733 rULTOR COU3TTT 2HJT78, Ke ZOSW&LLUZWRQ, tZ. Crop Coaditioas. The following report issued by G. L. Morgan, Field Agent, Bu reau of Crop Estimates Bhows the crop conditions in Pennsylvania as given in the Government Crop Report of August 8, 1918. The month of July was gener ally dry and unfavorable to all crop growth. The rainfall in the State averaged about two-thirds of a normal, but with the excep tion of local showers, all fell in the latter part of the month. There was a deficiency in all parts of the State excepting a few Btations where heavy showers oc curred. The greatest deficiency was 4.15 inches at Claysville, Washington county, and the greatest excess was 5.98 at Mt. Pocono. There was a slight tem perature deficiency in all parts of ,the State. Corn. The condition of corn has fallen off since last month and is unusually low due to poor germination, cool weather in June, and drought during the forepart of July, with probably the largest acreage ever nlanted in the State, the estimated pro duction is practically 2,000,000 bushels less than the average ot the past five years. The growth is very uneven; some of the late plantings being not over six irich es high; and unless we have an unusually late fall some of the crops will never reach maturity. Wheat The wheat yield per acre is estimated at 17 bushel; this is a half bushel less than last year's estimate and also the average of the past five years, but owing to the increase of acreage this year's production is estimated at 24,718,000 bushels as compared with 24,483,000 last year, and 23,732,000 the average yield of the past five years. The quality is unusualy high due to the favorable weather during May and June. Oats Oats promise a bumper crop in nearly all sections of the State. The production is esti mated at 42,488,000 bushels, as compared with 31,125,000 bushels last year, and 36,538,000 the av erage production of the past five years. The stock remaining on farms is estimated at 5.5 per cent as compared with 5 per cent in 1917, and 5. 5 per cent the five year average. Barley The con dition on August 1 wag 91 per cent of normal indicating a pro duction of 389,000 bushels as compared with 264,000 in 1917, and 223,000 bushels the average of the past fine years. Stock on farms is 2 per cent as compared with 2 per cent last year and 2.8 per cent the five year average. Rye The yield per acre .is esti mated at 17 bushels, making a total production of 4,505,000 bushels compared with 4,420,000 in 1917, and 4,845000 the aver age production of the last five years. The quality is slightly above the average, due to favor able weather conditions. Buckwheat There has been a five per cent increase in the buck wheat acreage this year, and would have been greater, but many farmers were unable to prepare the ground due to the dry weather. The acreage is es timated at 358,000 acres compar ed with 350,000 in 1917, and 279,000 acres the average of the past five yeays. The condition on August 1 was 87 per cent of normal which indicates a pro duction of 7,204,000 bushels com pared with 6,300,000 bushels last year, and 5,313,000 the five year average. Potatoes The condition on August 1 is estimated at 68 per cent of normal a decline of 24 points since July 1; this is due to blight, wilt, scald, and other diseases caused by the dry weather. The production is es timated at 21,570,000 bushels as compared with 29,532,000 in 1917, and 23,909,000 bushels the aver age production for the past five years. Improvemeots at Millewille Normal. The many graduates and friends of Millersville in this section will be pleased to know that extensive improvements are now being made. Many doorways are being cut through in both dor mitories, thus giving rooms in euities, chiffoniers added, rooms and halls repapered, and other changes that will add to the com fort of teachers and students. The fall term will open Sep tember 9th instead of September 2nd as previously announced, , Red Cross Suggestions. Our people are warned that no unnecessary parcels should be sent to our soldier boys in France and that they will not be forward ed to the boys unless a specific request is made by the soldier and endorsed by the soldier's Com manding officer. Further, it is urged that it is advisable to send money instead of supplies and thus avoid delay. When it is impossible to have mail communication between sol diers and their home folk, it is best to communicate with W. R. Castle. Bureau of Communication Washington D. C. To beneficiaries of Soldiers who carry ipsurance let it be said, if you receive a certificate from the department, nothing further need be expected until after the war when the policies will be sent. Dependents of soldiers fre quently complain of slowness of allotments and of allowance. This often is due to mistakes in filling out applications. The Red Cross stands ready to assist thosewho may have failed to se cure their allotment and allow ance. W. C. Patterson McConnellS' burg, Pa. County Per Capita VV. S. S. Sales $14.21. Philadelphia, Aug. 11. Sales of War Savings stamps to the begin ning of August have passed the half billion mark. .According to a statement issued by the war savings committee here the peo ple up to . August 3 have bought $544,206,262 worth and are buy ing them in ever increasing quanities. In the eastern Pennsylvania district the per capita sales last week amounted to thirty-five cents, making it the biggest week with one exception since the cam paign began. The per capita for the district from the beginning of the campaign is $5.42. For the entire country the per capita is $5.17. fuiton uounty's sales now stand at $14.21. Neighboring counties as follows: Franklin, $5. 00. Bedford, $4.83; Hunting don, $9.01. Only one county ahead of Fulton Union, $21.14. No Farmer Slacker. When this war is over and the boys come marching home from France, there will be at least one class of people who can greet them with no feeling of remorse over failure to back them up in every possible way. This class is the farmers. Men employed in many other industries have Btruck for higher wages or for shorter days. There has been curtailment of production of many things needed in the war, but never in agricultural produc tion. The farmers have length ened rather than shortened their days of labor. Their wives and children have participated more generally in farm work. Every available acre has been planted to crops. Meat animals have been produced in large numbers, even when the price did not pay for the feed. No where has the farmer failed to do his best to help speed this war to victory. Union Evangelistic Meetings. In a large tent with a seating capacity ot 1,200 people there will be a series of Union Evan gelistic meetings held at Han cock, Md4, commencing on Sat urday evening, August 17th and closing Tuesday evening Septem ber 3rd. These meetings will be in charge of Evangelist Rev. C. H. Loyer, assisted by Rev. A. Dot terman. Rev. L. E. Teeter, mus ical director, will have charge of the singing. Meetings every evening at 8 o'clock during the week. Sun day meetings at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and at 7:30 in the eve ning. All ministers and Christian workers are invited to take part in these meetings. Everybody cordially invited. Rev. A. Dotterman, Farm Wanted. Give location, acreage, cleared and in timber, improvements and all detail imformation and price in first letter. Address, F. M. Taylor, 8-8-tf, McConnellsburg, Pa. Shall the Germans Escape ronishmcnl? Germany invaded and occupied Belgium, a neutral nation whose neutrality she was bound by treaty to respect and defend. .What has she been doing in Belgium during the four years of her invasion? Having devastated town after town and slaughtered men and women and cruelly treated child ren in the first days of her savage rush, she refused to feed her helpless victims. This barbaric nation, boasting of its culture and of its greatness and its superi ority to all other nations, actually made the lives of Belgiams de pendent upon the contributions of food by the United States and England. But that was only the begin ning. . Germany drove men and women into slavery. She took possession of the Belgian indus tries, dismantled them and sent the machinery to Germany. She has robbed private houses and stolen from the King's palace. Having largely deprived the citi zens of the means of self-support, she has inflicted fine after fine upon them. According to the figures.of Lord Robert Cecil, As sistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, officially , an nounced to the British House of Commons, the total of these fines has anounced to date to $466, 000,000. . Shall the Huns escape punish ment for these crimes? Shall they be' permitted to dicker for and obtain an indeterminate peace which will leave autocracy in power and permit the Huns to get away with the swag? Ask thoBe, questions of the Marines and the United States troops and see what the answer will be! Ccnference at Anlioch. The Rays Hill and Southern Pennsylvania Christian Confer ence will convene at the Antioch Christian church in Thompson township on Wednesday, August- 21st at 2 o'clock, p. m., to con tinue over Sunday. Rev Warren H. Denison, D. D., Superintend ent of Forward Movement, will be present Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and Dr. J. P. Bar rett, editor of the Herald of Gos pel Liberty, will be present Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. Ev erybody welcome. W. R. Daniels, F. M. Diehl, President, Secretary. 1'ublic Sale. The Dublin school board wil offer for sale at public outcry the Smith school house near Charles Whit8el'8 on Saturday, August 17, 1918, at 1 o'clock in the after noon to the highest responsible bidder. Secretary. 8 2-2t. Six of the draftees from Ful ton county who left July 26th for Camp Lee, Va., returned to McConnellsburg last Wednesday night having been discharged for physical disability. They are: Russell David Thomas, Ayr town ship; Oscar Elbert Garland, and Geo. Grant Daniels of Belfast township; Clarence Victor Ram sey, Dublin township; Clarence C. Deshong, Thompson town- Bhip. Horace Ash well, Todd township. PUBLIC SALE. OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. By virtue of an o:der of the Or phans' Court of Fulton County, Pa., the undersigned administrator of the estate of Henry U. Lee, late of Union TowDshlp, deceased, will sell at pub lic sale on the premises near North- craft post olllce, Fulton County, Fa., on Saturday, August 31, 1918. at 2 o'clock, p. m., the following de scribed real estate to wit: TRACT No. J, the MANSION FAIIM, contains 200 acres more or less, of which about 60 acres are cleared and under good state of cultivation, and the balance, 150 acres, Is well timbered with pine and oak of good quality. The improvements are a log-weather- boarded dwelling house, flat barn and other buildings. This tract 'adjoins land of William Lee, George Lehman, Lewis Wigfield, Russell Steckman, and Frank M. Lee. Being well watered and having good fruit are attractive features of this farm.' Tract No. 2 consists of about 8 acres of mountain timber land and adjoins lands of John Borwning, IS Smith, and William Mel'ott. Terms of Sale: -Twenty Ave per cent, when properties are sold and balance at confirmation of sale. ' FRANCIS M. LEE, Administrator H-8-3t. Your Own Judgment Nine times out of ten it pays to back your own judgment, especially in financial affairs. It's your money you spend and if you fail, you will have learned a lesson, and will profit by the experience. When you permit other people to invest your monoy for you, you usually pay dearly for their service Our bank does not invest your funds for you. We merely safeguard your money until you are ready to invest it yourself. Then it you want our advice, we will pivo it' cheerfully and to the beat of our ability, but our first care is to safeguard our depositors' funds and to offer all other accommodations cf modern banking. Can wo bo of any service to you? FULTON COUNTY BANK 'OLDEST AND STRONGEST' Capital, Surplus and Profits $95,000.00. A I'TF.K the present World War thee w(ll cume a SECOND GREAT W A K, a struggle for supremacy in every form of humun activity. Voting men and womeu, now is the time to prepare, and the placo Is at that old and well established institution. MILLERSVILLE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Millersville, l'a. Prepare to teach. The salaries and other Inducements have never been so great , Millersville oilers a delightful home, a strong Faculty, thorough academic and professional training. Tution free. A limited number of yonngmen and women can earn part of tliolr expenses by doing work outside of school hours. School opens Sept. 'Jlh. For information and catalog apply to 1 ' C. II. GOKUIMER, Principal. Cumberland Valley State Normal School, SH1PPENSBURG, PA. Now is tho time to prepare for teaching and at the sametlinj secure a good general education, lilting one for business, profes sional life, or college Normal school g'aduutes are la grest de mand ' Recent graduates have just boon elected to positions at sal aries as high as $120 a month. Positions a o permanent, not de pendent upon duration of war or present business conditions. FREE TUIflONlo 'students 17 or more years of age who ex pect to teach. $1.50 per week to others. $4 75 per week pays for boarding, furnished room, heal, light and laundry. $1!)5 covers all these expenses, including registration foe for entire school year of forty weeks. Full credit for work satis factorily completed in high school. Fall term of fifteen weeks opens Monday, September 9, 1918. Last year 20 students from Fulton county were in aitendance. For catalogue and other information write to E.PvA LEHMAN, Principal. i ! 1 Packers' Profits Large or Small Packers' profits look big j ; when the Federal Trade U Commission reports that four Vfl of "them earned $140,000,000 !j during the three war years, zfi Packers' profits look small When it is explained- that this profit was earned on total sales of over four end a half billion dollars or only about three cents on each dollar of sales. This is the relation between profits and sales: Profits B Sales If no packer profits had been earned, you could have bought your meat at only a fraction of a cent per pound cheaper? Packers' profits on meats and animal products have been lim ited by the Food Administration, since November 1, 1917. Swift & Company, U. S. A. 11,., ; , . Our Public Debt. According to official figures the net public debt June 1, was $11,760,290,131. This includes the nearly $6,000,000,000 loaned to our allies and also includes about a billion which we owed before the war began. Sub tracting these items we find that the net debt on account of the war .at that date was only about five billions of dollars. No More Card Playing. Card playing on trains must be stopped during the, war, accord ing to orders' of the Federal train management. Card playing produces the "seat hog," who holds four Beats in a crowded train for his companions in whist or pinochle. The games also cause disturbance?, annoying other passengers it is said. JUST RECEIVED AT 8 sners 1 A splendid assortment of House Dresses, Children's and Misses' Dresses, Middy Blouses, beautiful Waists in various Materials, Wash Skirts, and Dress Skirts all at ex ceedingly reasonable prices. A LARGE LOT of Piece Goods for Dresses, Suits, and Waists that will certainly ap peal to you. A NICE LINE of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes, for quality they can't be beat. Our Clothing Stock has some splendid picking. We are selling lots of them at prices far below present value. THE' BEST Wall Paper Stock j we have had for several sea sons, and the price no higher than last year, although there has been quite an advance this season. Floor Coverings Plenty. Respectfully, Geo. W. Reisner & Co., McConnellsburg, Pa. a oo 2& Franklin County Farms. 100 A limestone five miles from Shlppensburg. 2 miles from R. K. grain market, large bank burn and friimo house, not rough, along ruainro;.'!. 10,000,00, will loan purchaser $5,000.00. 240 A Slate and gravel land In Letterkeuny township, bank barn a'"1 friime house, running water at the buldlngs, public road between house u"J bnrn, 20 A timber, dose to school, no hills, $!),(iU0.00 will loan the purchav $7,000.00 on easy payments. 05 A slate and gravel land, near Upper Strasburg, with frame house a"'1 small stable, 15 acres of timber and running water, possession In thirty da;. $1,200.00 easy terms. 1 A near Scotland, with frame houso, on cross roads, closo neighbors 40)0. Possession in thirty days. 12 A limestone land In Guilford Twp. 5 miles out of Charobersburg, lait" frame house, bank barn, splendid truck und poultry farm W.200.00. 1 A limestone land with good C-room frame house and other building 5 miles from Chamborsburg $700.00. 5 A gravel land with good frame house, stable and abundance of I'"-1'1' and good water, less than $1,430.00. Home, in all parts of. Chambersburg ranging in nrlco from $000.00 to $8,000.00. We Want Your Business You Need Our Service. HAFER REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY, Chaiiibersburg, Penn'a Don't Forget the exceptionally good prices we have In all Silverware, In Knives, Forks and Spoons, and In all Hat pieces. Our Store is larger aud . better than ever. It will pay you to make our store your stopping center when in town, and learn our method of doing business. Our principal aim is to please our patrons, and nothing is t much trouble to enlighten you. Our workshop is the peer of l'er fection and at your command. -Service is our Watchword. . SHIN NEMAN McConnellsburg. Chambersburg.
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