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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
A STORY OF DAN RICE.

One story of Dan Rice, the
veteran circus clown, illustrates
his strict sense Of honesty and
gratitude for favOrs. Once he
was stranded in Cincinnati, the
story goes, and was unable to
start a show ON the road because
he had no tent and could not
raise the money to buy one. The
tent Rice needed would be worth
$1,000. The manager of Il tent
concern sent for the clown one
morning and, taking him to his
factory showed a big tent that
was just finished. Rice looked
at it with hungry eyes. He turn
ed away, with sigh.
"Fine tent, don't you Think"
asked the canvas maker.
Rice looked back at it over his
shoulder, with another deep sigh.
cts yours, said the tent man.
Rice was like Il playful kitten
in an instant.
81 believe there is n lot of mon
ey in you yet" said the canvas
man. "You take that tent and
start your show, and if you ever
get enough to pay me for it the
price is 50, 800"
Within two weeks, Rice was ON
the road with a show and began
successful career. For Is
years he never referred to the
tent, although he often met the
man who made it. One afternoon
he asked the tent man to be his
guest at one Of his shows, then in
Cincinnati, The two sat looking
ON, and Rice remarked;
"F'ine show, don't you Think"
The canvas man declared that
it certainly was.
"By the way" added Rice,
"here,s that 81, | owe you. "
He took a roll of bills out of his
pocket and handed it to the tent
maker, who pocketed it without
unrolling it. The old tent man
loved to relate this story and al
ways declared that the great
men of this country were p. II,
Barnum, John Robinson and
Dan Rice. New York Mail and
Express.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
All lie Took for His Cold.

"Have you taken anything for
your cold?" asked a doctor Of a
long, lank, hungry-loolSing man,
who came to him complaining of
being "all run down, his appear
ance verifying his words.
"Well, | amt bin talin much
o. anythin', doctor, that is, moth
in to speak Of. | TUX a couple
o. bottles of Binkham bitters
awhile back, an a coupled Quack-
EN- $ invigorator, with a couple o.
boxes o. Curem's pills, and a lot
o. root bitters an quinine my old
woman made up. I've got por-
Gus plaster on my back an a liver
pad on, an I'm wearin' a 'lectric
belt, an takin' quinine an iron
four times day, with dose or
two o. salts every other day.
Ceptin' for that, amt takin
nothin'"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
BETHLEHEM.

Miss Ada Connolly returned
to her home near Hopewell, on
Friday last.
Prof. ll. M. Gress is home with
his parents since his term of
school closed. He spent Sunday
afternoon with his uncle, II. Wolf
and family.
l.. |. Deshong spent Sunday
and part Of Monday with his sis
ter, Mrs. Beckie Gress.
Lucy Peightel and brother VIM.
spent Sunday afternoon with
Lottie Scott
Among those on the sick list
part Of last week were, Miss
Sally While, Mr. Samuel While,
Mrs. Kate Connolly, and Beckie
Wolf. All seem better at this
writing,
Charlie Gress is all smile She
says tis another girl.
Miss Mary Ewing spent Sun
day with her sister, Jennie Finn
iif.
Geo, w. Cooper and wife spent
Sunday night and Monday with
his aunt, Mrs. II. w, Ewing.
d. G. lllvey and wife spent Sun
day at the home of John Crress.
Jennie Finniif spent Saturday
with Mary Oyler.
Mrs. Cowan returned homo on
Sunday from helping her son
viii move near Mercersburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19

There is a woman in Norris
town, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, who finds herself in as un-
pleasant Il predicament as one
could imagine. She is a resident
Of Ohio, and has been visiting her
daughter, the wife of promi-
rent business man of the West
Side. A neighbor's child was
taken suddenly i'll, and the visit
or's daughter, being anxious
about the little ones welfare,
asked her mother to call and as
certain the child's condition
The old lady repaired to the
neighbours house and had step
ped into the veStibule to await an
answer to her ring, when Health
Officer Weaver appeared at the
front step and began tacking up
a yellow card. Seeing that
"diphtheria" was printed on the
card, the caller became frighten-
ed, as her daughter had three
children at home. She started
to leave the house, but the health
officer blocked the WaV. He
stated that the child had died of
diphtheria and the house would
be quarantined for fifteen days,
during which time no one would
be permitted to leave. The Wom-
an tried to explain that she had
only come the moment before to
inquire about the little ones con
dition, but the health officer
would take no excuse, and stay
she must. When her son-in-law
learned the Situation, he immed-
lately went to the Health Office
to see if anything could be done,
but Mr.. Weaver was obdurate.
The Ohio woman is still an TN
willing prisoner with the bereav-
ed family, none of the members
of which she had ever seen be-
fore.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
KLONDYKE, MD.
Letter From George Martin.

This place was first opened up
about three years ago as a coal
mine, and now there is being
shipped from here 1,S00 tons a
day. The miners were formerly
getting 45 cents a ton for digging
the coal, and the Consolidated
Coal Co. raised the rate to 80
cents a ton, and other labor ac-
cordingly-the new rate to take
effect on the first of April.
On the 31st of March, a num-
beg of the miners had grand
rally parade; and one of the re-
suits from that parade was, that
all who were off from their work
that day were either promptly
discharged, or laid off from work
for ten or twenty days.
Then, when some of the drivers
were discharged, the rest would
not harness u mule, and when the
miners who were at work found
out what was going on, they threw
down their picks and came out.
Last Saturday 9th inst. y was the
last day for work here, and big
strike is on, and the general i'm
preston seems to be that there
will be a hot time before it is all
over. One man was dragged
from his bed day or two ago
and beaten almost to death.
Last Saturday William Colds
worthy, fifteen year old son of
Paul Goldsworthy, of Frostburg,
was engaged running loaded cars
from the mines to the scales. AS
the cars started on Il down grade
William seized the brake wheel
to slow up the cars when the
brake pin gave way and he fell
under the cars and ten cars pass
ed over his right arm-the wheels
striking his head as they passed.
He was at once carried to his
home, but the poor fellow died
four or five hours later. All the
men were very sorry for "Bee"
as they called him, and collec-
ton was taken up, and some nice
flowers were bought as u token
of the sympathy they all felt for
the unfortunate young man, and
his grief stricken parents.
This place has been most pros
porous; and it seems unfortunate
now, that our progress should be
retarded by strike.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powell of
this place are away on Il visit to
their former home at Warfords-
burg.
Joseph and Jacob Powell are
still here.
Harvey Bishop of Black Oak
Ridge, is working for George w.
Cutter of this place.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENA.
TOES.

The House of Representatives
has repeatedly proposed an
amendment to the Federal Con
stitution requiring the election of
United States Senators by a di-
rect vote of the people Last
Friday it passed again thisamend-
ment and it goes TO the Senate.
So firm is the Judgment of the
House on this point that it re-
iected the recommendation of a
majority of it's committee that it
should be optional with the State
TO provide by law for the election
of Senators by the people. The
resolution adopted by vote of
240 to 10 takes the election of
Senatorsaway from the Legisla-
ture in all cases and directs that
the people shall vote for United
States Senators.
This resolution seems respon-
sive to the scaudalOus revelations
i'm the Clark case and the power
full argument of Senator Burrows
against the greater evil of guber-
material appointment of Senators.
If Legislatures cannot do their
duty andGovernors are privileged
to appoint Senators after cabal-
ling with a faction in the Legisla-
ture to prevent an election, it is
time the whole business was tax
en- away from both Legislature
and Governor.
Thirty-four State Legislatures
have asked Congress- to propose
an amendment to the Constitution
making the Senatorial office cleo
tive by the people. There would
be no difficulty in getting a ratiti-
cation Of such an amendment by
the States. The stumbling block
is the Senate, composed of Sena-
tors who owe their seats to the
present system and who are not
sure of their ability TO hold their
seats under popular election.
The feeling against the abuses
of the present system is strong
and growing stronger, and if the
Senate is too reckless of public
opinion the demand for a change
will become so imperative as to
reach through the Legislatures
to the Senate and compel the
abandonment of a system Of cleo
tion which by it's results has be-
come highly obnoxious to the peo-
pie. Philadelphia Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
Facts Not Often Heard
Beers.

The Dutch settled in q
ony nearly 70 years bel
Pilgrim Fathers landed 4
outh Rock and have bed
ever since. 1t was in \
year Of the seventeenth
that the Dutch East Iudi
pany landed the first /
Dutch farmers in what
Cape Colony. So in this
fateful year the Dutch a
pleting the third century
sojourn in South Africa.
nOJ, however, IOJl That TIN
ed Il fort ON the present
Cape Town.
Numerically the Beers
predOminating white eli
South Africa. They
and a half times as numC
all the British settlers
country. Three-ifths Of
ulation of Cape Colony ar
AS many Beers live in thi
as in the two republics t
Cape Town has a large B
ulation. The citizens
Elizabeth boast that the
is the most British in the
because very few BoersH
Holland did what very
onial powers are willing
er Il good many of their
have gone to Il far cOU
live still under the hoI
She sold out all her int
Cape Colony for cash,
result Of European wa
land secured Il fo0thOld
Cape, and finally in Isl
consideration of 81, 2,OOO
land relinquished to Eng
entire colonial claims
Colony.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
A Ready Answer

When Admiral Luce
young man Il party OF you
GERS were feeling very lolIy
ing and talking hilariousIy
officer of the deck, heal
much noise of mirth, me
with IL severe glance, he
them over, one by one' ant
turning to Mr.. Luce, VINO
life Of the party, he sad
surprised; you are tsi'
Quick as a flash came tIle d
Why, sir, | do not know VI
mean, sir. If Stephen b,
how can he be tight, sir;
answer turneth away
The officer of the deck
away, laughing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
Fatal Shooting Near BcrkcIy
Springs.

Monday morning Frank S.
Wise, who resides near the Key
stone White Sand Company S
Works, along the Berkeley
Springs road, shot u tramp in
the side for refusing to go off
his premises and for persisting
in entering his house. He was
taken to the Berkeley Springs
jail where he died Tuesday morn
ing at s o'clock. The fellow gave
his name as JudSon Hamilton,
and it was learned that his faith
er, Daniel Hamilton, is a carpen-
ter employed in the Reading
Railroad car shops at Reading,
Pa, and that his mother lives in
Sullivan county, Pa. The father
was informed of the sad affair,
and was heard from, but would
not receive the corpse of his way
ward son, who was about twenty
one years of age. Wise was
given Il hearing before Justice
Widmeyer, Tuesday, and held
under bond for the August term
Of court.-Hancock Tines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19

1t don't pay to monkey with
dynamite, says the Public Opin-
ion. For some time William Nc
Cune, near Middle Spring, was
engaged in drilling an artesian
well on his farm, but after going
to a depth of l50 feet and failing
to get water it was resolved to
force fifty pounds of the eXplo-
sive into the well. The charge
was exploded by means of a bat
terry. Not only were stone, mud
and water hurled into the air for
the distance of Il hundred feet,
but the barn which was near the
well was stripped of it's weather
boarding and part Of the roof.
The men engaged in the work es-
capped injury by crawling under
a straw stack.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
RAILROAD MERGER.

1t is stated that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company will
on July /, begin the operation of
the Baltimore and Ohio South
western. The agreement, it is
learned, was reached at a recent
conference between President
Cowen and Chairman of the
Board Solomon, of the Baltimore
and Ohio, and President Bacon
and other officials of the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern.
The merging of the two com
panieS into one management will
necessitate many changes among
the heads of the various depart
ments, especially of the South
western Company. The charac-
ter Of these changes has not yet
been decided upon, but it is un-
derstood that the jurisdiction of
the Baltimore and Ohio officials
will be extended over the alb
sorbed road.
William M. Greene, Vice Pres
ident and General Manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio South
western, will continue in the SER
vice of the company, probably in
the capacity of Third Vice Presi-
dent, which Office will be especi-
ally created for him. He will
have charge of the operating and
traffic departments of the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern,
which will be known as the
Southwestern Division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
will continue his headquarters at
Cincinnati.
The Baltimore and Ohio South
western main line extends from
Belare, Ohio, to st. Louis, Mo-,
distance Of about 921 miles,
with branches to Louisville, KY,
and Springfield, Ill. The ac.
QUESTION of this system will in
crease the mileage of the Balti-
moro and Ohio to nearly 1000,
and when the Pittsburg and
Western is acquired the Balti-
more and Ohio will have IL total
mileage of 1850, extending from
Philadelphia TO ST. Louis, and
reaching the important cities OF
Baltimore, Washington, Pitts
burg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Col
umbus, Chicago, Louisville and
Cleveland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
Spreads Like Wilu"''

When things are "'llc
thev become "the best seq
AbrahamHare, ,aleadinS u,"' ,,''
of Belleville, o., writes - 80
Bitters are the best Sell,D' ~ !
ters ! have handled III ~ ~
You know whyY Mos' u''
begin in disorders OF SY'
liver, kidneys, bowels O'''
nerves. Electric Bitter'
up the stomach, regulates %.
kidneys and bowels, pul'n'
blood, strengthens the i, !,
hence cures multltuue'
aides. 1t builds up -" ,,d
system. Puts new liio '',,n.
into any weak, sickly' "a ,
man or woman. Price D.,,, ~
Sold by w. S. Dickson ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
SUGAR FROM wArr,

A farmer and gardo,l
Hanz, of Bowling Cr1
lucky, has recently m,l
cellent quality Of srl
watermelons, accordfa
Irrigation Age, which i
he will shortly attemnf, \
some of the syrup into ]
expects to be succo..l
same paper gives tho |
report of an interyior j
From eighteen nelon|
ing from twenty to u
pounds, we made two cd
one pint of syrup. M
melons in halves,cutop,I
ground it in a cider
pressed out the juice
ed the juice in porcol,i,
on the kitchen stove !
hours. With a cider
hot-air or steam evanor,
men can make twept,
thirty gallons of syrup
At the above ligureSit Nv
about 27O melons to NAL
gallons of syrup, wo.
Melons would be worth
sales about So or %G. and
take two or three day,
and sell them at market
mill and an eyaroratorh il
on patch, a fm mmerapdo q
hands could realize 100
more by making them i,
and feeding the refuse
cattle, horses and chicko
eat it greedily.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know Of one concern
which is not afraid to be gener,
Gus. The proprietors of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial
bottles and have the satisfaction
of knowing it has cured thous-
ands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
Bronchitis, La Grippe and all
Throat, Chest and Lung diseases
are surely cured by it. Call on
w, S. Dickson, Druggist, and get
a free trial bottle. Regular size
SOC and S1.00. Every bottle guar
anteed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
SPRING SWARMING.

In getting hives ready for the
spring swarms, make them double
walled, with the outer shell of
seven -eights inch lumber and the
inner shell Of three-eights inch
lumber. Have the inner wall
small enough to allow about one
inch of space all around, then fill
this space with some kind of
chatf, which will act as a noncon-
ductor. The hive will be cooler
in summer and warmer in winter
than a single-walled hive, and the
bees will be more comfortable all
the year round. They will also
breed up quicker and stronger in
the spring, and consequently will
swarm earlier and gather more
surplus honey. A double-walled
hive will cost a little more, but it
is a good investment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.

In pursuance to call by Com
rade Oliver Peck a numbered sur
vivors of the civil war met at An
tioch church, on Timber RidgeA
for the purpose Of arranging for
the proper observance of the day
set apart as Memorial Day.
Meeting called to order. Com
rade w. Fl. Wink in the chair and
j. Thomas Laley, secretary, when
the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved, That memorial ser
vices be conducted at Antioch, as
u union meeting, and that the
Order of Odd Fellows, the Order
of p. O. S. of A., and Sunday
schools arc respectfully invited
to join.
Resolved, That j. @. Taylor
Post and William McKibbin Post
be invited to attend.
Resolved, That the Warfords-
burg Brass Band, Timber Ridge
String Band, and the Needmore
Brass Band be invited to be pres
ent.
Resolved, That w. H. Wink act
as chief marshal and Rev. r. r..
Palmer, chaplain, on this occa-
sion.
Resolved, ThatJamesO'Rourke,
Joseph Fisher and Oliver Peck
act as committee on arrange
mentS.
The following floral committees
were then appointed to attend to
decoration services at the places
designated after which they are
to proceed to Antioch to partici-
pate in the services conducted at
that place.
Antioch-John Fisher, Oliver
Peck, Miss Eta Evans, Miss
Georgia Truax and Mrs. Monroe
Lynch.
UniOn-David Gordon, Thomas
Litton, Miss Annie Gordon, Miss
Mollie Douglass and Miss Sadie
Gordon.
Tonoloway - George Breal1all,
j. G. Charlton. Miss Lille Fish
er, Miss Malinda Nycum and
Miss Rhoda Lake.
Warfordsburg - Henry Fost,
Job Mann, Mrs, Matte Hays,
Miss Matte Mann and Miss Mel
la Palmer.
Bethel-Joseph Runyan, Will
lam Mellott, Miss Eva Kirk, Miss
Laura Runyan and Miss Stella
Hendershot.
Cedar Grove-Joseph CARMEL,
Eliza Clevenger, Miss Jessie
Lewis, Miss Mamie Mellott and
Miss Florence CARMEL.
Oakley-G. w. Sipes, Eli CO.
Walt, Miss Gertrude O'Rourke,
Miss Annie Peck and Miss Annie
Bernhart.
The following speakers are ex-
pected to be present; Address
of welcome, H. X. Markley: re-
sponse, Hon. d. II. Patterson; ad-
dresses by DR.. w. l.. McKibbin,
M. r.. Shaffner, Esq, j. p. Sipes,
Esq, Prof. b. w. Peck, and S. w.
Kirk.
Services to commence at 10 A.
NJ, May 30, 1900.
A cordial invitation extended
to all to take part in services ON
this occasion.
w. H. WINK,
j. II. LALEY, Sec. President.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-19

Extracts from letter written
by Ralph E. McKibbin, U. S.
School Ship Saratoga;
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March19.
Dear Mamma-We arrived
here on the 18th inst, and we
have had very pleasant cruise.
San Juan is a very fine place and
quite plum to the United Stat
es. The Fort, MORO Castle is
one of the finest IN the world. l
do not see why the Spaniards
surrendered it. If our men had
been behind it | do not believe
they could have been driven out.
/ made friends with the man who
had charge of all the magazines
and also a first sergeant. He
showed me the magazines and
gave me the blade of a Spanish
sword and some other small rel
icS 4 X X X X
am getting fine physical train
ing now in the ships race boat
crew. We row six and eight
miles every morning and evening.
1t is quite an honor to be in the
race boat crew, for they are pick
ed from the best oarsmen ON the
ship.
Well, | go on watch now; will
write more soon. We leave here
March u.
Atfectionately your son,
RALPH n. McKIBBIN.