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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
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| Nuai iJ costs to Haul Produce.
''The condition of roads in the
United States, taken as q whole, can
most clearly be shown in figures. II
we can make inquiries of hundred
farmers, in as many localities, as to
how long 1t takes them to haul a load
of crops to town, how far he hauls it,
and what his time and that of his team
are WORTH we can readily ascertain
what it costs on an average to market
q load of crops" says Otto Dorner,
Chairman of the Highway Improve
ment Committee of the League OF
American Wheelmen.
IF the number of these inquiries
be sufficiently increased, and extended
over the entire country, the result
will pretty nearly show what it costs
on an average in the whole United
States to haul load of crops to mar
ket. II with each inquiry we also as
certain the weight of the load, we can
figure out how much it costs per 100
pounds, or per ton, to market all these
crops, and il the inquiry also include
the number of miles comprising each
haul, we can easily figure the cost of
hauling these crops per ton per mile.
This gives a unit which can be com
pared with the same unit, similarly
obtained, by similar inquiries made
in other counties.
IAN inquiry of this kind was made
in November, 1895, by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
through its Office Of road inquiry. Ten
thousand circulars we're sent out to
farmers in oil parts of the United
States asking for information in these
various particulars. Replies were re-
ceived from over 1900 counties dis
tributed throughout the United States.
and the results were carefully com
piled. The weight Of loads hauled
varied between an average of 2,4OJ
pounds in the prairie States and an
average OF 1897 pounds in the cotton
States, the average weight of farm
loads for the whole country being
2,0O2 pounds, or practically a ton.
The average length of haul was found
to be II 1-10 miles, varying be-
tween 8 9-10 miles in the Eastern
States and 23 $40 miles in the
Pacific and mountain States. The
average cost of marketing n ton of
crops in the United Statas was found
20 be $500. 1t was as high as $5.12
in the Pacific Coast and mountain
States, due to long hauls, and as low
as $1.S7 in the Northern and Eastern
States, which are more densely settled,
and where railroads are numerous
and hauls are shorter. The average
cost OF hauling ton distance of one
mills was 20 cents, it being % cents in
the prairie and Pacific Coast and
mountain States, and rising as high as
32 cents in the Eastern States.
The net grand result of all these
inquiries and computations showed
very clearly, and as nearly as human
intelligence can, that it cost the farm.
ers Of the United States, on the aver
age, in time, labor and energy, fgur-
ing the value of teams, wagons and
men at what they can reasonably be
hired for, twenty-five cents every time
ton of their crops was hauled mile
nearer to market, or briefly, that it
costs twenty-five cents per ton per
mile to move crops in the United
States"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
SLOT GAS METERS.
Tho Penny Machines Have Proved -
Success In England.

The Penny Machines Have Proved ~
Success In England.
The penny-in-tbe-slot gas meter in
troduced from Liverpool by the South
Metropolitan Gas company three or
four years ago has been an astonishing
success, at any rate, so far as the at
tainment of a wide popularity may be
considered to constitute success.
though 1t Is understood that the Gas
Light and Coke company does not find
1t pay. On the other side OF the water
1t pays very we'll, and they have nearly
10000 customers and are adding to
them at the rate of 300 or 40O a week.
These are all penny customers, and
they bring into the company's ex-
year, so that this development has
done much to neutralize any injury
the electric light may have inflicted.
So satisfied is the company with the
result of its new departure that IL ia
now getting out Shilling in the SLOT
and "half-crown In the slot" meters
for customers a cut or two above the
penny people. One great advantage
the company has in this system Is, of
course, that there is no trouble and no
difficulty in getting in money. mo
penny, no gas" is the principle, and it
half-crnwns, though these at present
are only in the experimental stage
London News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
1AE RED GROSS NURSE.

Nprases of 10 Admiras ringing everywhere;
,piaudIts o Generals singing In the air:
men who their lives within the Merrimnc,
Aauntloss they death fearful to attackD
hard fines tactics signal for retreat
bullets and the drench OF tropic heat
jAough and ready riders in their resolute advance,
- our records continuous romance.
ry n on stories chant tbom In our verse;
n for the Red Cross army nurse
foremost battle she is In the rearmost tents,
wea no of attack no armor of defense.
mis- braver braves she Is truer than the true,
not soldier for red and white aud blue
asks not II he fell beneath the yellow and the red;
: TO wounded, she Is sister to the dead.
her but these she does not heed
dying given as her need,
ma hero chokes his blind and sulen curse
b mooth II 10 blessing for the Red Gross army nurse
k on o noble army and the of crowns be yours,
destruction be the glory which endures.
coming It coming; you helping on the day
stn nober action is not to slay
d coming is coming; you aiding It along,
coming It coming; you bringing 1t to pass,
shed ther tortresses
In stormy waiting till the nrmaments disperse,
flower wnrthe Red Cross army nurse!
j. E. v. Cooke, in The Herald OF Peoco
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

week now, so il doesn't matter so
much" he added. "He sent Lefty
some things, too-some dresses and
hats-and last night L got letter
from his wife. She wants Lefty and
me to come to the city for the holi.
days. I haven't been to New York
since George went there, ten years
ago, and l want to see the town ever
so much. And then they're going to
have Christmas tree" he added,
with childlike enthusiasm, "and I am
to he Santa Claus!'- Youths Com
panion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

Here is a chap from Iowa who goes
the Rod and Gun contributors one
better and raises the limit on fish
stories "We wet our lines in Shell
Rock River, few miles below Cedar
Falls, and caught a catfish that
weighed 100 pounds. Being without
fish, flesh or fowl at the camp. we
put pole through its gills and shoul-
dered it half mile for dinner. On
opening il we found that it had swal-
lowed a smaller cat that weighed
about fifteen pounds, so we said we'd
eat the latter for dinner, instead OF the
big fellow, as it was perfectly fresh.
But when we opened Number 2 there
was still smaller cat in its gullet,
one that weighed five pounds, and as
the party consisted of only three we
made q dinner on that. have abun
dant witnesses. New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Fish Delighted in Being Caught.

Fish seem to have no sense of feel :
ing, and many people believe that the
angry and energetic movements of a
fish when it is caught are due rather
to annoyance at losing its liberty than
to any sense of pain l can confirm
this, because | have over and over
again taken an undersi1ed pike that
has been once or twice caught and put
back into the water. Upon one
occasion three of us-boys of the Old
Brigadc-were fishing in small pool
in narrow, sluggish river. Jones
caught small pike, and as it was
undersized-being barely four pounds
he cut the hool5s out of its gull
let and threw the lisa in again. In
side of thirty seconds Jones caught
the same fish again. Once moro he
cut out the hooks, and this time he
had to maui it very much. Once more
it was kicked in. Then / caught it.,
still bleeding. l got tho hooks out
with difficulty, and before 1 could
throw the fish in again a terrier dog
bit it half through. Then / kicked
the fish in, and Brown caught it. At
last we got so tired of catching this
fish that L threw it away in disgust.
1t caught in the fork of a willow tree
and stayed there for half an hour,
when crow attacked it, dislodged it
from the tree, but not before it had
removed one of the eyes. The self
same fish was caught next day by the
keeper. Fishing Gazette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Almost n Death Struggle.

A large crowd had gradually formed
around the two fashionably dressed
and oblivious young girls, aud at one
time it seemed necessary to separate
them.
"What can it mean?" said the
stranger who had just come up.
''It took me-" said the man ad-
dressed, 'some time to learn, but as
l understand it now, one girl has been
six months in Europe, and while she
was gone the other one has learned to
play golf, and they are trying to tell
each other about it. t."-Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Supplies For Engiand's Soldiers.

England always keeps on hand q
large supply of army stores at the
Woolwich and Deptford stockyards.
When the fitting out of the South
African expedition began there was on
hand at those two depots 1000, 900
pounds of ships bread or biscuits,
1000, 900 pounds OF cholocat., 100, 900
pounds of tea, 1000, 900 pounds OF
sugar, 100, 900 bottles of lime juice
and tins of condensed milk, quartet
of n million barrels OF beef and pork
cud millions of tins of meat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Spanish Idea of Honor.

One recently returned from Cuba
says that Spanish honor-which we
vainly tried to understand during the
war-is even stranger than we imag.
inc. Put Spaniard in any kind OF
Office and he regards it merely as an
opportunity to steal, aud an oppor-
tunity it is a crime to neglect. He
will stop at nothing to fill his pockets
from the public wealth. On the other
hand-and to us it seems so incom
patible as to be Incredible his
private dealings he is what we 1re ac.
customed to call the soul OF honor. II
he rents house to you, he will not
think OF making lease, his word is
sufficient. Let never 80 tempting an
offer be made to him for what he has
promised you for certain length Of
time, and lie will not tor an instant
consider changing tenants until the
time has expired. Public office, APP
parently, is looked upon as "hnding
money" Private contracts, so the re-
turned traveller says, are more sacred
than with us. 1t may be we have
something to learn as well as TO teach
in Cuba. New York Commercial Al
yertiser.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Expect to Introduce BiIIs.

There are twenty-five State divis-
ions of the League of American
Wheelmen which expect to introduce
''good roads" bills in their Legisla-
lures this winter. In several others
there will be bills calling for the
building of cycle paths. The National
Highway Improvement Committee of
the league is working in conjunction
with the State divisions to secure the
passage of these bills.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
The Quality of Thrift.

Speaking of thrift" said the
prominent clergyman, "I remember
one man who was as good an example
of shrewdness as l have ever seen.
1t was when / began preaching that |
met him. I was young and struggling,
my salary was small, and the man was
a member of my church. He used 20
do work on scroll saw, and one of
his specialties was sort OF plant
stand with two shelves aud with scroll
work ornamentation. Two or three
times he tried to sell me one, but al
| had no need nor use for it, + told
him so. The time for the annual
donation party drew near, when every
thing that was given counted toward
that limited salary. 1 was not alto.
gether pleased, therefore, when the
man with q plant stand appeared al
the door. Here, parson, he said, is
plant stand. It's worth ten dollars,
and I'd like TO give five of 1t toward
your donation. There was no way
out OF it; gave him the other five. .
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS
DECEMBER 10.
The lndweIling Presenoe. Col. l. 2i.29; Cal
II. 20

Scripture Verses. Joel H. 2s. %:
Luke xiv. 20 John xiv. 16, 90; Acts
!. 8; II. 3S, 39 iv. 81; V. so; kill p Rom.
viii. 26; Jude 90 2l.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
If we have the spirit of Christ dwell
ing I'm us It will surely drive out the
spirit of the world and wickedness and
sin, for there is unending enmity be-
tween Christ and sin.
Christ is our strength for this life
and our only hope of glory for the life
to come. BY him alone can we have
power to overcome sin; and only
through his righteousness can we be
presented holy and unblameable and
unreproVeable in the sight OF God.
SELECTIONS.
Higher, purer deeper. surer.
BE my thought, o Christ, OF thee,
Break the narrow bonds that limit
All my earth born, sin-bound spirit
To the breadth of thy divine
Not my thought but thy creation.
BE the image, purely thine;
Deep within the spirits shrine
Make the secret revelation;
Reproduce thy life in mine.
IL through the communication OF tho
Holy Spirit the life OF Christ is con-
stantly impaired to us, that life will
prevail in us.
III pTopOTIlOn 10 inc clOSeneSS or our
abiding in him will be the complete
ness Of our deliverance from SHINING.
"A. j. Gordon, DID.
To be a public representative of
Christianity is "A mockery and hypo-
crisy unless IL Is accompanied with
growing faith in Jesus and fellowship
with him. Those who teach must not
only have learned, but they must go on
learning. The power of public testi-
mony depends on intimacy with Jesus
in secret.
We sometimes seem to forget that
true nearness to God is n moral and
spiritual nearness. e. There were
those I'm the time of Christ who
were near him, but were not helped
by him. The multitude throng thee,
and press thee, and sayest thou. Who
touched me?" said Peter once: but
only one poor woman was near in her
sense of need. e.. Spiritual distances
are not thus measured.
o c. E. Gospel Hymns.-17 80. 81. So.
60. POS
Gospel Hymns, 1-4.--lSS rs. 90, 1856.
40, 176.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

The New York clergyman who is
preaching series OF sermons on
matrimony pointed out to his CON
gregation Sunday that married men
ouilive bachelors. Pr, baby this
preacher never heard the Hon.
George Marden's conundrum as to
why married men live longer than
single ones. They don't. 1t only
seems so to them. boston Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
The Part OF Nyi.don,.

A Connecticut farmer who is large
grower of turnips, and who has suf-
fered heavily through the pilfering
propensities oil the villagers, this
year planted special part OF the
place, and put up notice, "You are
requested to steal out Of this part Of
tho field"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
A True Compliment.

Madame Melba says that the trues;
compliment she ever received was
from q littl. boy out West, who
blushingly remarked. "You can sing
nicer than my pop Gnu whistle on his
fingers"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

rtinL was explaining to
" an old neighbor,
Duu Cnleb Sawyer, who
we had come in to chaI
u u ~ for q few minutes.
i5 - "George is in New
m.W York, you know.
.cra He's q lawyer, aud
ica I guess he must be
swell, for Lefty says-she
sta yesterday-that he lives
lelg house, and they keep
AM girls, besides a man to
en'k after the horses. Oh.
rsln rubbed his hands and
a dent satisfaction. George
sh'son, and Lefty, who kept
ncra, was the orphaned child
yell aughter.
; II wiped his gold-bowed
his faded silk handker-
-" "J ed them carefully, and
t r. mine the present-a large
I. critically. He was a
.or faced old man of an. ex-
m ssimistic temperament
Iverse of CHEEKY Grandpa
lie
. u is clear," he said, after
ne ejugh Genesis.
t 7orge knew my eyes were
9 |" Mr.. Hudson said, $50
ne with good large print.
'D st read it without my
GEMS to me the binding
ong," the neighbor con
looks MS if it might come
w, IL will last me-" the old
d ed. quietly, "though ]
neo leave it to Lefty when
ted keep o newspaper around
lib Q time"
aeour son's writing?" Mr..
I'D, as he turned to the
a:and' gazed with wonder
rate hourishes which he
'",phered to mean, "Pre-
-, osiah Hudson by his son
lr Mr.. Hudson replied,
and 1 don't mind telling
Pa let it go any further-but
ly thing about the book |
ike. l wish George had
"a, himself, for 1 don't see
y iorge's writing" he con-
ho eticalIy, "and 1t would be
T. some where / could see
ie"
id for O moment, and then
CO an attempt at cheerful
Lefty says it's fashionable
% es written that way, and
d XII are real fashionable. "
d sat In the sitting-room
i ION, sewing, she noticed
ndfather was busy at his
fes evidently writing a let
a a. undertaking was arduous,
ais pen, used up several
per, and succeeded in get
ak on his fingers before
u toned task was done.
9ally Wrote his letters for
10 wondered why she had
4 ked to write this one; but
b o qnentions.
u day for nearly two weeks
q. went about with an air
He mended the few
ces ia the fence, white.
y chicken-h house, and was
gus as to the condition OF
Y garden. Every evening
le seen walking to or from
half Q mile" he replied
protests, wher this daily
'Ien kept up for a fortnight,
yed exercise. l don't gel
TO do here. The kindlinp
u the COW to milk! Why,
? plagl' and he started TO.
again at a nimble gait.
lg for me o.day Mr.
asked. as he walked into
.se, trying to speak as if il
Ter OF no Importance.
ss, 1.-The postmaster replied,
here Is a letter for YOU
'somewhere. Hank Colder
\, and we were curious tc
y could be from. You
letters very often, YOU
old lnan took his letter
hint, and went out. with.
any Information.
he might have been NOR,
'nnttered the postmaster
'ekeeper as wcll--as he be
ing out sugar for a Gus.
body likes to know what.
i't 'lutil after supper that
fopnl time to read hi.
% anrc, he had gazed al
,ay l'Qne, studied the post
wondered ii it was eyes
~ howonld not open il til
nty of limo. Then he reat
Mncs before he mastered th,
'we'l get ny early in tn,
he saii TO Lefty, as sh,
. empty the dish water.
grandpa?' sho asked, |,
/, Who're anything specia
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
ID MR.. HUDSON'S BIBLE.
By MHRY EMILY HULL.


HE fact is my son
George gave it to
me-" Mr.. Hudson
was explaining to
an old neighbor,
Cnleb Sawyer, who
had come in to chat
for q few minutes.
"George is in New
York, you know.
He's q lawyer, aud
l guess he must be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-11
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, E'eo. H.
wHEAT-A renewal of crop damage re
bleS developed decided strength in wheat
a the commencement. May opened PC
higher at 73Gt73kc and good buying by
commission houses advanced to 1880 12c.
traders were anxious to secure profits ana
May gradually eased off to 131sGAc- chi
cago received only n cars, D of contract
Minneapolis and Duluth got 81 cars,
Worlds shipments for the week were es-
timated at s. 400. 900 bushels, of which 5,S0l,-
coo bushels came from this country. The
Australian wheat eXportable surplus was
the amount anticipated. Early in the seS-
sion the indica tiOns were for Ia .ge clear
ances at the Atlantic Seaboaz d. and as
each succeeding cablegram from Liverpool
market here became very strong with
May selling at 1879.
CORN-Owing to the intense cold, which
is vastly increasing the consumption or
ty displayed considerable strength. Com
mission houses bought freely and as the
selling was only of a scalping nature the
opening advance had considerable added to
higher at 371s61zc and rose to 3715c.
OATS-TraderS in oats were very bulliSh
account of the small stocks in store
and the increased foreign demand. Re
higher at 2Sesq3sc, rose to 29c, then eased
on PR a9 71f outside buying
and purchasing of lard by commission
pork opened shade higher at $10.O212, rose
to $1O671R, then reacted to $100212. May
lard and ribs ruled a shade higher at $5.65
Q5,6I1z and $5-021s, respectively.
Holiday Monday, Lincoln'S birthday
BARLEY-Cash, 42651c.
RYE-55Ac, May, 5IAc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-11
Snnreme Corrt Deciaiona.

The supreme court today handed down
'--e -O' CHEF ' 5tWsTTGE DosTER.
Emily X Douthltt ct al Us. Patrick Far
City OF Kansas City ct al VS.. f. P.
county; reversed
JUSTICE JOHNSTON.
vs.. Lou Holland; error from Cowiey coun-
~: reversed
Peter Millich VS.. the Armour Packing
company; error from Wyandotte county;
Hattie R. Douglass VS.. ]. H Lowell ct
al; error from Jackson county; affirmed.
The State of Kansas VS.. Geo. c. Otis;
error from Russell county; affirmed.
The The State of Kansas vs.. Al Start; appeal
= w. Myers ct al VS.. Commissioners of
kiowa county, error from Reno county;
]. NJ; G., Watt vas. J. NJ. Jones; error
from Douglas county: affirmed.
Consolidated Barb Wire company; error
frSm Douglas county; reversed.
John Ernst; error from Atchison county;
Newman Erb. receiver. ETC.. VS.. Otto ].
appeals; dismissed.
The X G. W & n. W W. Railroad COM
Pany VS.. Martha J. Way ct al: error from
Cara D. Go eeet'E Us re tba 81
Railway company; error from Bourbon
William j. Winteroth VS.. Henry winter
9th; error from Dickinson county; affirm
F. n. Bolden VS.. Henry THOMPSON; err
TOR Or, IRON osborne county: affirmed.
The FTaternal Aid association VS.. Frank
. Evans error from Jefferson county;
dismissed
The State of Kansas VS.. w. s. Miller;
appeal from court of appeals; affirmed
The State of Kansas VS., Ed DennicOmb;
appear from court of appeals: affirmed.
me state OF Kansas VS.. Henry Nebauer
firmed. -
The State OF Kansas VS.. Charles Par
hrmed. - e>RPS' -
A e: n Ard VS.. James Wilson; error from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-11
TO1LING IN THE NIGHT.
Senate Committees With $50 Much
Work to Do" Which Never
Gets Done.

During the debate upon the subject
of adjournment of the senate until Mon
day afternoon, Friday evening, Senator
Forney urged that the ways and means
committee, OF which he is chairman,
has much work to do, and suggested
that the senate should not adjourn.
The committee held a short meeting
last night, then adjourned and Senators
Forney, Pritehard, Hanna and Ander-
son went to Turner hall to attend the
anniversary celebration.
Mr.. Forney had just entered the hall
when some one called to him, and said:
Thought the ways and means COM
mittee had so much work to do"
Mr.. Forney blushed.
1.-The senate should not adjourn, the
ways and means committee is very
busy" said some one else.
Mr.. Forney was more confused than
before.
Guess Wen have Sol Long call the
roll and the committee can go to work, -
said Mr.. Richter to Mr.. Forney
I'm very busy myself said Senator
Farrell. as he started out to find his
partner fer dance, land beg to be ex-
cused.'
Mr.. Forney was "joshed' so generally
that he was soon compelled to leave to
escape his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-11
Special Senate COMMITTEES.

Senators Forney and Stocks, Arm
strong, Battey, and Coleman, left today
for Winfield to begin the special investi-
cation of the state institutions. which
has been assigned to them by the sem
ate. This committee is to report upon
the needs of these institutions, and upon
this report will be based the appropria-
tions which will be made by the senate.
Mr.. Householder has already made a
partial examination of the institutions
and although a member of the special
committee, will not join in the work
for several days. The work outlined
for this committee will occupy two
weeks.