THE FULTON tOUlfTY KUW8, McCOHKELLSBtflRO, TA. FULTON COUNTY, NEWS Published Every Thursday. B. V, PECK, Editor and Proprietor McCONNELLSBURG, PA. NOVEMBER 29, 1917 Published Weekly. 51.50 per ""Annum in Advance BiteredktthnPiMVoffla at MoConntllahurif p., as laooad-olaM mall naiter. Suffrage Social. Although the afterooon of last Thursday was by no means calcu lated to tempt the average wo man from her own fireside, a steady down pour of rain being on tbe weather schedule for that day two score patriotic, tinthu siastic women defied theelements and met at the borne of Miss Mollia Seylar to celebrate the recent great suffrage victory in New York State at the last elgc tion, and to do their bit in ad vsncing the cause of the Y. W. 0. A. work recently launched in our county. The rooms were tastily decor ated with American flags and im mense bunches of white and yel low Chrysanthemums. The chairman, Mrs. C B. Ste vens, presiding. "America" wan sung as an opening number. Mrs. Stevens then read a care fully prepared paper reviewing the struggles of the early colon ists for the right of suffrage, and Dow the women of that period asked to be given the same polit , ical freedom as the men, but were denied. Miss Anpa Mary Sipes, who is one of the ardent Suffragists 'among the younger set read a poem entitled, "Chivalry." This was followed by the singing ot the "Star Spangled Banner" by Miss Emily Greathead and Mrs. Geo. Beisner. Mrs. Charles E. Jackson gave a reading, stating that as women were in the minority in jails and penitentiaries, and in the majori ty in the churches and schools, they were entitled to the ballot Miss Seylar gave a little talk on "What Has Been Gained for Suffrage in 1917 " Seven newly enfranchised States added to the twelve states already won, give the jigtA of Suffrage to more than 10.000,000 ' women. New York State alone gives 3,000,000 with 43 Congress men to be elected. For the first time in the history of the U mted States a woman took her seat in Congress, elect ed from the State of Montana, which gave Womans Suffrage in 1914 Harvard University 60 long closed to women students, now welcomes them. Not alone ' in our own land has the cause ad vanced, but 5 Provinces in Can ada have enfranchised their wo men. Russian women will not be excluded from the new gov ernment that will be established, and it is conceded that Eagliah and French women will vote when the war is over, all of which shows that tbe women suffrage is & part of the world movement toward a, more tnorougn going democracy. Miss Emma McGovern, in her usual convincing manner, gave the last address. ' She uiged tbe women present to be more inter ested in public affairs reminding them of its broadening effect on their usual narrow lives. While the whole program was helpful and inspiring, tbe climax of en thusiasm was reached when Mrs Nellie Skinner Criswell's letter was read by Miss Seylar, ( which appears in another column) tell ing how the fight was won in New York State. It was not handed out to them on a silver platter, but by bard, steady, persistent effort. And the men of New York State will find tbat none of tbe dire calamities predicted will happen' when their women cast the ballot, that Cupid's arrows are still invincible, husbands will still be loved, babies will be rock ed and stockings darned as they, were before. When the litt e vol low suffrage plate was passed the . ladies responded with a geoei-tus offering for the Y. V7. C A work, altho many of them had given tho wee before to a similar cause. Light refreshments were served en 1 a social half hour was spent After which three rous ln cteersi were tivei for New Yori fetate, and the meeting adjourned. Row Women Won New York State. Continued from page 1. ing when our captains came in the late afternoon to exchange reports on the day's work and get new ideas and fresh enthusi asm for the morrow. No work was too large or too small, too great or too menial, and so we went forth day after day to in terview our voters in their hand some ofIice3, or at the corner gro cery and even in the barber shops and saloons. We had a large as sortment of beautiful posters and these we placed in windows of private houses, in stores and offices and even pasted them our selves on board fences. t We dis tributed literature at the sub way stations, at factory entranc es, at movie houses and in the lobbies of theaters and hotels. Every day at hoon we held sev eral street meetings. For this purpose we had automobiles gay ly decorated with American flags and yellow pennants. We would drive to a busy corner, stop the car, the speaker would stand up on the seat and immediately a crowd would gather. I did very little street speaking as we had wonderfully gifted and brained women for this, but my work wa3 to mingle with the crowd distributing literature and ans wering questions. We had sev eral interesting experiences when we went at night to the various politcal clubs and asked permis sion ' to present our cause to the men there assembled. In every instance we were cordially receiv ed, listened to with attention and generously applauded. Of course I attended many of our big mass meetings and I marched in the Suffrage Parade the Election District Captains marched in a body, two thousand sixty of us dressed in dark tailor ed suits, small black hats and yellow ribbons bearing the word "CAPTAIN." Edgar was in the men's part of the parade. You should have Been him marching ahead of bis division carrying a huge banner, It's an inspiring thing to march up Fifth Ave., the first street in the world, per haps, while the bands play and the sidewalks are lined with cheer ing thousands: On the fifth day of November, everyone of my 387 registered voters received from me a per sonally written note asking them to vote yes, on Amendment, Num ber one. On the eixth day of November, I role when the clock was strik ing four. At 5.15 I left home. It was still night Of course the 8tar3 and street lamps were shin ing but many men were abroad hurrying to the poll3 or chatting in groups on the street corners. There's something indescribably frjendly in the atmosphere of a city street at five o'clock on a crisp November morning and so I greeted every man I passed: "good morning, I hope you're going to vote for us taday" and the answer came cheerily, "Sure I am lady" or "I'm with you madam." .There was a tremendously ex citing mayorality,contest in New York this fall with four candi dates in the field and they all had watchers at the polls and these with the poll, clerks, the chairman of the board, the Hon est Ballot men, the policemen and the woman watcher made quite a crowd, there were nine teen men and myself behind the rail in our district. We inspect ed the ballot boxes, the booths, the challenge lists and at six the polls were declared open. All day I sat at the right of our chairman where I could look at every man who came in to vote for or against us. I tried to guess which it would be while I checked off the name in my book and added the ballot number, Most of them glanced my way at least. It is still a novelty to see a woman at the polls. Many of them smiled, several spoke pleas ant y and one man frowned at me bad said: "You're going to win, I'm afraid." Occasionally I went out on the street to speak to my workers there. All day I had relays of young women, two at a time, standing 100 feet at each side of the polls, handing out little cards showing the voter where to put his X to vote yes. At five p. m. the polls were declared closed, the doors were locked and the long task of count ing the vctes begi-in. You can imagine the breathless interest with which I watched the count ing of those precious ballots and my delight when I found we had carried the district by a hand some majority. Then I cut the hue chocolate cake I had prom ised the men on the board and we had a gay little party, after which I thanked them every one for their help and courtesy, and fought my way through the crowded streets to our Borough Headquarters. There I found a room filled with excited enthu- siastic men .and women. Re turns were being received over three wires and these were read by our radiant Borough Chair man. "First Assembly gives two thousand majority." "Suf frage victory assured in Man hattan," "majority increasing up state," "women in Syracuse hav fnga torch lightparade." And so the good news kept coming. The cheering continued. Several political clubs sent a band to ser enade us and it was nearly mid night when the tired happy workers began to think of home and bed. "What are you going to do now you've got it?" That's the question we hear on all sides. Next week we will have our State Convention here in New York city. Then definite plans will be made for the 'future. Personally I hope and believe we will keep our organzation in tact for the present, and work together for three things: first, for our Country God grant we may be able to do a worthy "bit" in this time of great need. Sec ond, to work for a Federal Amendment hoping thus to save you in Pennsylvania and sistft" States from another long tire some and expensive campaign. Third to educate our women to use this great power in the right way. The eyes of all the world are on the women of New York. We must not fail. Clubs will be established, classes will be form ed where we can be instructed in the intricate game of politics and where we can learn the principles of good government and good citizenship. No, I'm not going to run for Congress, neither do I expect to get a job pn the' New York Po lice Force, but I do hope with this new power and inspiration to be a more companionable wife, a more intelligent mother, a more capable housekeeper and a bet ter citizen than I have ever been before. Nella Skinner Criswell. Tests With Selected Hens Show Increased Egg Yields Some interesting demonstra tions in the value of selecting poultry to secure increased egg jiiolds rd larger profits are be iDg conducted in Pennsylvania by H. C. Knandel, in charge of poultry husbandry extension at the Pennsylvar.ia State Collet. Tests made by Mr. Knandel hhows that egg yield is frequent ly doable or tripled by judicious secretion of tirds. Recent poultry selection dem onstrations in Lawrence coucty have developed interesting re sults. In one case a two-week record kept by one farmer phovtf that forty-odo good hens laid 241 eggs as compared with fouregg8 laid by forty one poor hens; in auother case a record of nine teen days shows that twenty eight good hens laid ill. eggs as compared with twenty seven eggs laid by forty-seven poor hens. In tbe latter case tbe college repre: etitat lve selected the bens September 22 antf no eggs were laid by the poor hens until Sep tember 28. During a two-week pM iod ninf teen good bens in one ilock laid 152 f ggs, while thirteen poor hers In tbe same flock laid two eggs. Pi actise poultry selection md iucrehso your returns. Tbe cod winter layer bas bright eyes, legs pet well part, pale I eak and shank a in late fall and early win ter, a strotg, broad back, h deep and full abdomen a deep rounded chest and is vigoious and adtive. Card of Tbanis. , It is with a scr.se of deep ap preciation for the large vote le ceived at the last election for the i ffice of Assessor, that I am !cd in this manner to extend my thanks for this token of good will and endorsement of my past service. J. C. Kirk,. Wells Township., CHEERFUL WORDS Fur Many a MonncIIsburg Household. To have the pains and aches of a bad back lemoved to be en tirely free from annoying, dacgerous urinary disorders, is enough to make any Kidney sufferer grateful. Thu following advice of one who has suffered will prove holpful to hundreds of McCom.ellsburg readers. --Mrs. Lawis Christ, 339 E, Queen St., Chambersburg, Pa., Buy: (,I had rheumatic trouble and my kidneys acted irregular ly! At times I was d zzy and my head ached fearfully. Sharp perns took me in tbe small of my back and across my hips When I heard of Doan's IOduey Pills I got some and they purely gave me excellent relief. Doan's put me ia much better condition in every way." PriceCOc atalldeilers Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs Christ had. Foster Milourn Co, Props, Buf falo, N. Y.' Advertisement. WEI Li TANNERY. Jay Stunkard, in tbe U S. Navy, located near New York, spent last Sunday with his parr ents Mr. and Mrs. W. JJ. Stunk ard wny friend ere glad to aft! Mm. While he ia not juat delighted with tho work he has to do, he is Im.vbMo bis country and did not wait to be drafted Mr. and Mrs Duyid K'chov, of Rays Cove have nu ved to Miss Hattie Alexiuder'a farm. We welcome thm into our commun ity. Dr. G'over Ilortm, of Three Spring, attended preaching sor vice in the P.'osbytur.au chinch last Sunday. Geo' I'fV-'illisnn, of Somerset visited his father in-law, VV. V. Cessnu Ust week. Mrs Louise Wiahart has gone toEltfiiiSi. W. V. to sfuud-lhe winter. Misses Alice and Jessie Cutch; all, teachers in No 1 graded schools raised money and pur chased a large tlig wnich will be swung to the brecz-i on the school grounds in lha near future. .WHIPS COVE. Rev. J. Pressley Darrett, D D. ot Dayton, O is assisting RsV L A. Duvall in, holding a pro tracted meeting at Jerusalem church. Whips Gove has just been Hooded with hunters since the season opened. Juat as the United States is the dumping ground of excessive population of all other countcies, Fulton County, and Whips Cove in par ticular, soems to "be the Mecca for hunters from all outdoors. B. W. Morris intends to do quite a lot ot sawing this winter. Howard H. Liyt n, Sherman Truax and Albert Pleusicger are each getting ready to burn a kiln of hme. Tbe Clover Iluller will be beard in this community soon. Emory A. Diohl and Walter Spade are tbiuking of having a joint sale of same valuable Ptock in the tear future. Quite a quanity of apples and potatoes have been hauled to Ev erett this fall William R Dichl has bought a fioe team of Grays, and he . in tends to move down on the Dr. W. L McKibbin farm, now owned by S. E. McKee. Corn husking is about over, and some of our farmers are thinking about getting in a sup ply of wood and crawling in be hind the stove for the winter, It is rumored that there will be a wedding in the Cove before long. Get your cowbells ready, boys. Miss Elsie Wagner returned to Knobsville last Friday, after hav ing spent some time with her brother Cyrus and family, near McConnellsburg. DR. FAHRNEY HAGERSTOWN, MD. DIAGNOSTICIAN Only chronic diseases. Send me your name and address and I will Bend you a mailing case and question blank. Don't use dope for chronic troubles, get cured. It is a satis faction to know what the cause is. CONSULTATION FREE. . Franklin Stevens, who is in school for his first winter, had one of his legs broken Tuesday by the rough play of one of the t schoolboy?. Dr. and Mrs. Dunnick, of Som erset County, spent Sunday night in the home of the former's brother-in-law and sister,' Rev. and Mrs. Ed Jackson at the M. E. parsonage. Mr. and Mra. Elmer Glunt and sons Pierce and Harry of Knobs ville, Bpent Saturday and Sunday in Hagerstown. The guest3 of Mrs. Glunt's sister, Mrs." Clara Finiff and family. Mr. J. E. Wible and hi broth ers Harry and Willie, and William Rapp all near Chambersburg, came over to Fulton Monday on a little bunting expedition and re turned Tuesday afternoon. . i i r i .... - - - Huckster George N. Sipes, near Iluatontown, was one of the lucky hunters last Thursday. He bagged an 18-lb gobbler, and the gobbler wore a beard that measured 8i inches in length. George said he could have killed this bird last year, but he con cluded it would be better to let the turk eat grass another year. SIDFLI.SQ HILL . Leaufl Bernbard and Cnas. 1Ibh tpent last week vith Riley Garland and family ia llajers town Ku Bernba'dt of Pittsburgh lsppendirga fevdrys with bis pirents Alixander Btrnbardt audwifo . Mr. a d Mih. EnvltVt and on of York. IV, aie visiting friends in t hie couimunity. Mrs. J bn Laffcrty and son of Monrotville N. .1 , ae visiting in Fulton county. S P Winter avrl fau'y pent a d (.v recently with Ch is fc-oner a L'uh.'ey. V hdm Dj:s This Hi? R-ad'j-, ask yourself tuiaques tu n, before trylsg to thick it fits th" ot hf:r fellow. Fortunately, there are few who would refuse to help extin guish a tire to save a building, re gardlfss ot the ownership, or the matter of pay for their labor. But, when a forest is on lire, it Is quite different Regardless of the penalty imposed by law for refusing to help extinguish a forest tire, some people nearly always have a solf-roade escape from both the penalty and the forest Are it is amusing, as well as aggravating, when trying to get help to extinguish a forest fire, to seo how many doiges are taken, and I have not discovered all of them. Here are just a few: When calling for some people on the phone, tho answer wtli come "not at homo." Some will re fuse to answer the call at all, when they hava laarned of the fire. Others will promise to go but never show up at the fire, but the first time they meet you afterward, they have all manner of excuses to offer for their fail ure to comply, if a personal call is made, it is hard to guess beforehand jist what sort of ex cuse will be cffdi-ed; indeed it would seem that a visit from a doctor was reeded worse than a visit from a fire warden. Soqe of the men have grip, others lumbago, rheumatism,.' corns, or bunions: while others make them selves thoroughly ridiculous by the way they e train every nerve to frame up a plausible descrip tion of some ailment more imaginary th.in real O'.bers slide out of the back door leaving hurried instructions to tbefamily as to the 6tory to put up to the warden Then, there a e others. They stand their ground; but they ask mo e questions than tbe Westminster Shorter Cate cms in, and give a whole lot of gratuitous advice as to fighting flre, tbey discuss the law, and cuss the Uwnmakers They do not. see the justice in compelling a man to leave his work and Beivefor leas pay than he caa nnkeat homo unless Ihe tire buppens to be threatening his o n premises. Fually, thay cojsaat to go, and wbei they get on the j ib, thoy declare it is the hottest lire, tbe strongest smoke, the thickest brush, the roughest ground, they ever saw, and there is an even chance that he will get lest t.efore the fire is put out.' You'd hardly believe it, but there are some who do not besi tite to say mean things about tlje Fire Warden, apparently bo cius he Lus not proved binuelf CULBRANSEN DICKINSON Player Piano ; You Can Play It I A Million Melodies at Your Command Easy to Play, Easy to Pay For. $395, $430, $475, $525. 12 Rolls Music, Bench Scarf, 2 Free Tunings. DUFFIELD MUSIC HOUSE, 51 SOUTH MAIN STREET, - Chambershurg, Ren no. to be a veritable walking Hercu les Now, I do not approve working fornothmg; verj few people can afford to do that; but there are some things, however, that call for sacrifice for the j ubllo food. Tne men who are now facing the danger of a bloody war, are not doing it for tho $30 a month ihrt is in it, and the man who is askud to give a reasonable amount of his time to save prop erly from the ravages of tire, siould feel that there is more tian dollars and, cents in it. Now, if aiy one want to talk back, let hin do so but over his own signature, and not sign his article "Taxpayer" or '"Uno," for every body may not know. AuoTin H Stevens, ' .' Forest Fire Warden, E nd, Fulton County, Pa'. Hog Market is Strongest in April and,September A study of market prices of fat hogs for a period of teu years shows that the market varies from 'highs" to "lows" during certain months in the year. Highest prices usually obtaiu duncg the months of April and September. Tne intervening months show lower prices, June and December representing the extremely low months. Tbe prtce drops in late fall and early wicter because the spring farrowed pigs which ate finished on the fall corn crop arc ready to market at this period.' After this period tbe price rises, reaching the highest point about April, due to the fact that there are few fat hoes to market at that season. Following this time pigs far rowed the previous fall bcgiu to arrive, the run being heaviest about J uue reacting in a corres ponding low market price. The price is generally highest in late August or September since both pigs and feed are scarce at that time. A careful study of markets aud prices, said L. P. McCann, of the Pennsylvania State College, will enable a farmer to teed h;s pigs iu such a way as to have tnem ready for market at the period ot high prices Pigs. farrowed in the spring, fur instance, may easily be made ready fur the September market"! provided they have access to good pasture or forage crops and are givtiii in addition heavy grain feed .Tom early June throughout tbe summer. Protect Your Buildings from Fire. U;.e. Gould's Fire Resisting Paint in aM colors. It'preserves, bijfliutititj,H, Hi'd 'voars as long or longer and is cheaper, than other standard t aints Oa good surface a gallon will cover 300 square feet two coats. Roof paint, too, .m all colors. For Sale by G. W. Reisnkr & Co. 6-14-tt. ' McConnellsburg, Pa. Irreverent Minx. . "In my time," declared grandma, "Kirls were more modest." "I know," E:dd the flippant girl. "It whs a fad ence. We juay get back to It." Life, to, ..y fc. .r.i Cf i t X mti l K i PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of an order ofthiOrphiu Court of I'ulton county, Pcunsyl i Dlu, the undersigned, admlnistn: d. b n. c. t. a. of Huliecca J. KessJ ring, late of Tuylor township, ceased, will sell on the premises of: decedent, about two mi If a south Gracoy post cilice, on . Saturday, December 8, 1911 at 10 o'clock, a. in., tho following J scribed real estate, to wit: The Mansion Farm being situate in Taylor township, ij ton County, Penna , adjoining lanil John Shaw, A. L. Shaw, A. M. ( bin, William Edwards snd,otb. containing 120 Acres more or less, part'y cleared and der good Ktate of cu'tivution, pat in good tiniber, consisting dually of oak and pine. The Improvements are a!nirDr ING UOUSK, good HANK BA! and other buildings There is riety of C001J FKU1T on the lira Terms: Fifteen per cent, wheo property is sold; one-half, locW the 15 per cent, on conlliroatlonl sale, atid balance iu one year II confirmation with interest from ojI confirmation. HOY WITTER. Administrator, d. b. n..c M9 OAIX i' c s;u o.i ;,ui Nccrhi 50 T.1 Yreit Mir t-9 lyi'll wsrwi iv Mci.7-M3 ovt.y t.-. .-;.! i "-"flj. i:-r.u, for par.er-.n, l.r t wcif r" C-r fanrv i!Mll.:wo''-. i. r c-' U IWfW . , Iw-.lX,0.".K,f.t J ' ltl:uut i-..t: or "!'''", Western Maryland Fill In Effect November 2 Subject to oLunuei .llh.lUt c" Tratus leve Hicoo"8 tcllo" No, 1-S-S3 m. J "7 "riifiiK No.-9 07 a m (dull, "I'H ... Snr- Hnrferaiown.auui"" in 1 KH n m fflnlly) 'Si rJ1 Cumber-laud V'WaoMM No. 8-2.67 p. m. dutly ffaV town. wvacs""-n,'iiii"" ,i ton, fHiiaeipui S ENNFS, 0,0 Uaneral Maunder, (ft) For if 1 Mm
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