess Clumsy Creatures Art Trloky and Dearly Love Joke. Elephants dearly love a joke. When engaged in the timber trade in Burma 1 observed some queer pranks played by them. On ono occasion I saw a calf play a most ludicrous trick on its mother. The older animal wus hauling a log, which fifty coolies could not have moved, from a river to the sawmill, quite unconscious of any guile 'in tho bosom of her offspring. The youngster took a turn with his trunk around one of tho chain traces and pulled back' with all his might. This additional weight caused the mother to stop and look behind her, but on discovering the cause sho gravely shook her head and prepared to resume her task of drawing the log to tho mill. This was just what the little imp expected, and before the strain was ut on ugain ho kicked out tho iron 100k which fastened the long chain to the log. As the mother again begun to pull ho held back with all his strength on tho chuin until her muscles were in full play and then suddenly let go. The effect was disastrous in the extreme. Down went the old ele- Sbant on her knees, and her driver escrihed a most graceful and pro longed curve before he landed on the ground. Hut, like a cut, he struck on his feet, and, blurting out some heavy Burmese exclamations of wrath, ho whispered a few words into the ear of tho amazed victim of this unfiliul practical joke. She seemed to understand him at once, and there ensued one of the most exciting chases it has ever been my good fortune to witness. The culf scented danger the mo ment he saw the driver whisper to his mother, and he placed a large stack of timber between tho enrag ed animal and himself as speedily as possible, but after n hard chaso he was cornered. The maternal trunk smote him on the loins. Ho gave a shriek. At u second stroke he dropped to his knees anil took Ins p it n i -1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 bravely and patient ly. A few minutes later he walked past us to his shed, but his trunk was drooping, mid the great tears were coursing silently down li is great indiu ruhlier cheeks. 1 was sorry for the poor little fellow, and I noticed that nt dinner time his mother was gently rubbing him down with her trunk and mani festing ttiuny signs of affection. Chums. The Sidesaddle. It Is generally understood that the sidesaddle used by Indies in horseback riding was the invention of the famous Catherine do' Medici while she wus queen regent of France, say about 15f)9. Among her many other accomplishments Catherine was an expert horsewom an and often spent days together in hunting and following the chase. It wus while gelling used to her new manner of riding necessitated by her sidesaddle that the queen re ceived the fall which fractured her skull and enrne very neur terminat ing her career. A Carnival of Dwarfs. Czar Peter of Russia celebrated a marriage of dwarfs with great pa rade in 1710. Dwarfs of both sexes within 200 miles were commanded to repair to the capital. He sup plied carriages for them and so ar ranged the affair that each coach should bo seen entering St. Peters burg with twelve or more of these small folk. The entire company of dwarfs who took part in the festivi ties numbered seventy, and all tho furniture and other things prepared for them were on a miniature scale. NORTH MAGNETIC POLE. It Is Not a Stationary Point, but Is Constantly Shifting. Only the experts understand that the north polo and the north mag netic pole are two entirely different things. As a matter of fact, there are few localities on the earth's sur face where the compass points due north. Tho reason is because the north magnetic pole or area lies in tho vicinity of King William's Land, just off tho arctic coast of North America, in Bothnia. When this magnetic polo is be tween us and tho north pole the compass points due north. As we go either cost or west from this line it is easy to sec that the compass is off to a certain degree. If we were to travel north of the magnetic pole the needle would point south; west of it the needle would point east. Sir James Hoss in 1S.11 located the north magnetic polo approxi mately ot a point up in Bothnia. In 1003 Captain Roald Amundsen in the ship (Ijoo set out on n three years' expedition, relocated tho mag netic polo and mado tho "northwest passage" for which mariners have striven since the days of Henry Hudson. Terrestrial magnetic force is dif ferent in every part of the curth's surface and is not always the sumo at a given point. It is subject to regular daily and yearly changes. Amundsen posted himself near tho seat of the magnetic power and for nineteen months, day and night, with his party, took reodings of their instruments, both inclination and declination. He also made -hort excursions into the region of the magnetic polo and was able by the aid of the declination observa tions to. prove that tho magnetic north polo does not have a station- ory sfluntion, but fs c lfl moving. But tho general location is where Sir James Ross first had the honor to pluce it. Chicago Tribune. Piper Legends. Tho Wends ore tho center of many legends. Tho Tied Piper of Hamclin was a Wend; so also was tho piper of tho Ilarz mountains, who appeared so many days a year and played unearthly tunes, and whosoever heard at onco fell into a frenzy, from which there was no escaping. All theso pied and weird pipers assembled once a year at the Brocken. where there was a general carnival, tho arch fiend leading the concert on a violin, witches rolling around and fiddling on the skulls of horses and the pipers adding to the fiendish din tho concert of their unholy instruments. Chambers' Journal. NEW POLICY NEEDED IN GOVERNMENT RAILWAY CONTROL Helpfulness and Encouragement Urged by Alfred P. Thorn. , CREDIT MUST BE IMPROVED Increase of Transportation Facilities Necessary to Secure Relief From High Cost of Living May Thus Bs Providsd For by the Railroads. Washington, Nov. 28. A new polley of government railroad regulation, based ou constructive principles of helpfulness and encouruKeuieut Instead of upon principles of repression and punishment was urged by Alfred P. Thorn, counsel for the Hallway Execu tives' Advisory Committee, the first witness on behalf of the railroads be fore tho Newliimls Joint Committee on j Interstate Commerce, which has Insti tuted a Kciierul Inquiry into the prob lems of railroad regulation. "It Is proposed by the Joint resolu tion of Congress," said Mr. Thorn, "to go into h comprehensive Ktudy of the whole 8uuJoctt of transxrtatlon, to make a new assessment, after 2! years of experiment, or Its history, Its pres ent conditions and its future needs. The rallroiidg aeeept the view that reg ulation Is a permanent and enduring part of government In America and that the first duty of the carriers Is to the public. That duty Is to afford reasonable facilities on reasonable terms and at reasonable rates, and this must be done before any private Inter ests can be considered." Certainty, Safety and Sufficiency. Mr. Thorn contended that the real In terest of the public Is In being assured of certainty, safety and siifllcteiiey of transportation facilities, rather than In rates. The first consideration of the public- is to obtain transportation facili ties. What the cost Is, is in reullty a second consideration, he said. Mr. Thoin proposed an Increase of transportation facilities as a method of securing relief from the high cost of living. "There have been less than 1,000 miles of new railroad constructed In the United States during the past year," he said, "less than In any year since 1848, except the period of the Civil War, and yet the cost of living Is dally advancing owing to a shortage of sup plies which might be remedied by se curing access to new areas of produc tion. Credit Must Bs Improved. "This leads to the consideration as to whether railroad credit is as good as the public Interest requires. It Is im possible for railroads to earn enough to supply the necessury new fuellltles from .current revenue. They must be provided from credit Investors can not be coerced, but must be attracted." Among the conditions affecting rail road credit which deter investors he mentioned tho following: "llrst, Itnllroad revenues are not controlled by Investors, but ore fixed and limited by governmental authority und not by one but by several govern mental authorities, which do not recog nize responsibility for assured results to investors and are uncoordinated. "Second, Kuilroads cannot control and the government cannot and does not limit the expense account "Third, The present system of regu lation is based on a policy of regulation and correction and not on a policy of helpfulness and encouragement "Fourth, The outstanding obligations of the railroads have already exceeded the financial rule of safety and involve a disproportionate amount of obliga tions bearing fixed charges. "Fifth, The Investor must accept a subordinate obligation or security with no assurance of a surplus of earnings to support it "Sixth, Other competitive lines of In vestment present suiierlor attractions. "Seventh, The railroad business Is largely controlled by political Instead of business considerations. Look Forward, Not Back. "We may debate about whnt has caused the present conditions," said Mr. Thorn, "but we cannot debate about what the people need. The President has taken the view that we must look forward In this matter and 'make a fresb assessment of circumstances' In order to deal helpfully and Intelligent ly with the problem. Abuses are no more prevalent In the railroad busi ness today than in any other business humanely conducted. The great ques tion now Is whether the existing sys tem of regulation gives the public re liable assurance of sufficient present and future railroad facilities. "Those who oppose any change must make their appeal on the ground that the present systems assure the public of the continued adequacy of trans portatlon facilities. If they do not, no argument based on the desirability of the present dual system of regulation will be accepted by public Judgment. The question of 'states' rights' Is not Involved. If the regulation of transpor tation facilities privately owned should fall government ownership must fol low, and then all power of the states over the railroads would disappear. MIet us debate this question, then, Hot upon any mere theory or jealousy as to the distribution of governments power, but upon the large issue of what the public Interest requires In respect of the assurance of adequate transportation service.". FAT MEN OF GENIUS. Hugo, Dumas, Rossini and Balxao Wars Big of Brain and Body. It is frequently averred that fat ia deadening to the brain and con sequently a foe to intellectual activ ity. But ia this so? Some of tho Greatest men the world has evoi nown were pump even to obesity. Napoleon was decidedly rotund. Dr. Johnson was fleshy even to flabbi ness. So was his biographical shad ow. Bos well. The world and an overcoat, it ie aid, could hardly contain the glory of Victor Hugo's frame. And the embonpoint of the author of "Les Miserables"-wtts most richly deserv ed, for his favorite dish was a con glomeration of veal cutlets, lima beans and oil, roast beef and toma to Banco, omelets, milk and vinegar, mustard and cheese, which he swal lowed rapidly nml in immense quan tities, washing down tho whole with huge drafts of coffee. Rossini, the celebrated Italian composer of operutic music, hod not been able to bco his feet for eh years ere his death. He has been described as a "hippopotamus in trousers," and yet his enormous bulk did not prevent him giving lo the musical world such operutic treasures as "The Harbor of Se ville," "William Tell" and "La (In za Lidru." Jules (laliriel .latiin. eminent ns a French dramatic critic and a most nrolific writer, would have broken down uny twentieth cenlury sof.i ot which he might have happened b sit. Then, tnke. the passinnntt Alexandre Dumas, author of "Tin Three Musketeers." "Monte Cristo' and u host of other famous works He could eat three beefsteak: where any other man ate one. Tho most fertile of nil Trend romancers, Balzac, is said to have looked more like a hogshead than man. Three ordinary persom stretching hands could hardly rencl round his waist lx)udon 'it-Bit A Curious Boat. According to a Chinese legend, there lived in Canton 200 years be fore Christ an artist named Litr Kao Poung, who won on immortul reputation owing to the fnct that he was able to fashion out of a bean pod a bout, complete with rudder, sails, mast and all other necessary appurtenances. Moreover, on tho exterior of the boat were engraved various maxims by Confucius. For this masterpiece, it is said, the F.tn peror Tsi Fou paid him 1,000 tr.els. No Change. Tho dinner wus very bud. "Another new cook, eh?" sail Mr. Dawson. "It is strange whnt a time we hove with cooks. The Dix ons have no such trouble. Dixon was telling me only yesterday thai) they havo hud the same cook for ten years." "Yes, dear," said Mrs. Duwson sweetly, "and did he tell you who sho is?" "No. Who is she?" "His wife." New York Times. Executor's Notice. Estnte of A. J. Fore, late of Dublin town slap, I'u., deceused. Letters trsinmentarT on the above estate bavin been grunted to the undeislKned, ull perons indebted to the wild eMute are re quested to make puyment. nnd those huvluif claims to present Die mime without delny, CUAS. McOKIIKK. ll-83-et. Uurnt CuuIdm, Pa. 360 PICTURES 360 ARTICLES EACH MONTH ON ALL NEWS STANDS "TTTTTZ 15 Cents POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE WRITTEN SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT All the Great Events in Mechanics. 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