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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-28

Carnegie, then past twenty, jump
ed at the opportunity. But how
was he to get the 5000?
He went home, and the family,
in joint session, decided that the
brave son must be given a start.
They had bought a home in order
to save rent. Mr.. Carnegie's
recollection is that the house cost
$500; anyway, they mortgaged it,
and thus, with what candy" took
from his bureau drawer, the 5000
worth of shares were paid for in
cash. The Express Company
was then paying monthly divi-
dends of one per cent. The day
ON which he received his check
for the first two months dividend
candy" understood that he was
a capitalist
Mr. Carnegie remained with
the Pennsylvania Railroad for
thirteen years. The important
incident, the eighth step, which
led to "his first S1000," occurred
on a train as it rushed toward
Altoona. A tall gaunt man, who
looked like farmer, came and
sat beside Mr.. Carnegie, and
handed him model of the first
sleeping-car. The tall, gaunt man
was Mr.. Woodruff. Instantly
Carnegie understood it's value.
He took it to his employer and
friend, the Superintendent of the
road, and contract was made
with the inventor, who thereupon
offered Carnegie a share in the
enterprise. He accepted; but to
his dismay he was told that his
nrSt monthly payment would be
$217.50.
Perplexed yet determined, he
went to the local banker, who
knew him well, and boldly asked
for the loan, declaring that he
would return the money in small
monthly payments. The banker
agreed, and Mr.. Carnegie signed
his first note
The receipts from his sleeping
car investment more than covered
his monthly payments due at the
bank, and within two years An
drew Carnegie, free of debt, had
to his credit in that bank his first
$1,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-28

Two appeals have been filed in
the Office of the Clerk of the
Courts of Franklin county,
against the extension of the bor-
ough of Mercersburg, provided
for by an ordinance recently
passed by the council of that bor-
ough. The plot for the new
lines were filed on Nov. 21st by
III. H. Spangler, Esq, attorney
for the borough. The appeals by
j. @. Reed, whose paper is signed
by a dozen other property own
ers, and from John r. Snyder.
The appeals are from freeholders
whose property would be taken
into the borough by the enlarge
mcnt of the limits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-28
SENATOR DEPEW'S SEAT.

Chauncey Depew will probably
feel much at home in the senate
it has been announced that a seat
has already been selected for him,
and it's location has been given,
but the important significance of
the selection has not been remark
ed. The greatest delicacy and
regard for the fitness of things is
always observed in matters per-
tanning to the arrangements of
the senate.
The habits of many dinners
cling lovingly about the new SEN
ator from New York. If he had
been given a remote seat in the
senate chamber, along the outer
edge or grouped with the com
mon mblage, he would have
felt out of place. The seat of
honor is always his at table
There is no seat of honor in the
senate or all are seats of honor
but long continued custom has
it's influence upon the mind, and
he was given a seat, therefore,
just at the right of the presiding
officer, where he is sure to be at
home.
This delicacy of consideration
was carried even further. He
was surrounded by group of
the most gifted and brilliant talk
ers in the senate, among whom
he will shine forth as star of
most peculiar brilliancy. AS
sembled about him will be For
al1er, Spooner, Beveridge and
Kean, and the little triangular
section at the right of the vice
president will be known as the
temple of eloquence.
Spooner and Foraker We're re-
garded as the best speakers in
the senate during the last con-
gress. Beveridge's reputation
as an orator is national, and he
sailed into the senate ON the
wings of eloquence by quicker
fight than Depew. Kean is an
elegant, smooth and poetic talker,
who charms by the softness of
his speech, elevates by his poetic
fancy and thrills by an outburst
of eloquence at the close. Though
he and Beveridge, as well aus De-
pew, will ON the assembling of
congress, appear for the first
time in the senate, they will not
come as strangers.
With such environments De-
pew's time in the senate promises
to pass as agreeably as an end
less round of dinners all at the
speech making period of the re-
past. - Washington Star
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SERVES HIM RIGHT.

Old Jealousy, editor of a news
paper published up north, growls
because young couple kissed
and hugged each other at mid
night in the passenger depot in
his town Fright before a lot of
unwilling spectators" who were
waiting for a train, and says they
were Hobsonizing each other.
"Great ginger," exclaims one of
our exchanges in commenting
upon the incident. What are
young people for anyway? If
the spectators were unwilling
why didn't they put their hands
over their faces and look through
their fingers? Why didn't they
go outside and give the young
folks a chance? He says the hug
ging and kissing were disgust
ing, but we don't believe it. 1t
was delightful and well bet on it.
Then the pessimist threatens to
give the names of the couple in
print. We never saw the editor,
but we picture him as a lank,
dried up, wizened- faced, cadaver-
Gus galoot, an old bachelor or a
tyrant of husband. Hook-nos-
ed, green-eyed, bald-headed, one
leg shorter than the other, one
shoulder down, eats onions and
smokes cubebs. Must have been
raised on a bottle. Well bet the
dogs are afraid of him. Kicking
in the nineteenth century be-
cause the train was late. Sup
pose the train hadn t come at all?
Suppose that poor couple had to
stay in the depot two weeks
waiting for train? Going to
have them sit back like bumps on
a log, eye each other and never
show their love, just because an
old warped, leather-lunged editor
with egg on his chin and cold pan
cake in his craw was one 'unwil-
ing spectator amt ye? Don't
understand the inscrutable fas-
cination of surreptitious oscula-
tory cooperative juxtaposition,
doyou? Never palpitated tumult-
uously owing to the opalescent
scintillation of a pair of unso-
phisticated cerulean blue optics,
did ye? Never indulged in noe
turnal responsive, interchange
able hallucinatory embracing,
did ye? Don't understand the
intricate peregrinations and met
aplasm psychic investigation and
inebriant sinuosity of human te-
lepathy, can ye? Oh, no, you old
impecunious, rhombohedra, iras-
cible, antiquated, inexorable ca
Illuminating quill jabber! You
peevish old villifying, diabolical,
acrimonious ink singer! You
satirical, old pig-headed, insidi-
GUS, hollow-chested Cape Cod
traducer! Confound it, why
couldn't you let 'em hug?"-Win-
dom Reporter.
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Wood tar Is still made as it was
in 400 B. @. A bark is chosen
and a hole dug, into which the
wood is placed, covered with turf.
A fire is lighted underneath, and
the tar slowly drips into barrels
to receive it,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-28

The high hats are great trial
to men behind them in the thea
ter, but a great convenience to
the men who are behind them in
church, when they want to take
a quiet little nap.
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One man is probably just as
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An old citizen of Juniata county
tells the Miffiinburg Herald u
story of the old pine tree in the
Concord Narrows that once mark
ed the place of meeting of the
four counties of Franklin, Hunt
ingdon, Juniata and Perry. A
sturdy Path Valley teamster had
his watch stolen and afterward
caught the thief in the Narrows
near the tree that then marked
the corners of the four counties.
Tying the culprit to the tree, the
teamster proceeded to castigate
him, walking around it while the
operation went on. Thus the
whipping was administered in
four counties. The whippee aft
erward tried to prosecute the
whipper in all four counties, but
succeeded in none. Another
story from the same sonrce, is
that of a man named Leaston who
lived in house in the same neigh.
borhood, partly in Franklin and
partly in Perry county. A Fan
nett township constable tried to
serve warrant on Leaston, but
he stepped from his dining room
in Franklin county to his kitchen
in Perry and was safe.
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WEIGHT OF KAFIR CORN.

We are indebted to Prof. John
w. Fields, Director of the Okla
homa Experiment Station, for
the following article on Kafir
corn. 1t is u leading crop in
some sections of the west. We
saw a nice lot growing on the
farm of Eli M. Peck near Emma
vile, this county, a year or two
ago. From the appearance of
that, there would not seem to be
any reason why the farmers of
Fulton county might not produce
it to advantage.
ga bushel of Kafir corn, fairly
well cleaned, weighs 56 pounds,
and this is the legal weight adopt
ed in Kansas; but this point has
not been passed upon in Oklaho-
ma. The above is pretty gener-
ally known, but what weight of
heads is necessary to make a
bushel of grain, and how to ascer-
tain the amount of grain in the
heads by measurements are ques-
tions very frequently asked. The
last two questions are not so cas-
lily answered and considerable
Judgment must be exercised in
each case in determining the
proper answers. Are the heads
with stems from eight to twelve
inches long, containing more or
less leaves, or are they cut close
and free of trash? Are the
heads, to be measured, lying loose
in box, or have they been
tramped in or settled by long
haul? Referring to data obtained
in thrashing out several hundred
bushels of Katir corn from weigh
ed heads, and extending through
several seasons, the percentage
of grain in a hundred pounds of
heads varies from 20 to 35 per
cent. This would mean from
seventy-tive to eighty pounds of
heads are required to produce a
bushel of grain. The average
runs about 30 per cent, or eighty
pounds of heads to produce a
bushel of grain. The maximum
amount was obtained in a case
where the heads were extra
large and well developed, cut
close and well cured. The mini
mum amount of grain was OBJ
tanned where the heads were
rather small with long stems, and
not well cured having some
leaves among them. The past
fall the station has received some
200 bushels of Kafir corn in the
heads, and the heads were weigh
ed before and the grain after
thrashing. Eighty pounds of the
heads were required to produce
tifty-six pounds of grain, with
very little variation.
Roughly, every two inches in a
common box, 1920 inches by SO
inches by Al inches deep" con-
tanned one bushel of grain. This
determination was made with but
one mans Katir, consisting of
seven loads. In this case it was
tramped in the wagon as loaded,
and then hauled several miles. -
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A I 4 49,. 4
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
SUMMARIES AT NEW. ORLEANS.

New-Orleans Jan. 49, This was the forty-elghth
day OF the Crescent City Jockey Clubs winter meet.
ing Weather cloudy: track good. Boanerges and
Jim Gore II the winning favorites. Sum-
maries:
First tseling. seven furions.)-Eisht Bells. -
crroxler) TO l. won Loiterer. 107 IT. Burns even
and to 2 second; Tragedy. iOi dAne'' 10 10 J. third
Tme--l30& -
100 (Aker) 80 I. won; Our Clara i01 urosO 10 1
and l. second; Tom Shannon. % Watson) 80 TO l..
third. Time-i :52h.
Third race selling. and three-aysrter miles,
Admetus fO7 Flick). to won Frfar John 81 CTrox-
ier), to and 10 Gecond. lockwood ITO Powers).
to l. third. Time-3:1o[.
Fourth race (handcap, furongs)-Boanerges ios
Howers). 3 10 l. won: Lillian Belle. io2 "a DEAN,
to 1 and 1. second: Deyo. 90 Troxier), to 4.
third. Time-1:30
Burns) 10 won: Tom Kingsley ioS Csoutharc) 2 70
and even. second; L. T. Cation 1913 Lines IN l. third.
Tme--i:3S - -
sixth race Selling six furlongs)-Jm Gore IT, ~ Ct.
Burns). o won; Ben Frost. 90 lMsson) ~ 70 and
s to l. second: Locust Blossom. OF Dupee). IL to l..
third. Time-i:I6A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
AT THE BALL FRENCH ANNUAL.
AN IDIoMATIC ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAP
PENED. BY THE OLLENDORF EDITOR.

AN IDIOMATIC ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAP
PENED BY THE OLLENDORF EDITOR.
The ball annual of the Circle French OF the Har-
nony (which names itself generally the Ball FRENCH
had place yesterday evening at the Garden OF the
Square Madison. II is n long time that this oaii
has lost all its character French. while that II re-
tains the name without doubt because there Is
much of world which imagines itself that all 'na'
which is French is charming and wicked
But II would cause a Frenchman true TO ask;
.yvbat Is that which that is which that? Gen
.rauv beside the committee of arrangement ana
the walters of hail. person not there speaks French
I, Is necessary to avow that. when all is said, the
hall not is truly wicked. but all In fact respec'a-
hle so well that all the members there take their
families and their near relations.
It was there much OF world and especially OF half
world al the doors. even before il hours ou'
The men of arms Of the Captain Price, of the Pre-
cinct Tenderloin. kept all in order and permitted
person TO pass without tickets. The dance com
menced at about IL hours, and tue moor presented
spectacle brilliant with the costumes varied OF the
dancers and the decorations artistic or the nan.
some hours more late much OF persons. wnlcn came
simnly for 10 regard, went themselves from H., pc
cause they found nothing OF amusing at the ball.
But more late still II was there much more 10
see and the ball lost all It's character or soDTiet!
rhe champagne flowed at waves, ana N was there
,r,nb of water of life which circulated. Inc
blood Of the dancers commenced also TO circulate,
and there uassed themselves some scenes bac-
ohenaiian without parallel The gayety reigned
without ceasing even 10 hours or houts'
"nd The last of the dancers encountered the milk
men al the point Of day =, 80
There was nothing OF so French at the ball as
y this account OF II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
ROWING.
TWO PROMISING NEW CLUBS.


The Ravenswood Boat Club. In the Borough OF
Queens is rapidly coming TO the front as one OF
the most active rowing associations In the city, The
club will soon have number OF crews IN training
for the coming seasons regattas. and under inc
watchful eye OF Captain Patrick f. Sharkey' the
veteran oarsman, they will In all probability give a
good account OF themselves, The following are the
officers Of the club just elected to serve for the
ensuing year: President David Schmitt: vicepresi-
dent James NJ COWley: financial secretary, John +.
Loughman: recording secretary. Thomas j. Bren-
nan; treasurer, jeremiah W. Kennedy; captain,
Patrick f. Sharkey; lieutenant. John Kiehl Board
Of Trustees. John Weldon. Hermann Wlencke', r.d,
ward j. Fox, George J. Sweeney. Robert j. AHen
and John p. Loughman; deiegates Patrick +.
Sharkey John Kiehl and Thomas j. Brennan. ,
Another enterprising rowing organization IS tne e
Palisade Boat Club, OF Yonkers. The newly elected
officers OF this club are Edwin A. oliver president
Gabriel Reeves and F. d. Garfield. jr' yce,preTII-
dents: John II Keller jr., secretary; Charles h
Marsden treasurer: c. Herbert Rose. captain;
Charles F. Skinner. lieutenant; trustees. Charles
Philip Easton Charles z. Young. George H. Low
ere Andrew Deyo and Frank c. Root; f. "
Getty holds the clubs rowing record for last year.
having rOWed 51612 miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
FUNERAL OF MR.. DINGLEl.
SERVICES HELD IN THE CHURCH Or
WHICH HE WAS A MEMBER

Lewiston Me- Jan. 1s.-The funeral OF Nelsoh
D,ngley was held In the Pine Street Confrega-
tonal Church, in this city. at 10 O'CLOCK 'his WV
noon after prayers at the Dingley home $500
The flowers at the church were beautiiui' .N'.ns
them was reproduction OF writins-oesh ua
by Mr. Dingley which was the offering Oh 'iie :.
Moves OF his newspaper THE Lewiston 1oUiiia,
wreath sent by the President ana MIS- W. go
occupied a prominent place. as ala d pam -
ers from the Governor Of MASSACHUSETTS, .od
The central part OF the church was 80 oc
for prominent persons the forward seas hesded by
cuped by the Congressional deIesa onteue Behind
Senator Hale and Congressman 1po 'u Snuncu and
them sat Governor Powers. with ms, nus
the committees OF the State LeslsIa' ohurch at 10
o'clock Following the body were Eowai n,dow was
lev and his family Mrs. Dingley. I1e tTain OF the
TOO much fatgued with the constaiiie service The
last three weeks TO attend the Puunou lanes A
Wish George C. Wing, Frank Guima ad Coione
Oakes A r. Neatly, II. L. Pratt ana Hhories O
Cbaries a Osgood The ushers were SmnS Ar
Morrill, George w. Bean jr, Ralph W. A'"O
AS the organist finished Chopins ruhs ane1t int
which was played as the body was oi puSan the
~ church the Rev. G. NJ. Howe .eSEE,u In
services with short Scripture reaGIs Male quar-
tet The Rev. Mr. Howe then mace an a, tbe life Of
which as pastor and friend he toio OF nat 20 We
NJ DingIey Prayer followed by cilai'' ofter
Been Thinking OF Home oy o ,ne g1"' 49,
After the family had filed out 10 the carr IS hour
I'D OF the casket opened. ana TOT inok AT the
~ conpreeatIon filed by for parting io1h 49,
face OF their friend and telow-cltl1e d, Auburn
where after a short prayer. 1t was placed J" VIC
Twin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
NEW TROLLEY ROADS NOT YET READY.

CARS NOT RUNNING BELOW BARcLAY-sT.-A FE"
SOUTH OF CANAL-sT
The Metropolitan street Railway Company ON
Gals expected a week ago that the WORK OF laying
the underground trolley system on the Eghth-a'e'
route would have made sufficient progress 10 permit
the running Of electrc-cars as far as Rector-st'
no, later than Yesterday Their expectations, how
ever were not realized and it is probable that an
other week will elapse before the line VIII be open
from Barclay-st. where 1t is now finished, to Rec-
tor-st. ,-. -, ,ho
Beginning with to-day regular service OF the
Slxth-ave electric Will operate as FAR as lana
ST where passengers will be transferred 10 tne
broadway line. few Sixth-ave. cars were run
last night on the Sixth-ave. extension TO Cana-sI'
but they were mainly worked for trial purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterdays RECORD AND To-DAYs FORECAST
Washington Jan 1s-A ridge Of high pressure extends
from Texas TO the Lawrence Valley. OF
siderable intensity moved the north Of Montana
Manitoba has fallen In the lake regions rain in
the Middle Atlantic States and Ohio Valley and
on the North Coast The temperature has fallen
middle and lJwer Mississippi Valley the At
antIc Coast. except change the South Atlantic
and has risen in the middle and northern Rocky
Mountain regions Missouri and Red River OF the
North valleys remained nearly stationary
where including the Pacific Coast. Generally fair
weather will prevail all districts. II will grow colder
Atlantic States and In the Mississippi and
valleys and the lake regions Fresh northwestefy
winds may be expected the North Atlantic Coast
norheasterly winds on the Middle and South At
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
CORNELL OUT or THE RACE.

PROMPT REPLY TO THE LETTER FROM HAIR
YARDS CAPTAIN
Ithaca. ~ Y. Jan. 1s.-Captain Fisher OF the
Cornell crew received letter from Captain Hig-
ginson. OF Harvard. this afternoon which stated
that Harvard and Yale had arranged 10 meet at
New-London on June 20. and would like Cornell to
participate In the race. He consulted with tho
members OF the Athletic Council, and late tonight
sent the following telegram to Cambridge:
Captain Higginson OF Harvard Crew: Decision OF
Harvard and Yale announced 70 me In letter Just
received will make It impossible for us to meet you.
This very much regret.
SCHUYLER L. FISHER
Captain OF Corneu Crew.
II need say nothing further" said Mr. Fisher.
'We found IL impossible to meet Harvard and Yale
at New-London. and II seems TO me that Corners
hest rowing interests demand that should not. >
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
SKATING.
HoRNFECK DEFEATS SEE AT THE CLER-
MONT AVENUE RINK

HORNFECK DEFEATS SEE AT THE CLER-
MONT AVENUE RINK
The two-mile match race between Max Horn
feck Of Montclair and lie Roy See OF the Berke-
ley School, was decided last evening at the Cler-
mont Avenue Skating Rink Brooklyn. AS both
boys favorites in Brooklyn, large crowd
turned out to witness the contest
Hornfeck easily. There was a delay before
the boys got Off occasioned by dispute as 10
which side they should start from. At last they
agreed to start from opposite sides OF the rink:
When the boys got off Hornfeck lost no time. and
gained five yards In the first lap. He also gained
five yards In both the second and third laps, but
at the fourth lap See woke up, and only let him
gain about TWO yards, making II seventeen yards
at the end OF four laps
Hornfeck then caught See at the mile. See was
tired, and tried hard to hold his opponent, but was
unable TO do Hornfeck still kept up his good
work. and See fell against the side OF the rink. He
arose. but was injured and unable to continue.
Hornfeck passed him and See quit Hornfeck ;
time for the first haf-mile was lbs for the mile
3:IS and for the finish minutes 3-5 second. The
officials ]. c. Hemmet and Bob Stoll.