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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
A MECHANICAL MARVEL.
What Sixty Miles an Hour Means
to the Locomotive.

1t all sounds simple in the re-
cital. The wonder of the thing
comes into view only when one
reflects on the speed and nicely
with which cumbrous parts are
made to do their duty. The pis-
ton and connecting bar of mod
ern locomotive weigh some 600
pounds. When the speed is 60
miles an hour, these parts travel
back and forth five times a second.
Ten times second, at the end of
every stroke, the piston head is
at rest. 1t must pass from this
condition to a velocity of 1 800 feet
per minute in one-twentieth of
second. The drive wheels meas
ure more than a rod at every rev
olution, but when going go miles
an hour they must turn more than
300 times minute.
Sixty miles an hour is the mer-
est commonplace to the mind,of
the up to date railroad man, but
it means other things besides
those described that are wonder
full to the outsider. 1t means a
steam pressure blow of 90 tons ON
each piston head every tenth of a
second. 1t means that up in the
cab the fireman is throwing into
the furnace two-thirds of ton of
coal every hour. No. 900 burns
coal faster than ten men can mine
it. 1t means two quarts of oil
every hour to keep her journal
boxes creased and everything
running smoothly. 1t means
the engine with its half dozen cars
and load of human freight is NOV.
ing through space with twice the
power of ashot from a100 ton gun.
1t means that the engineer work
ed her up to the point where she
can use every ounce of steam,
that he is coaxing her as jockey
urges his mount in fierce race,
and yet it means that he is ready
at a seconds notice TO move the
reversing lever and apply the air
brakes that will stop the mighty
avalanche within the distance that
it covers as it stands on the track.
Earl w. Mayo in Ainslee's,
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|NCOUNTY NEWS.
a (AU(HTER'S LEARNED TO
COOK.

ed to have old fashioned things,
ike nominy and greens;
, ed to have just common soup,
made out of pork and beans,
Nv lis bouillon, consomme and
hinQs made from a book,
bt al feu and Julienne, since my
'laughter's learned to cook.
I'D TO Nave a piece of ef-just
ordinary meat
clxled pig's feet, spareribs, too,
Ind other things to eat,
now it's lillet, and ragout, and
90 of mutton braised,
acaroni au gratin, and sleeps
lead Holandaised,
.as asalaVersailles-a y la this and
10 that,
weetbread a la Dieppoise-it's
nough 10 kill a cat!
lie / suffer deeply | invariably
ook
we're delighted cause my daugh-
z er's learned to cook.
We a lot of salad things, with
Iressine mayonnaise,
.e Of oysters, Blue Points, fric-
asseed a dozen ways,
ange roly poly, float, and peach
lneringue, alas,
h TO wreck a stomach that is
Baade oi plated BRASS
@od old things have passed away,
IN silent, sad retreat.
i!lots o. highfaluting things, but
lothipg much to eat,
, ihile ] Inever say word and al
Mays pleasant look,
u I've had dyspepsia since my
auQhter learned to cook.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

Never eat soft bread for break
fast if there is a crust of hard bis
cult in the house. New bread
that often looks fluffy and light is
like so much lead when it reaches
the stomach, And that is why
half the world is so stupid and
cross in the morning. If fresh
bread must be eaten, put it'in the
oven or on toasting gridle before
serving, and give the family the
benefit of the carbon and the teeth
something to do.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
The First Train.

Sixty two years ago last Thurs
day November rs, 1899 says the
Shippensburg Chronicle, the first
train from Harrisburg to Cham
bersburg crossed the Cumber-
land Valley bridge at Bridgeport.
The train left Harrisburg at 100
a. m, arriving in Chambersburg
at 3.00p. m. The party left Cham
bersburg at 1000 p. m. and arriv-
ed in Harrisburg at 800 the fol
lowing morning eight hours in
going fifty-two miles. The same
distance can now be covered in
less than one hour
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

President Judge Hon. s. McC. Swope,
Associate Judges-Lemuel Kirk, Peter Nor
ton,
Prothonotary, &c,-Frank Il. Lynch.
District Attomey-George B. Daniels
Treasurer -Theo SipeS,
Sheriff Daniel Sheets.
Deputy Sherltf-James Rumel
Jury Commissioners David Rotz Samuel II,
HockenSmith,
Auditors John s, Harris, ID, II. Myers A. j,
Lamberson,
Commissioners. W. Cunningham Albert
Plessinger John Stunkard.
Clerks. w, Kirk.
Coroner-ThomaS Kirk
County Surveyor-Jonas Lake
County Superintendent Glen Chesnut.
Attorneys W. Scott Alexander. j. Nelson
Sipes, Thomas Il. Sloan, II. Mon, Johnston,
NJ II. Shaifner Geo. B. Daniels, John +.
Sipes.
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Your friends may not know
much but they always know what
they would do if they were in
your place.
The world did not come to an
end, nor did the stars fall as pre-
dicted. Life is full of disappoint-
mentS.
The difference between a stan
dard encyclopedia and a walking
encyclopedia is, that you can
shut the standard up.
In going up the ladder of fame
you have to be careful not to be
knocked off by the other men
who are coming down.
If you want up-to-date wedding
invitations come to the NEWS of
flee. The best material and la
test styles of type.
1t is delicious comfort to be
absolutely sure of what you like
in literature and absolutely indif-
ferent to what oti ter people like.
Philanthropist "a man who
squeezes the last cent out of the
people under him in order to
make religious and charitable
donations.
This is the season of the year
when it is customary to speak of
the turkey as the national bird.
We carefully refrain from doing
so.
Mamma, what would you do if
that big vase in the parlor should
get brokeny asked Tommy.
| should spank whoever did it,
said Mrs. Banks, gazing severely
at her little son.
Well, then, you'd better begin
to get up your muscle, said Tom
my, COZ papa's broken it.
1t is a fact that every baby is
the sweetest baby in the world.
You were once considered the
sweetest thing in the world, al
though you may not look it now.
"Now stop crying, Tottie," said
a Brooklyn mother to her little
girl, whohad been quarreling with
her brother.
"I'm sure Bennie will take back
all the mean thingshe said. "'Yes,
he'll take 'em back, was the sob
bing reply, "so's he'll just have
'em ready to use over again.
The great detective paused.
The horseless carriage contain
ing the murderer passed here
just twenty minutes ago, he said.
The other man looked astonished.
But / see no wheel tracks, he
cried.
No, said the great detective,
calmly, but if you'n sniff a little
you'll get the odor of the kero-
SQnQ
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MEN TO DO ROUGH WORK.

DR.. N. G. Schaeffer, State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruc.
tion, in an address before the
Franklin County Teachers Insti-
tute, the other day, took occasion
to say that "an estimated value
of an uneducated man for forty
years has been made at SIS, 900;
that of forty years of educated
labor at $4,000. The farmer
who keeps his boy at home to
plow to save paying a plowman
robs his boy of 80 each day. "
Commenting on this statement,
the Harrisburg Star Independent
very justly and thoughtfully re-
marks: "But if there were no
plowboys where would the plow-
man come from. Again, it is
certainly the exception to the rule
when a farmer keeps his son
away from school in order that
he may save the wages of Il plow-
man. The farmer boys who
were educated in the short term
schools of thirty years ago are
among the most successful men
in public life to day. They did
not acquire much technical learn
ing, but they received a good
common school education which
enabled them to get sufficient
book lore for reading. The pres
ent long school term and thorough
curriculum are certainly an ad-
vantage to the average farmer
school boy, and surely we are
not to understand that the farm
er can withhold from his son any
of that advantage under the pro-
vision of the compulsory educa-
ton act. If the latter be the
case, that act is a failure and a
dead letter on the statute book. "
This leads to the thought,
somewhat disappointing in it's
way, that progress and civiliza-
ton depend upon the inequalities
of life. If all men were capable
of lecturing before teachers in
stitutes, or on liquid air, who
would hold the plow handle, shoe
our horse, cobble our shoes or
dig our bitches? If all men were
rich no one would be willing to
work, and we would go back to
barbarism. Hence it seems the
very constitution of things rec
ognizes the necessity of Unequal
ity in life, so that there will be
that mutual dependence one upon
the other which create Il common
love. This does not mean that
the masses cannot be educated
without detriment, but rather
that the dignity of labor-the
rough work of the world should
be upheld. All men cannot be
made rich, but we should strive
for that equity which gives a man
the real value of his labor in
other words, reward him for his
merits and punish him according
to his demerits. Ability is some
thing nature bestows capricious
ly, and so there will be inequali-
ties in life; but at the same time
education, instead of fostering
conceit, dudeism and kid gloves,
should recognize that the man
who digs the sewer is just as hon
cradle in his walk of life as the
surgeon who gets a big fee for
cutting out the vermiform appen-
dix.
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SIS MARY WAS KISSED.

y MdTy EuWdruS, VI ASH
las a beau, says the Char
, observer, and her father,
an enthusiastic sports
las a shotgun. While inn
tly waiting for the season
d, he would get out the gun
evening, handle it with af-
4 and discourse on it's mer-
it'll his wife and especially
Az daughter were weary of
4 7bject of guns.
5 Mary, who has a loving
a SPARKLING eye and a keen
Of humor, rather liked her
"Mr Arthur Wildman, but
i'm somewhat arms length
n j,bation, as it We're.
called last week, and the
people chatted in the par
vhile the old folks made
elves comfortable in the
n room.
a going to kiss you," said
sEildman to Miss Mary.
dare," said the young
"IW certainly make you
At II really am going to-"
lr. Wildman.
you do I'll go tell papa,
liss Mary, with a twinkle
eye and without the slight
Tempt to get out of the way.
& her nonchalance for 81
as consent, he grabbed and
her She promptly whack-
ion the cheek with her hand
zen, leaving the room and
''ig across the hall, said to
.ther, with the sweetest of
smiles; "Papa, I've been
Mr. Wildman about your
un and he asks if you won't
IL to him. "
rtaiply, with great pleas
said Mr.. Edwards, delight
iave some one take an inter
his new pet.
ing up the gun he walked
~ xrectant pleasure into the
10 wbdman was waiting,
Yhatdoubting the girl'spur-
pa the man with the gun
I'm the door Mr.. Wildman's
p accompanied by Mr..
Tan himself, went out of the
" without even taking the
ltiop to rsise the sash.
u hdTards looked around at
uShter dumbfounded. She
q Nll she could no longer
Holding her heart in her
y she said; "Father, you
be careful how you go at
With that gun. Really, if
be how you well, | should
aIleeu sure several times you
l 70 Shoot me with it. You
Il pc more careful. How am
IN g Get married if you run
n apx off like that? Take the
II old gun away"
y Vlldman is still missing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30
TERMS OF COURT.

The first term OF the Courts of Fulton coun-
ty in the year shall commence ON the Tuesday
following the second Monday OF January. at 10
O'Clock A. M.
The second term commences on the third
Monday of March, at o'clock Il. NJ.
The third term on the Tuesday next follow
ing the second Monday of June at 10 O'Clock
a. NJ.
The fourth term on the first Monday of octo-
ber, at > ococlJ Il. M.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

Citizens in the neighborhood of
Snow Shoe, Centre county, are
earnestly considering the advisa-
bility of organizing vigilance com
mittees. Cattle and other live
stock have been stolen in such
numbers that the owners have
come to the conclusion that an ex-
ample must be made of some of
the thieves.
Whileouthunting for deerabo
fifteen miles from Lewisburg,
Tuesday, Frank Blair, of Mif1lin-
burg, was shot by his companion
and will probably dieof the effects.
While Blair was walking through
some brush his companion saw
the brush shake, and, taking him
for Il deer, he fired a load of buck
shot, the most of which lodged in
his liver.
Frank, son of James Hays, liv-
ing mile south of Shippensburg
was seriously hurt Friday morn
ing. A log rolled off a wagon
upon his head and tore nearly all
his scalp off besides badly injur-
ing him otherwise.
Farmer Jones to tramp
whom he finds in his bayfield,
"What you been sleepin' ON out
here all night" Weary Walter
"Hayn Farmer Jones-'I asst
you what you been sleepin on. "
Weary Walter-"Well, l tole you
once. Now go away, an don t
disturb me beauty sleep"
Hunters must not forget that
it is unlawful for any person to
hunt with gun, dog or net upon
the grounds or lands of another
without tirstobtaining permission
from the owner. The fine is not
less than 50 and not exceeding
500. 1t may save trouble by first
obtaining permission to hunt.
The American women have the
smallest hands in the world.
Gloves made in France for the
American market are smaller and
narrower than any other in the
world, and the fingers are made
more slender, as American wom-
en- will discover who have to buy
"A pair of gloves in any provincial
city in Europe. Probably no
American woman with a hand,
which eXcites no remark here,
has travelled long abroad without
discovering that it is only large
shops in big cities which keep
gloves small enough for her, and
Il lady with hand just below the
American average, living in one
of the largest cities in eastern Eu
rope, recently found herself fore
ed to send to New York regularly
for her gloves. tits idleness that
makes the hands small, work en-
larges them. We do not want to
be understood to say that the
American women are the LATEST
i'm the world
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

1t is not too early to announce
your spring sale in our sale reg
lister. 1t will prevent others
from appropriating your date.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-30

pet a hen, but the hen
she sits. We can set
aggs and she sits with
p, hope and parental
pee. That you may
set when you mean to
ease measure your SEN
this sentence; "The
Rtes is a country upon
Fsun never sets, and on
other country ever
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CONTINUAL PERFORMANCE
from IL to 10.
BIG AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMPANY.

Most OF the spectators were soldiers, officers
ana newspaper c9rrespondents., They, be-
by furnishing a good. attendance. enough
money to buy material for a road outfit. Late
IN August the company started on a tour OF the
Island; land after playing in Yauco. Mayaguez.
Aguadilla and Areeibo. reached San Juan on
the north coast in December. Naturally their
rainy season compelled the players. especially
Mrs. sutclifiei to endure many hardships. but
they met TIt,o With ~ no 2, E%iolen zee. from The natives:
OK carts. with their homemade circus tent and
stage settings. Al Mayaguez and Arecibo the
exclusively Of the Eleventh Infantry and Sixth
lmmunes respectively.
In the small VILLAGES without theatres the
company. plays IN the circus tent. Whenever
possible the advance agent secures an orches-
ira. either from the military bands or from the
music is furnished by a guitar and a Spanish
instrument called a guiros. which the native
player scrapes with a broken.o on umbrella rib.
Advertising, photographs. which have been
punched full OF holes by the native boys. still
attract and interest large crowds. Notwlth.
plays TO. crowded houses. and always stirs up
plenty CT enthusiasm. Each performance Is a
and acrobatic work, q sleight- of hand act.
siGht,rone balancing and walking. clown tricks
clown acts Invariably please the natives and
meet WITH hand elapping. ,whistling. stamping
aa99d cheers Tor the Americans and Japanese.
Inc bcottish .bagpipes. on the other hand, be-
cause OF their resemblance to a Spanish in
always get roundly Kissed.
An old military tent makes n comfortable
home for the actors In the country. Mrs. SUIT
cline then acts as cook, and gives her boarders
one dish the native laborers never touch. pie.
tor transportation. OK carts can always oe
hired. Manager S~utcliffe now expects to stay
on the Island until spring. and hopes to make
two complete circuits before he starts for
home. with his American company.
Within the last few weeks. two other amuse-
ment attractions. have invaded the island, d
magician and a Yankee manager with an out
tit OF flying horses. Peter James. the Yankee,
came here from Maine on q little coastinR
toes, His hyinGIhorses now draW great crowds,
and II as popular through the country as In
Ban Juan will drove a good Investment, for
from . to 80 years. tumble over one another
In order to get a seat, Others. who nave no
hand piano tunes White Wings" my Bon
ME Lies Over the Ocean," or Sweet Marie"
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day IN Manila IT was a worgaayM IN the Portu-
Euese apd Dutch possessions. The confusion
ana sbop 9u swactx s moqr Ana them E snnI1 ens an5ed iG n
81. 1914. out oi.the Philippine calendar. Dec.
and an u he next tG day vans Sas j RSss1fo !. i sSSs t%SHsp ex!
tended the reformed date TO the Badrones and
ands which had taken their calendar day and
date from, the explorers Who had discovered
e sRSm; dn World this gave y s1 its informal SGG 2 In Sss sne " Tn tSe
Date Line which is seen on our map &c, take a
somewhat deyious course through the Pacific
be on the 1SOth meridian, But TINT line would
not uniformly suit business or. political In
from the line whenever there Is reason for
such irregnlarity. We may call the line. as IL
n SEInssss n the si mSp; the s, psts Line In S Of So1 c.1.
endnr day over into Alaska from east Siberia,
where the Asian, day. preyails; When Alaska
Alaska spd the XieStian ArcSipelaSo were east
%m saH TnT pos ses cns' have AZ, G SSe s m2Ss c SIs .
day as Porto Rico, our most eastern posses
sion; Then the line goes back 70 the lsath
il reaches the neleRborhood Of the Fiji Isi-
ands. Here, the, line. d~eviates TO the. east so
relations are, chiefly with. Australia and New
zealand N the domain OF the Australian cal
e eaS"r Of Pp Samoan SOmS BUT mG tbs r most tne su the "a I'VE
maps leave that group east of the line. and
with good reason, Samoa's relations, with
cant. She has to do chiefly with the United
Great Britain. and Germany. and
should have their calendar day.
:, This is the way the date is changed on the
line. Suppose q, vessel CROSSES II. from east
oned as AprifS. II the vessel crosses the line
from west to east the day OF the crossing 10
twice. II she crossed on April 9 the
day 10 also April o.. The Date Line
ls called by various names. The Germans call
lt, Datum ,Wechsel." or Datum Creme
we. hear. It spoken OF as The. Date
Line" The International Date Line, THE
Change OF Day Line" &c. In fact, the line has
about as many names as. from time to time.
has had courses through the ocean.
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people to find out about the best summer re-
sorts, The forty nine might have stopped
At the .Presidenit Hotsl.' The, Duke. divided
his time between waiting In his hotel for tho
SSeOts Eho alyayS were Ss Somhtn Ing and o,6o visiting sitting I
patione. hut I never saw him otherwise en-
gagged; His duchy ,9ccupied a large tract Of
3 Su lease Sc Of SPP only : small 2asHf part TOT q Il fp and the tS% riFRt
land might COM into the market as an inn
portant factor, Invariably he refused. Strong
n unique summer resort, he would allow no
uneiRhtiy OIL derricks upon his premises.
.Apout four years ago he died Since that
think that the old estate. for which he was so
ravases Of oil seeking. some little time be.
ambitions had been all IN vain. He gave oyer
sell. pald bis board at his own hotel. apparently
have at least one permanent boarder."
The men went up the broad steps leading to
we're e OF wood, An Open door led into the ofhcs;
fast asleep in a chair tilted a%oalnst the wall.
the only evidence OF lie about the place. The
open register upon the clerks desk showed
p f%e al i"S MONTH eaIs' Without spsaking to the
clerk the guide LED the way Into
the Washroom; where the fishermen batheu
This hotel" said the guide. rs supplied
,T.ith spring water piped here from back In the
hills, Several thousand dcllars was expended
Back 70 the office they went to. arouse the |
clerk. They we're conducted to q dining room
built to accommodate u crowd OF guests. They
were alone in the large room. The meal
was eaten in silence. After supper, a man
waiting at the door. lantern In hand, to
them to the ferry. They embarked |
and the large barge put of. The visitor broke
the silence.
Yes" said he. tho Duke Of President
must have been q very erratic man."
The ferryman replied:
You think him aueer1 He was good to tho
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Methodlsts term the second blessing" and
one. OF the objects Of these retreats. or Of most
OF them, is 10 assist those present to attain the
coveted experience. for therein, we hold, lies
the secret OF power In soul-winninR. The en-.
tire service is therefore OF the most personal
and practical type. The afternoon service Is
devoted to the laymen and Is conducted In
much the same manner and for the same pur-
pose. The evening. meetings are usually OF n
more public character. At this service there, IL
n sermon upon soine practical phase OF the
Christian life. followed by stirring exhortation
to the unconverted. and to those already con-
verted. to seek the second blessing The
close OF the service is at the altar. and every
night the altar is usually crowded with those
seeking the baptism otthc Holy Ghost.
Most OF the meetings. that l have known
about are. under the presiding elders ot the
district. AT. all OF them strenuous Efforts are
made to avoid ostentation or display. The real
aim Is to get away from the world and TO Mt
tract as little attention az possible, In order
that. there may be no distracting thoughts or
cares OF n public or private character. The. only
book read during the entire interval from Mon
day TO Friday Is the Bible, and this il studied
constantly with the chief object OF the retreat In
yiew-the attainment OF perfection, the recep.
tion OF the Holy Ghost. and the induement OF
power from on high. or the second blessing,"
whichever term you choose TO employ. While
much good seems to he accomplished. espe-
clally TO ministers. these retreats are rarely
continued for many years in any one confer
enco. They are not officially recognized by the
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From he Walhia0ton Erenina star.

TT" Vu'"I"UIUH EUeHIHH nTIT'
Some years ago the Post ONCE Department
the object Of simplifying the names OF Post
their spelling.
One Of the rules adopted by this board was
that where a Post Office consisted OF two names
they were 10 be consolidated. Several attempts
operatica. but. each attempt has been met with
such storms OF disapproval on the part OF the
residents OF the place that the Department has
Post ONCE at Eriar's Point. Miss. was changed
recently 10 Frlarpoint. When the people
learned OF the change there was much indigna-
ton and the department was flooded with pro-
shSS9sd Vest PSlnt; t9T i1PPSSt e has been
military academy object very "strenuously to
this change.
In recent years the compilation OF the Postal
Guide shows. many. changes in line with this
rule. There is much contention over the mat
ter, and, IL may be that another board will
shortly Disappointed to adjust the subject.