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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
NEEDMORE.

The preaching at this place last
Sunday by Elder Palmer was well
attended.
Martin Peck, of Park Head,
was visiting relatives in this place
a few days ago.
Prof. b. N. Palmer spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home.
George Morgret and wife, of
Clearfeld, are visiting relatives
and friends'in our neighborhood
at present.
Miss Anna Everts spent one
night last week with the family
of Oliver Plessinger.
Miss Rose Deshong, of Sipes
Mill, spent Sunday in this place.
Miss Date Lake, of this place,
left for Philadelphia last week,
where shewill be engagedin house
work.
Dentist job Mellott raised his
new house one day last week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
BURNT CABINS.
Editor b. w. Peck called at our

Editor b. w. Peck called at our
sanctum recently.
Ira Minich, of Shade Gap, spent
several days with his uncle, VIM.
MCGOWAN last week.
DR.. Hudson, of Shade Gap, was
in town on Saturday, making
professional calls.
Gracey Naugle expects to oc-
cupy his new house soon.
Peter Nicely and wife, of Wash
ington d. G. visited our town last
week and called upon a number
of old friends here.
New goods just received at the
Welch Store of North Main st.
Prices to suit the times.
Rev. j. Smith Gordon preach
ed q temperance sermon from his
pulpit on last Sabbath. This
place needs a mighty revolution
on the temperance issue.
Clell Cisney's new house is be-
ing pushed to completion rapidly.
1t will not be ready for occupancy,
however, before spring.
Rev. McIlnay, pastor of the
Burnt Cabins Charge, M. E.
church, is engaged in revival
work at FannettSburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
GRAHAM OIL COMPANY.

,n Friday last the directors of the
mann Oil Company, met in special
HiDn in the private room of the
neock Bank. Encouraging report
ffeceiyed and Capt. George w.
Wner, directed to go to Pittsburg,
|nn early date, and secure the SER
es OF an expert and such financial
los might be necessary to fully
Nplete the we'll. 1t is now thought
'tstock will be taken to the amount
5000 the original capital. We are
'Vming more and more assured that
@e living in an undeveloped oil
!, and that the day is not far dis
uwhen oil derricks will stand pro-
'lfntly upon our hills and in our
'Ff The evidence is sufficient to
1fant the prediction. The earth has
been penetrated to any great
|H, but It has given every indica-
\ that under our rough surface
M exists a smooth article called
& In 1867 a company was formed at
'Noc and hole driven down 600
tIwhen flow OF gas almost as
y lated the operators. When an
HFsis was made, ten per cent, of oil
found to exist. At Franklin Mills,
Hancock, oil of good quality
peen found at depth of 400 feet. 4,
" cock Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
COVALT.

Mr.. and Mrs. j, II. Coyalt are
visiting friends and relatives at
Fort Littleton.
Frank Fost, of Blackjack Ridge,
paid James O'Rourke, or some
one of the family, prolonged visit
last week and was accompanied
home by Miss Mamie.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
A LARGE ONE.

Ephraim Hart, of Brush Creek town
ship, raised several large sweet pota-
toes this season. The largest one,
which was weighed at Locust Grove
postotiice, weighed I pounds, less half
an ounce. Six or eight tubers of that
size ought to satisfy the cravings of
hunger Of an ordinary man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
FULTON COUNTY BUCKwHEAT.

The buckwheat season has commence
ed, many carloads going from Han
cock annually. This Is the distribut-
ing point for the famous Fulton coun-
ty buckwheat, ground in old burr mills
driven by water power. This brand
goes all over the country and is ex-
ported. Baltimore Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

On Monday morning, week, DR..
j. c. Hanks took Clara HiXson, of
Brush Greek township, whose scalp
was torn off by the mill shaft, about
three weeks ago, to u Philadelphia
Hospital. She has written two letters
home, and is getting along as well as
could be expected. The little sufferer
has stood every operation 'heroically.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09

DR.. Guy Miller, of Hill Valley, who
recently located at Blair's Mills. has
removed to Burnt Cabins, Fulton
county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-09

additional Correspondence on sth
Page,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
hAJUBA HILL FROM THE RAILROAD,

ments. They consist Of sheep kraals,
ostrich farms, Kafir huts, where the
boys eat and sleep, wagon houses and
outhouses rooted with zine. The
dwelling house usually is a square, red
brick building. with matched roof,
fronted by n low brick wall. The walls
surrounding the sheep kraals are made
Of sod. The average Boer house con-
sists of one big room. into which the
front door opens. 1t is called the "sit
kame,' or sitting-room. and has no
flooring beyond clay. or clay studded
with peach stones, to prevent the wear
and tear of passing feet. 1t is furnished
with n table, couches and chairs, seated
with strips Of hide.
Large game of many varieties. ante
lope an6 giraIfes were once abundant.
but they are now comparatively scarce.
Nevertheless, the Beers are still famous
hunters and can handle a rife perhaps
better than their English neighbors in
Cape Colony. Rechuanaland and Natal.
Frequent troubles with the Zulus and
Kaffirs have, moreover, given them quite
= little knowledge Of warfare. A Brit
iSh officer. who 10 thoroughly familiar
with Dutch customs and history In
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
OF THE Beers.
Authentic Information Concerning
Its Climate and Topography.
Snow In Winter IL Not ncOmmon
Hut the Summers Are Very Hot
-Cnuit-ItaIsing the prin-
cipnI Industry.
lspeclaI Catre.rontence

The impression that the South Al
rjrau republic and the Orange Free
STATE are tropical countries seems
to prevail quite generally. Some
Imaginative newspaper writer's have
gone 20 far 40 to compare the
climate Of the two countries with that
Of Cuba and the West Indies. Nothing
coUld be more misleading than such
statements. While the climatic con
dttiuns Of the district in question are
not by amy means ideal. still some
sections, especially that called the
"IIoogc Veldt" tthe high field, which
forms the major part Of the Transvaal,
is very healthy The heat Of the sum
mcr Is mitigated by great elevation
On most places 1000 feet above the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
EXCELS MARCONI SYSTEM.


Maroon 5 is not the ouly telrgraphv
that VIII send messages without wires
According tn W.. A. Eddy, the kite cx-
pert OF %haNounr, n j., it Is equally easy
I" accomplish the same result with
wires fastened TO two ordinary kites.
MIR. Eddy believes that if the tuo
poles of sending and reception extend
hIEh enough into the air enough elrc.
irlciiS will be generated from the Mt.
h'oSPherc to do away with the storage
batteries and complicated telegraph in
s'rnments used by Marcoui.
\ N''r was raised to n height OF 1000
'ee'' our hundred feet away another
WIRE OF the same length was attached
|" TWO Kites. fastened to the main wire
IN u sort of Il N-shapcd branch, No bat
terry or electrical apparatus of any kind
was connected with the kites.
Mr. Eddy took his place at the single
wire Kite. lie made the connection be-
tween it and the ground, and Instantly
a shock was felt by his assistant ON IN,
other wire 400 feet away.
Mr.. Eddy brought the shifting hook
against the wire with short. irregular
blows, something like n telecrapher's
clicks. They were all felt by his asso.
ciate at the other wire. il took ten
seconds for each blow or the singh
kite wire TO pass up to the kite, shoe,
off through space and come down on the
,lnubla lt,a N,r,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

and Portuguese East Africa do the sam,
for the Transvaal. Both states hav,
British territory on the west, which al
SO forms the northern boundary of III,
one and the southern of the other. Tn,
principal natural defense of the Doe
country lies OF the eastern side, wher,
it is protected by mountains. In fact
the two states have been described al!
a vast upland plateau, bordered on on,
side by n group of mountain ranges.
The Drakenberg separates Nata
from the eastern part of the Orane,
Free State; then enters the Trnnsyaal
having Portuguese East Africa between
it and the ocean. North of the grant,
region of B~aSutoland the DrakenbevC
is not imposing, the mountains bcins
rounded and consisting of stratiiie,
rock, sandstone and shale, capped oc
casionally by sheets of basaltic rock
Cliffs now and then offer some striking
scenic variations. Majuba hill has sucl
a Notwithstanding sandstone ant
shale, capped with igueous rock; anC
the adjoining ridge, to which it sinks
down, is Laing's Mex, over which the
road from Natal to the Transvaal one,
ran, and which is now pierced by a raj.
way. The mountain barrier once
passed, the great South African
plateau, of which the two Dutch repub
lies is the eastern portion, is entered
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

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'lhe W'lth was Hohlr, san. AS ! am
happy 10 state. In another ten minutes
we stood with pistols IN our hands, aud
! had selected the spot In which 10
pant my bullet, We were about to get
the word to fire when he lowers his
pistol ana says
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nsk why we should shoot al each
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

South Africa, Is authority for the %tate.
ment that the older generation de.
lights in remembering Majuba hill,
Laing's Mex, Ingogo and all the rest OF
English humiliation. and some of them
TO this day retain their old guns, With
a notch in the stock for every ''rooinek.
or Englishman, they ailegc 10 haze
shot. They III their cartridge lelt.
put a piece of biting in their pocket,
noun their horses and ride off TO war.
Biting, it should be explained, is sun.
dried ycnisOn cut into strips, and is said
70 be- very nO%urishing and sustaining.
The Beers, when out on the yeldt, live
on it for weeks AT a time and seem TO
crave no other food.
The same authority says that when
selves with no cumbersome commits
sariat or ambulance wagons. Every
thing is left TO chance, and in the war Of
1851 il seemed truly wonderful how
they escaped all manne Of horrible
dangers. II they get wounded they
seek a refuge in the nearest farmhouse.
If they are morally wounded they look
upon tt as a decree Of Providence. 4
sort OF fa~taIism-or else a most pro-
found Christian faith possesses them
which, TO use a rather unique express
sion. must act as Il life insurance in
moments when bullets are flying
about"
Practically every Boer is mounted,
and although they have no regularly
constituted regiments they join togeth
cr in whar is called ''commandos,"
These are the aggregate collections OF
the farmers aud their sons from one
particular district gathered together
IN Il Heterogeneous mass under the
leadership of the field cornet' or the
commandaHt Of that particular district
In the past the Beers nave never fought
III the open, bur in the IA now in prog
ress they have several times made bold
charges and accepted h~and-to-hand en-
counters. They have also added tietL
hospitals TO their equipment, and the
forces around Ladysmith are accom-
panied by an ambulance train and
stan OF Boer physicians, who are, al
most without exception, graduates OF
Edinburgh.
The BOcr women EXCEL in marksman
ship; and when the British troops shalI
finally succeed in invading the Trans
ynal they will find them enemies by nc
means to be despised. They handle 4
rifle with ease and can shoot a bird o,
the wing without missing more thar
once in ten times. They are further,
more intensely patriotic and hate the
English with II venom compared tel
which the dislike of their fathers ant
husbands is honey,
In view of the fact that Sir Redyers
Butler, commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces in South Africa, is abou,
ready to start on his march of conquest
the topography Of the country to BIZ
subdued is of timely interest. The two
allied Dutch republics are separated by
the Naal river only, and in physica! &c
ography are practically one region
Natal cuts off the Orange Free State
from the Indian ocean, and Zuiuiant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

TIC, or the Nnlte star line, ana tHe
New York, of the American line, and
the Kaiser Wilhelm, of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, cross the Atlantic
ocean in six days or less, communica-
ton between the two countries so
rapid and so constant that whereas
once those who had been to Europe
took on airs for the rest of their NOR
tai lives-and to me for many years
the most disagreeable man I could
meet was the man who had been to
Europe, despising all American pic
lures and American music and Amer
lean society because they had seen
European pictures and heard Euro
pean music and mingled in European
society-now a transatlantic voyage
is so common that a sensible man
would no more boast OF It than il he
had been to New York or Boston.
All the rivers and lakes and e have
turned white with rage under the smit-
ing Of the steamboat wheel. In the
phosphorescent wake Of ii sail the
worlds commercial properties.
Through the axle Of that wheel nations
join hands, and America says to Ven-
ice: "Giye me your pictures" and 70
France: "Give me your graceful ap-
parel," and to England: 'Give me
your Sheffield knives and Nottingham
laces and Manchester goods. and | will
give you breadstuKs, corn and rye and
rice. ! will give you cotton for your
mills. 1 will give You cattle fof' your
slaughter houses. Give me all you hare
to spare. and ] viii give you all | hare
TO spare" And transatlantic and els
Atlantic nations grasp each Other's
banda in brotherhood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01
Held His Head High.

Friend-I know you are a proud and
happy father. and I've no doubt tina,
baby is a regular cherub. and all that;
but don't see why you need hold your
head quite so high.
Young Father--That's to keep frou
dropping asleep.-N. Y. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

A vendor Of n universal medicine de.
clares that if his prescriptions be fol
lowed literally u cure is certain. He
states:
This medicine is TO be taken inter.
nally, externally and eternally."-Tit
Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-01

In childhood days to get the moor
We cry for all we're worth;
But when matursr Judgment & me-
We then desire the earths
PUCK.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

and unconstitutional. when VIC turn back the
pages of history and learn the history OF
Alexander the Great. OF Hannibal the Black
Prince. of Julius Casear and Napoleon Bona
parte. We are constrained to ask the question:
VIII history repeat ITSELF"
Alexander the Great. after having climbed
TO the very heights OF his ambition. with his
tenIplets bound with chapiets dipped In the
blood OF countless nations. looked down upon
conquered world and went that there was
on fire. and died In n scene OF debauchery.
Hannibal after the establishment and con-
sterDation OF Rome passed the Alps. after
having stripped 10000 golden rings from the
fingers of his slaughtered knights. Caesar:
after having conquered 5000 oities ana DYED
his garments In the blood OF million Of bis
foes. the only reyel he had was mserabie as
sassination and that by the hands OF those
whom he considered as his nearest friends
Bonaparte. whose mandate kings ana popes
obeyed, closed his days In lonely banishment.
almost esied from the world, ana yet where
he could sometimes see his country's banner
waving over tho deep, but II could not pring
him aid
Thus we find that these mighty imperialists
whom the world called great. whose tyranni-
cal. despotic minds led them to the bloody
fields OF carnage and death to rule the nations
and peoples without their consent. severally
died One by poison mingled In bis wine:
one by suicide: one murdered BY his friends.
and one lonely exile. How hath these
mighty imperialists fallon! VIII history re-
peat itself? And who will be the unlucky
man? j. r. Wilson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

Como country. the type section OF the dis
saurs made so famous by Marsh's discoveries
of monster saurians. To the students of strnc-
tural geology, as well as to the paleontolo-
The Como bluff. dipping of nearly south al
an angle OF 80 degrees, rises to height OF
over 900 feet. This bold front shows In bril-
liant coloring the bands OF Dakota sandstone
trlassic and jurassic fossil beds. and the dino
saur- bearing fresh water beds. At the west
nit is complete the strata on either side OF
Como valley swinging together from north
and south. thus showing the complete
ciyal. Here the strata dip in three direc-
tions-north, west and south. Texas again
came to the front by Battle OF Baylor uni
yersity discovering the irst lead to dino
saur bed. Several fine specimens OF leg bone
were removed but owing to the shortness
of the stay. only few hundred pounds could
be removed. The principal specimen was IA
tibia, about 81 feet long and inches average
thickness.
The party is now on the way to the cele-
brated Freeze Out mountain region, where
more dinosaur beds will be visited and In
about ten days will reach the Grand Canon OF
the Platte. On the road. near Medicine BOW,
History. New York City. was inspected. where
the major portion OF dinosaur had been un-
covered and prepared for shipment ~ was
quite interesting TO note twenty-five or thirty
feet OF the backbone in place. some OF the
sections over two feet In diameter.
For convenience In managing. the party has
been divided into messes. each mess consist
ing OF mess wagon and two conveyances.
Among the many items Of the trip. that Of
photography is very valuable. Mr.. Cornell OF
The University OF Nebraska, wen known
among scientific men as An expert photog-
rapher. IS with the party. and very few hne
views escape his eye. w. W. Battle.
Baylor University, Waco. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
EXPLORATION IN WYOMING.
A Texas Student Connected with tho
Fossil ExueditIOn.

| Waco. Texas August l5The following let
| ter was received by the trustees OF the Baylor
university from w. W. Battle. one Of the
scientists sent by Baylor to take part In the
explorations in Wyoming being conducted by
200 representatives of colleges and UNIVERSE
ties under the direction of Prof. Wilbur c.
knight. the chief scientist Of the University
| OF Wyoming:
Fossil Field Expedition. Camp No. 5. Wyo-
ming August 9.-The fossil field expedition.
composed OF biologists from leading colleges
OF the Union, assembled at Laramie. Wyo.,
July 81 and has now been in the field eight
days. The expedition is for tho purpose OF
investigating and studying the fossil deposits
and general structure OF Wyoming In the
Laramie and Platte regions. Wilbur G.
knight. professor Of geology, University OF
wyoming, is president and director of the
expedition. with r. w. Murphy as assistant
First camp was made at Seven Mile lake,
about twenty miles northeast OF Laramie; alti-
tude about 1900 feet. No fossil fields are In
that vicinity. SO only one-night camp was
made
Second camp was made near Cooper creek.
about thirty miles nor hwest of Laramie: alti-
tude about 5000 feet. Near this camp are the
was done. some very fine specimens Of marine
shells or the upper cretacious era being found.
During the two days stay at this camp some
OF the party went up 10 the summit OF the
nearest mountain range and INDUCED In the
novelty OF snow hsht In July, Prof. Knight
found new variety OF pectiu. and two varie-
ties Of deciduous leaves. not described before
10 this formation. were found by Mr.. Vim
cent.
Monday morning camp was moved and a
snort stop made at the Dutton coal mine,
where very hne deposits Of cretaceous flora
these fne specimens. very few could be sue
cessfuliy. collected. In the afternoon camp
was made at Rock creek. about thirty-egh
miles northwest Of Laramie This was made
two days camp. TO allow the party to take
sdvantags q TIE fossil deposits In the neigh
boring Fox hills and Fort Pierre shaies. Sec
tions Of the vertebra OF pIesiosaur and dino
ssur species. not before known as occurring
IN this deposit, were found by Battle Of Bay
loi university, Waco. Texas. and Kempe or
Crstayus Adolphus college. ST. Peters Mich.
Camp No. 4 Was made In the celebrated