THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. J for Mews Headers In Thio Dopar-tmorrt Our Roador3 In Fulton County and Elsowhoro May Joirnoy Around tho NAorlcJ Ai"tri tho Camora on tho Trail of History SV1 aking Happenings. AMERICAN STEAMER STARTS FOR THE WAR ZONE VnxSws -ia."! .'-, J v'&9V!ffl'3LiZ HOUSE COMMITTEE INSPECTS JEFFERSON HOME The steamship Orleans of the Orlcntul Navigation coiiipuuy, photographed ns she stilled for Bordeaux through the proscribed war rone. Besides a generul cargo, she has llfty motorcars oa ber afterdeck. The Orleuns Is tuuklug her Qrst trip under American registry. In her crew of 35 are 3! Americans. SOME OF THE GUNS THAT GUARD NEW YORK HARBOR lit. law. if ilontlcello, the Inline of Thomus Jefferson, now owned by Jefferson Levy, former congrefsmnn from New York, wos Inspected by tho house committee on public buildings and grounds with a view of recommending its purchase by the government. 1' ' VCL -'Ci?$ ' VESSEL WHICH TAKES VON BERNSTORFF HOME v ' v4 -'--i -.-.-. .... .. . - - . ...i 4 ffK." j iff w , rlJ r'vnwy; -i Tuwe urt'iit morturs, among the most powerful guns ever built, are In Fort Tottcn. which Is one of the do- fjc:s of New York harbor. GERMAN MERCHANTMEN IN MANILA BAY 1 . i 4 i yvvw:-x..':Vvi.'w'T' i ! Hate! Ill X JiL.A..y:MMy.::;xl.l t. ft, f Tinoil merchiint vessels In Manila bay, where they h ive been lying since the war began. Of the 17 there, the mj ty have been dismantled by the crews since thfr diplomatic break with Germany. GATES OF THE WHITE HOUSE CLOSED Tho Scundlniivliin liner Frederick VIII on which Count von Bernstorff and bis embussy staff and niuuy Germuu consular olllcers sailed for homo vlu Hullfax. TO MAKE CAVELLE STATUE OFFICER AND PET EAGLE Lf t i"0 Rer hns ,he freedo, of the White House grounds. A Wrt" i i fU"r(1 behlnd the c'ose(1 ente nt onch entrance, while others r u ln!Uae the grounds as further protection to the president. GIANT UNITED STATES SEAPLANE n. 9 ( mm hlitlm-V .v. "wn'mudet Renpluno, known as D-l, Is one of the '"wngers. " Uet f alrt'ruft It Is ciipuble of carrying 1 1lls line golden eugle belongs to a British officer on the Balkan front and Is so tame that strangers can handle him. He takes long (lights dally but never falls to return to his master. He was caught when a fledgllug. War Traveling A Retrospect J. West Goodwin of Company I, Sixty-second regiment. Ohio volunteer In funtry, has told the story of how he and his comrades went to war In 1801. According to Privnte Goodwin's ac count he and his fellow enlisted men went to war on flat cars, locating them selves as they could amid their wagons and guns, and taking the smoke ami cinders and weather as they came. The commissioned olllcers were provided with passenger coaches lighted with one candle each. The regiment, trav eling in this style, reached West Vir ginia Just In time to enter the bnttlv of Rich mountain. Private Goodwin's pay was S a month and no provision for the family left behind and no guar anty that his Job would be held open for his return. Even the worst of war traveling In 1910 whs luxury compared with the best In 1801. Buffalo Enquirer. Mli'iiiiiiS1,1 i!... Cannda bus commissioned this Ameii can girl. Miss Florence Wyle, to exe cute a heroic-sized marble statue of Kdlth Cavelle, the martyred nurse. Miss Wyle, who now lives In south ern California, was born In Illinois, and hns hud a studio In Toronto, WOMEN PREPARING FOR WAR i s l St 3 Five hundred women, members of the Women's League for Self Defense, meet regulurly In one of the armories of New York city and are drilled for military service by army olllcers. One of them Is hero seen learning tho use of the rifle. Increased Use of Milk. Thnt the high cost of living may be reduced by the Increased use of milk. u highly nutritious and digestible food is the opinion of A. B. Perkins, dnlr.v chemist at the Ohio experiment sta tion. He say that a quart .of milk Is (iiiul In fond value to three-fourths of n pound of beefsteak, eight eggs, in pounds of oysters, two pounds of flsh six pounds of tomatoes, or three pounds of apples, and the milk Is more easily digested and fur more econom ical than any other foods. DECLINED TO BREAK WITH GERMANY If c :: ' j Left to right. King limtkon of Norway, King Gustav of Sweden and King Chrlstlun of Denmark, who held a conference recently in Copenhagen and who have declined to follow America's lend and break off diplomatic relations with Germany because of the "ruthless" submarine warfare. The Scandinavian countries are pledged to act In concert on all questions arising from the war. ONE-MAN SUBMARINE M iA f J. ; iH-iiiiin huliiiiurltie J-l. lying In the water ut Naples, Cul. There Is room for only one man Inslde'the operating compartment. The craft weight only two tons, Is 25 feet long, 7 feet 0 Inches deep nnd 23 Inches In width at the widest point. Both ends ore needle pointed. Its motor Is cnpable of driving It through the water nt a speed of 35 miles. Two torpedoes may be carried. 1 The Inventor Is negotiating with the United States government fof the sale of bis patent, but no terms have been reached. SEVEN YEARS GO AND TO-DAY Then He Had 6 Mules, $660 Cash and Some Equity Today He Has $20,000 and Owns 2 Sections of Land. The story of the wealth of Western Canada cannot be told too often; the truth will bear repeatings. And in telling of it it is hoped that advantage will be taken of the great opportuni ties thut Western Cannda offera by those who are today struggling for a mere existence, by those who are oe cupylng lands, high in price and high in rentals. ' From grain, live stock nnd dairying In 1010, there wos a return from the three Pruirie Provinces of $258,000,000, or an increase of four million dollars over 1013, and 113 million dollars over 1014. A prominent Trust Company says: Some of our contract holders have paid fff flinll nilPflhaaA nifkmiw An Ihha v tiivit aui vuuao uiuiiv VII 1U11UO bought a year ago out of this year's crop, and whnt one mnn enn do anoth er can do. Thousands of Southern AI Dcrta farmers harvested an average of 40 to CO bushels of No. 1 wheat to the acre. These farmers have more real money to spend than any other people on the American Continent J. D. Johnston of Blndsworth, Sask, left Johnson County, Kansas, seven years ago. When he left he had $000 InX cash, six mules, some settler's effects v and an equity in some prqlrle land. Mr. Johnston tells his story: "In my seven years' residence la Saskatchewan, I have raised seven good crops the value of this year's crop alone being Twenty thousand dol lars. I now own Two Sections of Im- . proved land, 17 horses nnd mules, 40 cattle, a large steam thresher and a full line of form machinery." We have made Ave trips to Kansas, one trip to the Pacific Coast and re turn. We have enjoyed the society of a class of people than whom none bet ter can be found. The climate Is healthful and Invigorating. The soil is fertile and productive, well adapted for the production of the best quality and large yields of all cereals and vegetables, wild and tame grasses. It is an excellent stock country." The question of taxes is one that carries with It considerable weight Coming from a mnn like Mr. Johnston the same weight should be given the answer, ne says: The tax system especially commends Itself to me as being simple, reason able and Just All direct taxes are levied on the land at Its appraised market value, exclusive of improve ments thereon. No tax on personal property. This tends to discourage the holding of lands by speculators who prevent Its cultivation or improve ment, hoping to realise profits from the enhanced value of their holdings due to the industrial activities of the bona fide settlers. It tends to encourage the settlers to rear substantial improve ments upon their land without paying a penalty in the form of taxation therefor. It encourages the raising of live stock and the possession of other personal property necessary to the de velopment of the country. "The laws are well and economically administered. Citizens of the Domln. Ion vote on election of members of parliament and members of the Pro vincial assembly, while on questions of local Improvements and school mat ters the franchise Is exercised by rate payers, irrespective of citizenship. aiiu I'uui'iu nig ciiitrii'iisiug, bimuui facilities are good Taxation, Just and reasonable. Military sen-ice volun tary. Patriotic fervor unsurpassed, law and order the rule, and crime tho rare exception. It Is the land of banks, schools, telephones, grain ele vators, broad, fertile acres, good cli mate, good citizenship and abounding In opportunities for the Industrious mnn or woman of good morals. In short, the land of promise and fulfill ment, I know of no better anywhere." Advertisement Equal to the Demand. "I never use any but pusteurized milk In the city," said the new board er; "can you furnish It?" "Yes, Indeed 1" wns the confident re ply ; "our cows 're kept In the pasture all summer." The Christian Herald. ACTRESS TELL8 SECRET. A well known actress gives the follow ing recipe for gry hair; To half pint of water add 1 oi. Uujr Kum, a emu 1 1 box of Barbo Compound, and M oa. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or sou can mix It at home at very lltUa coat Full direction! for making and use coma In each box of Bur bo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft and glos.y. It will not color the scalp, la not itlckf of (reaiy, and does not rub off. Adv. The Mascllne Way. lie Men never gossip. She Of course not They merely Investigate rumors. Roman Eye Balaam la an antiaeptlo oint ment, applied externally and not a "wuh." lta healing properties penetrate the in (lumed surfaces, providing prompt relief, Adr. Its Sort "Good story that about the rattle snake, wasn't It?" "Yes; rattling good story." The Quinine Th Doee Not Affect The He 64oeiiM of lta umlo end Uxaiire ffwtt. LeziUTe fobo Qnlelae on takon by anyone wltbont eauinf nitrrooinMa or ringing Id the had. Tbn) li onlr one "Bromo Oulnlna." 1L W. UOOVai alfnataretaoaeaokbox. ka, Logical Conclusion, "lie Is not out of the woods yet" "Thnt Is why they think they caa treo him." As we grow more eemible, we refute) drug cathartic! and take inatead Nature's herb cure, Garfield Tea. Adv. In a Novel. "Well, this heroine marries early, I must say." "Uuh?" "Pngo thirteen." To avenge our wrongs costs mora than to protect our rights.
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