TUB rtTLTOXT COUNTY XTBT78, CeOOHITELLSSTrfiO, fJL , i .MARKET REPORT. OOBSSOTXD XT 1ST WEDNIBDAY. fh fTin marktu ra HIM from th Obanr araDurf iUj nwiji0er. The provision , rloaa m tboM tbtt obUln In MoOonnell GRAIN Wheat 2.06 Naw wbest Bran. 2 20 Corn 130 OkU 65 By 1-65 PROVISIONS Butter, Creamery Butter, Country 38 Eggi, jr down 48 Buckwheat While Fulton County is famed for the quality of its buckwheat flour, it is not the only county in the State that produces buck wheat According to a report just issued by the Department of Agriculture, Bradford County leads in the number of bushels of buckwheat produced in 1917, her crop amounting to 405,929 bushels. Tioga, Indiana, Craw ford and Erie follow in the order named, while Fulton is the twenty-fourth. Of course, it must be kept in mind that Brad ford has an area more than 21 times as - great as Fulton. The county producing the smallest number of bushels is Lebanon only 60 bushels, Cumberland but 468, and Montgomery 963. The total production of buckwheat in the State is 5,570,124 compared with 4,203,890 a year ago. In the production of corn, Lan caster leads, with York, Berks and Franklin following in the order named. Fulton County's crop is 549,120 bushels as com pared with 580,109 a year ago. Cameron produced the smallest number of bushels (14,750) fol lowed by Potter, McKean and Forest in the order named. Notice to Dog Owners. Under recent act of Assembly, all dog licenses are paid to the County Treasurer. The County Treasurer author izes us to announce for the bene fit of dog owners that he will re ceive licenses from the 1st to the 15th of January. Licenses may be paid in per son or by mail The County Treasurer will, upon application, f uruish proper blanks. If owners desire to pay by mail, they Bhould include three cents postage, as the county Treasurer receives no extra com pensation for this service. All applications should be ad dressed to Leonard Bivens, Coun ty Treasurer, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. The same will re ceive prompt and careful atten tion. If you desire to pay in person, call on Robert Alexander at the Fulton County Bank. Waste Nut, Want Not Among the blessings that will result from this great war' (to those who are not killed before it is over) will be a lesson , in economic living. Extravagance in expenditures in everyday life are sapping the lifeblood of our people. , We have become a na tion of spendthrifts. There is a disposition to live beyond one's income, be that little or much; the family with an income of five thousand a year is just as likely to be short when the twelve months have'passed as the one with five hundred, The trouble lies in trying to keep pace with the fellow ahead. The family with an income of one thousand dollars a year, tries to live in the same style as the family with two thousand; the family of five thousand, with that of ten thousand. The secret of success lies in being content to live within your income. If the average person would put into a savings bank the one-half of the money he spends each year for "foolish ness" things that he could just as well do with out. there would be very few people who would not have money ahead all the time, and be just as comfortable and happy. Just at this season, when the shops are full of "Christmas Goods" it is a good time to draw a line. Don't buy what you do not need; and do not think you need something when you do not Thousands, yes millions, of dol lars are spent every holiday season for things that could be just as well dispensed with. Cutout that Christmas pres ent business. Buy some nice cards and send one to each of your friends at a cost of a few pennies. Your friend will be just as happy in the thought that you have not forgotten him, and that friend will hot feel that you have placed him under obligation to get a present for you. You know how it is yourself. Soldier and Sailor Insurance. If a soldier or sailor is killed, and he has a wife and 'children, the Government will provide com pensation for the wife, so long as she remains unmarried, and support for the children until they become 18 years of age. These payments range from $25 for a widow alone to $57.50 for a widow and four children. If the man is totally disabled the Government will make a fixed monthly payment to him rang ing from $30 a month, if he is married, to $75 a month, if he has a wife and three or more children. Should he be so help less as to require a nurse or at tendant he will be given up to $20 additional. Should he lose both feet both hands, or both eyes,or be permanently bedridden he will be paid $100 a month, whether he is bachelor or mar ried. Notice to Shareholders. The regular annual meeting of the Shareholders of the Fulton County Bank, of McConnellsburg, Pa., for the election of directors . for the ensuing year will be held in the banking rooms of said in stitution on Tuesday, January 8, 1917 between the hours of 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock, p. m. Wilson L. Nace, 12'13 4t Cashier. Sale Register. Saturday December 15, Rev. J. L. Yearick intending to re move from McConnellsburg wil sell at the Reformed parsonage oi North First Street household good etc. Sale begins at 1 CONGRESSMAN FOCHT AD DRESSES MI. CARMEL ELKS Bad Their First Snow. Rockford. Washington, No vember 30, 1917. Fulton Coun ty News, Gentlemen: I am en closing post office money order for one dollar and fifty cents to push my subscription ahead for another year. The News is a welcome visitor in our house as Fulton County is my old home. I left there some forty-two years ago, and I find in the columns of your good paper that many of my acquantances have passed away. We are having our first snow of the season here today. It had been very dry this summer no rain since the fifteenth of May. Still the crops were good. The wheat in this section of the country running from 35 to 45 bushels per acre. We harvested 1700 bushels of wheat from 45 acres, part of this we sold direct ly from the machine at $2.25 per bushel. ' We planted one fourth of an acre of onions which yielded us 70 bushels. These were ready sale at three cents a pound. So taking it all through, the people of this section of the country are well satisfied. Thanking you very kindly for the News. I remain, Vours very truly, J. W. Carmack. Fiftj Girls io Potato Patch. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Neuroth of Mercersburg, spent Thursday of last week among relatives on this side of the mountain. Mr. Neuroth spent several months during the past summer in Ohio. He says that farmers out there have much difficulty in getting labor sufficient to take care of their crops. Corn huskers readi ly get $4.00 a day and board. One farmer who had 60 acres in potatoes, went to the Orphans Home and got fifty girls, who picked the entire crop of 6,000 bushels in one day. The potatoes he marketed at $2.00 a bushel. Big Opera Boose is Packed to Bear Annual Memorial Oration Last Sunday. From tht Ht. Camel item, Deo. t. Many of onr people have in times past beard the Hon. Ben jamin K. Focht, of Lewisburgde liver addresses, but uutil yester day we never heard him talk on anything but political matters. Yesterday he came as the guest of Mount Carmel Lodge No. 856, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, to deliver the annual Memorial Day oration, and the audience heard not the politician, but the philosopher and sage, the statesman who took the time to give a message that thrilled and inspired, and that made better men and women of all of us. The opera bouse was filled. It was a representative audience, gathered from all over the region and all except tbe seats re served for the Lodge were filled when the Elks marched in. ..The stage was beautifully decorated, evergreen prevailing in tbe color scheme, witb American flas in the background. . The orati n by Congressman Focht was a masterpiece. It was a carefully prepared address. Although called to the opening of Congress today, at a time when the very fate of civilization may depend on bis work and tbe de liberations of bis colleagues, the distinguished Representative from our neighboring Congres sional district obeyed tbe call to come here, for he had a real mes sage to deliver. Summing up the lofty thought of the great writers and poets of ancient days, Mr. Focht pointed out the life and works and su preme sacrifice of Christ as tbe great examplo tor mankind. Ap parently realizing that we had enough of war, he touched on the great conflict just enough to de clarethatif mankind bad been imbued with real love and charity and justice there wouli be no war with its attendant 'horrors. He paid a beautilul tribute to Elks' principles, the chief of which. is Charity. The address was scbolary, and it was uplifting. He achieved the purpose for which he visited our town. He left with us high ideals and memories of a speech, that was more than an oration, but really a sermon. One thought impressed itself on many of us lhat with such men as Benjamin K. Focht at the helm, our count' y is indeed safe in these critic days. Ears Keep Growing. - An odd thing about ears is that throughout one's lifetime they continue to grow bigger. The ears of a girl, admired perhaps for their small size, are fairly large by the time she has reach ed middle age. In old agetbey may be larger. In any company of people one may notice that it is the elders that have the big ears. In the very old they are . Acknowledgment The following letter from Mrs. E. H. Olmsted, 105 Front St., Harrisburg, Pa., under date of December 8, 1917, addressed to Miss Mollie Seylar of this place is self explanatory: My Dear Miss Seylar:-! have just received your check for $207 04, and I wish to acknowl edge it at once, and to say that Miss McCormick and I feel that the women of Fulton County have done splendid work for the War Fund of the Y. W. C. A. and that it will give us much pleasure to report it to the Na tional Board next week. With sincere thanks to your commit tee. I am Most Cordially Yours, ' Mrs. E. H. Olmsted. War Thrift Stamps. The new thrift stamps are making a very direct appeal to the man or woman, the boy or girl who can save up a quarter every once in a while and already 'many of them have been sold at the post office here. For sixteen of these stamps and a few cents over, a war sav ing certificate, redeemable Jan uary 1, 1923, at $5 00 may be had in exchange, If these certificates are not registered they may be used as readily as currency or may be cashed in at tbe postomce at any time at their value. Tbe war saving certificate baa twenty spaces upon it holdings that number of the $5 00 stamps and when filled have cost the purchaser $64 40, on January 1, 1923 this will have a value of f L There is no set time when tbe tamps must be bought, they can be secured at any time that may be convenient and are re deemable at t'ie purchaser's ptaasu e No more attractive The Horrors of War Those who have not experienced the horrors of war only know of its terrors by "hear-say" but even then it's bad enough. . But terrible as death on the battlefield may be, it has no more terrors than some other things, a life of grinding, pinching poverty, for instance. Death amidst the roar and crash ot battle is frightful but death is at least mercifully the end. But to live and struggle on from dav to day in poverty, pos sibly under a load of debt, but little hope, just struggling along wearing the life away by inches, that takes courage and is enough to try the stoutest heart. The way to avoid this is by systematic saving. Our bank will do its best to save you from a fate worse than the horrors of war. FULTON COUNTY BANK HOWARD YEAGER BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, NEWSDEALER, TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES, 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET Chambersburg, Penn'a, FOOD DIRECTOR HEINZ GALLS FOR SEVEN WHEATLESS MEALS A WEEK America Must Reduce Daily Wheat Ration One-Third to Provide Food to Keep Allied Armies on the Firing Line Over Winter. 1 ..I I . 1 i ........ lln In A BUI i lug appeal iv ovcij umcu iu the itate of Pennsylvania to observe seven wneatless meala each week lias been issued by Howard Heinz, .Direc tor of the Food Supply Department of the Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety. It follows: "The appeals of recent months to Vi a A moi-liian nannla I rT aiinh A. fnfl eervation ot food as would enable us to fulfill our obligations to our own soldiers and our allies abroad have fallen upon willing ears and ihe re- innnu in nntrldtium and self-denial lias been worthy of the best traditions ot tnis great irea nauon. tXl n,.rlinlnili ,n rr hniuAvaf nil 11 n. doubtedly great uftvlug of important the disappointing crops of the 1917 er, through the exigencies of war. than we nau expeuieu, iiu uiuukul ub . the terge of a grave criuis in the v. 4 ..;. ..... tt.nt noii ha nvonnmR by a more vigorous self-denial, a far greater aegres oi buviuk; uy mo tttltuikm of other foods in place ot wheat than anything we have before undertaken. 8avo Wheat For Fighters. . "The demands of those who are help ing to fight our battles for the cause of democracy and of their supporters behind the lines are urgent, insistent and compelling. They must be met. Any break in the regular movement of supplies from America at this time would mean Inevitable disaster and it is a tact wblch all should understand that our wheat supply is now known to be Inadequate to permit a- continu ance of our present rate of home con sumption and keep our own men and our allies on the firing line through tbe winter. "The greater wheat saving at home need not be a hardship. Americans like and know how to prepare appe tizing breads of corn meal, rye and other cereals in substitution for wheat. Buckwheat and corn cakes, oats and oat products for breakfast are an American institution and w can increase our consumption of al'. these plentiful commodities with no Injury to our health. "Mr. Hoover has asked that the re sponse to the request for cutting down the consumption of wheat flour bt made at once, before it is too late. The needs of France, Italy and Eng land, not to mention our own boys a the front, require us to curtail our consumption of wheat by one-third The time to begin is today. It i now necessary to become more drati in our savlnR.- Mr. Hoover has ake' the people of Pennsylvania to hive seven whentless metilB each Wek meals in which there wiM be absiWe ly no wheat flour used, either for spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, pastry, cake or bread. "These meals should be preferably the evening meals, but that is left en tirely to the judgment of each indi vidual family. The only exception that should be recognized is the case of invalids or small children. 'At meals, we can substitute bread made wholly from corn meal, rye, buckwheat or some other cereal or we can u?e oat meal, rice or vegetables in place ot bread. Substitutes Will Help. "Mr. Hoover also asks that in ad dition to the saving by adoption of seven wheatleBS meals, we make a further saving in wheat by using as much as possible bread made from a mixture of wheat and other cereals. An appeal, therefore, is made in the name of President Wilson and Mr. Hoover to every man, worn in and child and to every Pennsylvania home in which the spirit of patriotism lives to adopt , these rules in their dally home illfe and to fulfill them faith fully and thus discharge the present sacred obligation." ALL BIG FOOD DEALERS MUST TAKE OUT LICENSES Acting upon instruction from Wash, ington, D. C, Howard Heinz, Federal Food Administrator for Pennsylvania, has made this announcement to all dealers in foodstuffs: "The trades covered in the presi dent's proclamation of October 8 should nave applied for licenses to Che license division of the United States Food Administration, Washing ton, before November 1. Some firms have not applied, and proceedings will be immediately initiated to suspend trading operations of such firms, un less applications are received at once." The following trades are included in the above notice: Those engaged In business as cold storage ware house men, commission merchants, brokers, auctioneers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and all other dealers in grains and their by-products, rice, dried beans, pea seed and dried peas, cottonseed and its by-prrd-ucts, vegetable oils, cooking fats, milk, butter, cheese, canned meats, poultry, ggs, fish, fruits, vegetables, canned ind dried fruits, sugar syrups and mo lasses ' Under the act of congress any per son who falls to take out a license or "ho continuPB to do business after ills license hns been revoked Is sub ect to a fine not exceeding $3000. or 'mprlsonmcnt not exceeding two years, rr both. Rpf"er, in food doing a business wer $100,000 a year are subject to Mronse. way to save money was ever de visee and . with tbe power and credit of tbe government back of them are as safe as five dollar bills. Besides their attractiveness they offer the person of small means and the boys and girls a chance to help their country win the war for democracy, so that thrift and patriotism are both gratified by the possession of the stamps. SALUVIA. Mrs. Wm. Davis and family have moved from the tenant house of L. C. Mann to the tenant bouse ot Howard Hann, formerly the Scott Kegarige homestead.' Wm. Davis quit working for Mr. Mann in September last and went and got a job near Everett. Two of his daughters are employ ed at Everett. Winter has come in dead ear nest, the temperature was to zero ' o l Monday morning. A ten inch now fell last Friday and Satur day. A fierce cold vind has blown the snow into great drifts blocking the roads in many plac es. . .The U S. mail carriers have their troubles getting over their roads Tbe Li o coin Highway of flc'als bad forces removing drifts from said road Sunday and Mon day. Speer Strait and wife have moved to L. C. Mann's tenant house, so as to be closer to bis work cutting logs for Reichtly Bros. & Co. on y, est side of Side ling Hill. Mason Daniels, Oliver Daniels, Fernando Decker and Harvey M. Strait have each hauled limestone to burn kilns of lime on their farms, duria? tbe fall. Lime has a magical effect on the shale lands of Licking Creek valley, sweetening tbe sour acid soils, decomposing the humus la the soils, causing clover to grow and all binds of cereals to flourish. Samuel H. Hockeusu ith has bf en suffering from a pell of rheumatism for tbe past few weeks disabling him from labor. New Real Estate Agency. Having retired from the Mercantile business with a view to giving hi9 entire attention to Real Estate, the undersigned offers his service to any one having real estate for sale, or wanting to buy. His thorough acquaintance with values and conditions in Fulton County, coupled with long and successful experience in handling Real Es tate, makes it possible for him to bring about results in the shortest possible time. Write, or call on, D. H. PATTERSON, WEBSTER MILLS, PA. ORB RACKET ST Well, last week we told you about glass jars, . tin cans, jar gums, coal oil, etc. We can still sell you glass jars quarts at 60 cents, and half-gallon at 85 cents; jar rings at 5 and 8 cents a doz. or 35 cents a pound. ' Tin cans at 50 cents. Coal oil to i 12 cents a gallon, now. Underwear Shoes and Cloi We are in shape to save you some monyonan derwear, shoes, and clothing. We bought all these goods early, and we are going to give you the ben efit of the nice saving. You want to see the Men's fleeced underwear we have for 50 cents each: also, the one al 65. Men's union suits at $1.25, $1.35, $1.90, $2.50 and $3.75. Men's wool shirts and drawers $1.00f and $1.35. Children's separate underwear, 15j cents and 35 cents each. Bovs' union suits 55cts.J Misses heavy, 55 and 65 cents. Boys' sweatej coats, 50 cents to $1.25. Men's sweater coats50 cents to $3.25. Boys' sport coats, $3.25 to $7.50 j Men's heavy Overalls $1.00 and $1.25. im crocks 10 cents Men's work shirts 60 cents. Men wool shirts 95 cents and $1 .98. We think we save you, also on Shoes for the Whole Fam These goods are hard to get, but we expecK this and bought heavily, and we ar6 now very t -we did. We have just received a work shoe hard to beat and we can sell it at $2.60. 5) lard cans 55 cents, butcher knives 10 to & j" onmA kind and same nrice as last vear. LinOel r r- i ni tt - I inn !no K ontS. CO o anil i.vu a ymu, iw oput iiycib - . . bushel basket 95 cents, bed blankets $1. 25 J horse blankets $1.25 to $2.50, Buggy n" $18.00, $20.00 and $22.00, set bunch strap cents, Fire Extinguisher. l We have a good fire extinguisher. that owns an automobile should have one. -a ni k cost but 35 cents and one might save the pj new machine. If you have rats, why not W ) Corn? It will kill them, and you won't have a " j either only 20 and 45 cents a box. ' J This is the time of year to get your stocky in tUa winter. ' ( LJL J VI. O I1UvU1V "V, ( HULL & BENDER McConnellsburg, Pa. 3 lb RUM e ins: hi k, ma, i. re, ith t Ufa ie! 18 St one Mr: i Na Mb Mo Jeidy cliurc man iter 'e He. six e A. !. ti ! brc Tan Miiia , and' of 1 o'clock, ' overgrown.
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