The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26

No man is absolutely perfect,
but one who acknowledges his
faults is more than half way up
the ladder.
If man is unlucky it worries
him, and if he is lucky then he
worries because he is afraid his
luck will change.
II is difficult to convince a girl
that all things are for the best
when she is compelled to remain
away from a ball because of a
boil ON the end of her nose.
The members of President Nc
Kinley's Cabinet are Secretary
of State, John Hay; Secretary of
the Treasury, Lyman j. Gage;
Secretary of War, Elihu Root;
AttorneyGeneral, JohnW. Griggs;
Postmaster General, Charles
Emory Smith; Secretary of the
Navy, John d. Long; Secretary
of Agriculture, James Wilson;
Secretary of the Interior, E. A.
Hitchcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Peck few
evenings ago, at their pleasant
home at Pectonville, Md, gave a
birthday party in honor of their
son Ralph. Those present were
Miss Virginia Ditto, Raymond
Martin, Emmert Mason, Prof.
Funkhouser and others too nu-
merous to mention. Refresh
ments were served at half past
ten, and very delightful evening
was spent.
A rare copy of the first edition
of the Bible in English, translat-
ed by Myles Coverdale, and
printed at Antwerp in 1885, was
sold at the famous London auc-
ton house Christie's, the other
day for $500. No absolutely per-
feet copy of this original English
edition is KNOWN that sold recent
ly had several leaves in fac-simile.
Otherwise it is in fine condition.
1t realized $500 at Sir William
Tite's sale in 1874.
Copper is to be King in the fut-
ure domain of industry, accord
ing to the confident predictions
of Old and New World scientists.
Electricity is destined to be the
motive power of the new century,
and copper is needed for electri-
cal transmission. How far this
impending industrial revolution
has advanced already is shown in
the growth in single decade
from 1890 to 1900-of American
copper exports, the increase be-
ing from 81, 300, 900 to $4,000. 600
in annual value.
The first wagon with spoke
wheels was brought into PENIS
valley, the Centre Hall Reporter
says, about eighty-tive years ago,
before the turnpike or any other
road entered the valley, and was
owned by Samuel Houston. 1t
was transported from Lewistown
in parts, on mule back, over the
Seven Mountains Indian paths.
Being a great improvement upon
the clumsy plank wheel wagons
of that day, it was great curios-
ity to the "natives." Many came
miles to see it; calling it the
"stick wagon" on account of the
spokes in the wheels. 1t was a
heavy four horse wagon, and tif-
teen years ago was taken to a
blacksmith shop for repairs.
Judge White, of Indiana coun-
ty, Pa, gave pretty severe les
SOD to the five druggists, and
three speakeasy men, convicted
of selling liquor in Blairsville
without a license recently. Each
of the druggists was fined $3.50
on the second count, and $50, with
20 days in Jail, on the third count;
and one of the speak-easy men
was fined $3.50, and to remain in
jail until the fine is paid; the two
others were fined $3.50 on the
first count, and $50 and 20 days
in jail on the second. A few such
lessons as this from the courts
would do much to deter druggists
and others from violating the law