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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

During the gales of last winter,
unequaled in the records of the Hydro
graphic Office for force and persist
ency, more than twenty tramp steam
ers were lost. Ten were never heard
from after leaving port. More than
$50 broke their shafts. In over q
score of instances they also lost their
propellers, aud were saved from being
overwhelmed by sea anchors, which
held their heads to the combers, and
u liberal use of oil which smoothed
ballasted tramps from British ports,
which, in pleasant weather, make the
voyage to Sandy Hook in fifteen days,
were thirty-rive days and forty days
breasting the great winter gales. Two
Of them rolled their tunnels out, aud
another spent fifteen days either at.
tempting to make her way through the
crested pillows, or wallowing in the
trough. Clifi'-like waves, breaking in
cataracts over her weather bow, or
leaping aboard amidships, carried
away ell her lifeboats. She rolled at
au angle of nearly forty-five degrees,
the rolling period being twelve or
fifteen times minute for hours and
hours together. During these fifteen
days the weary skipper found, when
he had n chance to make an observa-
ton, that the ship had made 140 knots
leeway. In this tumultuous period
very few of the officers were able to
got any sleep, except the merest cat
maps. The food was hardly fit to eat
through bad cooking, the cook being
unable to work properly. and the
water, impregnated by the searching
brine from invading seas ard spoon
drift, did not do much toward quench-
ing thirst. ."-Ainslee's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Something Like a Rahnotinn.

1t was at a recent gathering of IN
electrical association, IN a small city,
at which a weeks exhibit of various
electrical goods was made, that a New
York supply man unpacked his illumi-
mated sign in the presence of the agent
OF the local electric light company. re-
lates the Electrical Review. "How
much for current to light the sign for
week." said the supply man.
Thirty dollars" answered the
supply man.
''Too much. I only paid $35 for
four weeks in New York. Give you
$40"
"Call it S25."
''Not much; but, say, you put in u
meter and I'll pay your regular rates. I"
The electric light man could not let
this "bluff" pass him, so he agreed.
On the last day of the exhibition he
came around to where the sign was
being packed up and said: "See
here; perhaps you feel that / was try
ing TO charge you too much for cur.
rent for that sign. I've got the meter
bill, but suppose you just pay MS $40
and call it square"
The supply man said he agreed to
pay the meter bill, and that was what
he intended to pay-neither more nor
less. After some argument it was
produced. 1t amounted to twenty.
eight cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Judgin z by Noses.

Generally speaking, noses may be
divided into five classes-the Roman
or aggressive, the acquisitive nose,
the Gquiline, the turned up and the
fiat.
Owners of Roman noses have OBJ
stinate, aggressive natures and most
always want thoir OWE way in every.
thing they undertake. Irritability,
warmth of affection and fondness for
society may also be characteristic of
the owner of a Roman nose.
Men successful in the financial world
have the acquisitive nose which is
curved. 1t indicates q cautious and
keen disposition with defensive powers
toward any personal possessions.
The aquiline or Greek nose is the
most beautiful Of all. It denotes a
nature full of refinement and shows
that the owner is lover of the fine
arts, has an active disposition toward
things in sympathy with his own ideas
and Is OF e courageous spirit.
The turned up nose is seen every.
where. Ito owners ask questions in
a childish way instead OF finding out
things for themselves.
The fat nose is usually the herald
OF good natured person apt to be
rather vain aud shallow. but with in.
tuiuye faculties ---OhinaSn Navs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Cheers From tho Wounded.

Charley Reynolds, one OF the Kansas
boys, relates the following instance OF
good Kansas nerve: THE firing pin In
niJ rife broke and started to the rear
to get another gun. About fifty fee,
behind our line l came across one OF
Company rs men lying on the edge OF
the road, shot through the shoulder.
We exchanged guns and started back.
The last heard of that man was his
cheering. That appeared nervy to me.
lying in the road helpless. giving his
rifle to a comrade. and then yelling to
the boys to go ahead"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
The Economic Phase.

Speaking of good roads as an econ
omic proposition, there is no doubt
that if the common highways of the
United States were placed in anything
like proper condition they would save
millions of dollars annually. A Gov.
ernment expert estimates it at half a
billion dollars, or one-half the appro-
priations of the famous "Billion Dol
lar Congress-.
There was national good roads
movement on different principle
early in the century. 1t included the
building of national turnpike from
Washington to st. Louis. The advent
Of railroads nipped tho movement il
the bud, and all that remains of it to-
day is the Cumberland turnpike. But
highways were needed and the noces.
sity was recognized, The iron rails
have been made the leading highways
during the past half century.
A railroad is highway of commeroa
in tho same senso as public road,
aud so are rivers, harbora and canals.
They are tho arteries Of trade. This
country has spent billions OF dollars
for railroad building, hundreds OF
millions for canals and still mora for
rivers and harbors.
Yot not ono ounce of any commod.
ity, of any kind, that is hauled owe,
railroads, canals, rivera and harbo,s.
but is first hauled over country roads
or city Btreete
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

Velocity and pressure" explained
tho powder mill superintendent, "are
the two main requisites in proving
powder. The Government is very
specific in its contracts. 1t demands
that when fred under service condi-
tions in the gun for which it is in
tended powder must give to the pro-
lectile muzzle velocity of at least
certain number of feet per second
without producing pressure of more
than certain number of tons to
the square inch For modern guns
the velocity required varies from 1000
to $500 feet per second, and the press
ure is lot allowed to exceed fifteen
tons to the square inch. In some of
our guns of the present day the
amount OF energy stored mp in the
powder charge is so tremendous as to
be almost incredible. The limit of
energy upon the projoctile cannot be
estimated, SO vast are the possibili-
ties.
For example, may cite tho Ore
gon's 13-inch rifles. Five hundred
and fifty pounds of powder in these
guns impart to an 100-pound shot a
velocity of 2100 feet per second, and
the energy Of the proiectile is nearly
$4,000 foot tons. This power is suffi.
cient to lift such a vessel as the Ore
gon eight feet out of the water.
THESE screens between the cannon
and the breastworks are electric chro-
nographs 100 feet apart from each 9th.
er and the cannon, and they register
the time of the proiectile's fight with
absolute accuracy"
"And absolute accuracy is--whatP"
"The millionth part of second. -
San Francisco Call.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

them were often ignorant of the edi.
torial attitude Of the paper regarding
local matters. The consequence was
that, when a man was given an assign.
ment, it might turn out that he knew
nothing about what the paper had
printed regarding the matter before
hand, or what the editorial policy OF
the paper about this subject was. II
is very hard work to induce reporters
to get to the office promptly. Unless
they nre hauled up sharply every lit
tic while, many of them put the paper
to inconvenience by being late. I
have actually known of cases where
young men in vigorous healtg, who
were anxious TO secure regular posi-
tions on the city staff of an evening
paper, were 80 lazy that they would
not get around until nearly noon to
see il there was o chance for them to
do any work. My opinion is that
most folks are lazy, and | certainly
know that laziness is the only reason
Why many young men in the newspa-
per business whom | have known did
not succeed better"
One of the leading lifo insurance
company Presidents, whose opinion
was requested. held the view that:
while there are pathetic exceptions,
think it can bo regarded rs q rule
that men who fail in life fail princi-
pally because of indolonce. Genius
without industry, find, accompIishes
very little in this world; whilo in
dustry without genius accomplishes
great deal. Somo man Emerson,
wasn't it?-has defined genius as the
infinite capacity for taking pains; aud
it is this infinite capacity that, in the
long run, proves successful.
at is true that there are somo COR
porations that are guilty of ncpotis,n
and favoritism; that promote rather
the sons and tho nephews and the
cousins than the men who have dem.
onstrated their fitness for advance
mont, bat these corporations always
have to pay dearly for 1T. l think
that all business men now recognize
the principle that the most expensive
habit they can acquire is TO disregard
morit."
n buuh NiJs lh us tNIilGI
years, was u newspaper reporter, talked
in a similar strain. "The great mis-
take that young mon make, he said,
sis in keeping too close watch on the
time of day. They begin TO put on
their overcoats ten or fifteen minutes
before the pointer reaches the hour
when they are free to leave the office.
The majority, therefore, never worry
about anything except the particular
W ork they are required to do,
"They pay little attention TO the
men just ahead of them, and make no
attempt to familiarize themselves with
their work. The result is that when
Il vacancy occurs have no ono in my
Office who can fill it. There are many
opportunities for promising young
men during the year, but L usually
have to go outside TO get the proper
persons for them. 1t is not because
the average clerk is not capable. 1t
is because he is lazy. He is fearful
of giving more time to his employer
than the regulations require. Legally
this custom may bo all right; but it is
the most fatal error the young mo
can fall into"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
rhe Mar 10 COD Good 1,nad..

One hears n good deal from time TO
time Of the good roads movement IL
public sentiment behind IL? Do the
farmers of Now York really want first.
class highways, or are they content
with those they now drive on? The
treatment which the hill ponding al
Albany appropriating $1,000, 900 fol
good roads 9ets win throw light on
these questions. 1t ID provided in
this moasure thai the appropriation
shall be spent in accordance with The
provisions OF the law Of 1898. by which
the State pays fifty per cont. OF the
cost of road Improvement, the county
thirty-five per cent, aud the town OF
abutting property owners Immediately
interested tho remaining lSsaen per
cent.
This certainly is fair division, or.
at all events, it is n division which
enables those who desirc good roads
to secure them without placing too
heavy burden upon their shoulders,
The bill is one of tho results of the
good roads convention lately held in
Albany. Ifthe farmers as whole desi,
it's passage aud bessir themselves te
that end they can havc thor way. II
they remain passive the Legislature
will be justified in concluding that the
timo is not ripo for muking so large
an appropriation. New York Mail
and Express.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Tho Doetor's Wife,

The doctors wife has, indeed, muc.
need OF patience. She seos but little
of her husband, and when she does
see him, late at night, early in the
morning, or when they are driving to-
gether TO a dinner party, their chances
OF sustained conversation are but few.
This is why the consultant's wife rare.
ly or never employs her own husband
as afamily doctor, but intrusts tho
care of the family's health to a gen.
eral practitioner. 1t might be weeks
before the great man could find time
to examine Froddy's eyes or see
whether baby was suffering merely
from teething, rash or from measles.
1t il told of a celebrated physician,
not long dead, that having ono day
met in Harley street, not far from his
own door, a nurse aud two children,
with whose charming appearance hs
was much struck, he stopped and
chatted with them. MAY ask whose
children those are?" he said 20 the
nurse on parting. "You' own, sir"
the nurse replied. Temple Bar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

One of the teachers in the Sunday.
school of the First M. Il. Chrr III, Of
Germantown, was ende.voring to in.
still into tho little girls OF her
class recently due apprec alton OF
parental affection. She spope % tho
mothers love for her children aud o.
the respect which the childrs' should
show to the mother. For some reason
she rather omitted to lav as muoh
stress upon the father. Finally one
of the little girls remarked that she
thought children should love their
mother much more thon their fathers.
"Why do you think that?" asked the
teacher. "Oh, well," said tie little
tot. "your fathers are only related to
you by marriage, but vou mothers
are related TO you by bornationg'--
Philadelphis Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
A FORGOTTEN HERO.
Major George Croghap and His Defense
of Fort Stephenson.

I VI NANphtnrOHs
1t is noteworthy that the reputation
| OF our great soldiers was in every case
built up Of long rs we'll rs brilliant
service. In no case has it been the
result OF any single deed, however
heroic. In fact, others have per.
formed single deeds of hcroism sur.
passing in brilliancy, perhaps, any
single deed of any Of these great sol
diers. IN such cases, as n rulc, these
heroes are known only to the reader
of abstruse history. 4 single in
stance will serve TO illustrate
just where the town in Ohio por.
petuating the name of tho first Re.
publican candidate for the Presidency
and tho home of more successful
subsequent candidate for that high
Office, is now situated was.G wretched
stocknde called Fort Stephenson. lite
armament consisted of one gun aud u
garrison OF 100 men, com mandcd by
Major General George Croghan, -
young officer OF twenty-five. Ho was
born not far from Louisville. kv., in
1891, aud came of fighting stock, for
his father had been an officer in the
Continental Army aud his mother was
sister OF George Roger, Clark.
Graduating from William aud Mary
College in 1910, he entered the army,
was in the battle of Tippecauoo in
1871, and year later was made cap
tain in the Seventeenth Infantry.
With this rank he served under Hor'
rison in 1912 aud 1913. and so distin.
guished himself in sortie from Fort
Meigs that he was appointed an aide.
de.camp with the rank of major, and
assigned to the defense of Fort
Stephenson.
Lest Tecumseh aud tho Indians
who were coming across country from
Fort Meigs should make flank attack,
Harrison had authorized Croghau to
burn tho fort aud retreat. This he
did not do. 1--WE are determined to
maintain this place." he said, "and
by heaven we will" Harrison, there.
upon dispatched an officer to relieve
him. But CroRhan went to head
quarters, carried his point, aud when,
on August /, the English commander
summoned him to surrender, sent
back stout defiance. The next day
the bomUardment began, and toward
afternoon an assaultwas ordered. The
English soldiers, in three columns OF
100 men each, were to attack three
sides. Tho Indians were to storm
the fourth; but as they came out OF
the woods into the open u steady and
well. l.drectcd fire from the fort drove
them back. The British troops, thus
left to fight alone. came on bravely to
the very gates, made every possible
effort to get into the fort for two
hours, and then retreated with all OF
the officers and one.ffth of the men
killed, wounded or missing. Tho
wave of enthusiasm which rolled over
the country as the result of this vic
tory equaled anything of the kind
seen in our day; but who to-day
knows anything of the personality OF
Major Croghan?-Frank Leslie's.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
CHINESE SMUGGLING.
'rontreai the Hssdqusr,.rs of Tbs

business In Canada.
Montreal is the headquarters OF
Chinese smuggling from Canada TO the
United States. Tho Canadian Pacific
railway, by means Of its steamers and
its limited transcontinental express.
keeps pouring the Celestials into the
city, and the Chinese companies keep
showing them out across the line at a
good round sum per head, to be paid in
weekly installments when the travellers
have succeeded in establishing them
selves in some United States town. Tho
company patronizes two different
classes of people to carry out their
schemes successfully. The more ad-
vanced patronize the Border Snug
Cling Trust" as ii is known, and
which Ia said to copsist of a number OF
United States border lawyers and Chi
nese interpreters. These people agree
for certain stipulated sum to see all
the Cinnamon which their employers
may send safely to the United States.
with the proviso, however, that they
are TO suffer short time of pre-
liminary imprisonment. The consign-
ors are TO sehd one or more photo
graphs OF the mon shipped and. with
the aid OF these spurious relatives are
faxed up, who at the proper time are
brought forward to swear that the man
who was arrested when he entered the
United States has lived there for years,
and has only been on trip to China.
Their testimony is backed up by the
mans certificate. which, however, Ia
not his, but belonging to man who
actually has gone to China and has
sent back his certificate. The fact that
to the American nearly all Cinnamon
look alike facilitates this fraud. Often
certificates are short and their scarcity
compels even the more advanced rep
resentatives of the Chinese companies
to turn to the men who still carry on
the smuggling business in the old ro>
mantle style. with all the dangers at
tending the work. Men and women are
engaged IN this, and the Cinnamon
are sometimes driven and sometimes
railroaded into this country in dis
guisc. Whole freight cars by some pri-
vate arrangement have at times been
chartered for the purpose of smuggling
In whole crowds of Cinnamon ut the
same time, but driving is considered the
safest way.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
An unappreeIatlve Aud,snss.

The weary man knew but one girl
al the afternoon tea, and they sat on
divan wedged in by the crush for
the better part OF the afternoon.
When he finally escaped man he
knew said; IT see you are on speak
ing terms with Miss Chatterton."
"Not at all; not at all, " said the
weary one. Merely ON listening
terms. New York Commercial Ad-
yestiser.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Tn, ercnt Wal, to II, D.,,rov.1

1t is curious that when China is Just
on the eve of introducing western
methods Of engineering she should
threaten to demolish the greatest en-
gineering work she possesses; that is
to say, the Great WALL erected 200
years B. c., for tho purpose of keeping
back the Tartars. 1t is stated that an
American engineer is en- route to China
in behalf of a Chicago syndicate which
is expected to take share in the con-
tract to be given out by the Chinese
government for the demolition of tho
wall. The Engineer states that one
French, two British, and three Ger.
man firms are also bidding for the
work, payment for which is to be In
the way of rich concessions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
Increase of Population.

Some interesting statistics in regard
to the increase of population have Just
been compiled by Sir Robert Clifton,
distinguished English expert on this
subject. He shows that England now
has possessions On all five continents,
and that quarter of the population
OF the entire earth is subject to her
suZerainty. The extent Of territory
owned by England AMOUNTS to 49,
900, 900 square miles, and on this i'm
mense tract is Il population of 420,-
600, 900. During the last twenty
seven years the English realm has in
creased 1851, 900 square miles, aud
within the same period 125, 900, 900
have been added to the population.
Since 1871 the population of the
United Kingdom-England, Scotland
and Ireland-has increased from 3d.
900, 900 to 10000, 900 At the begin
ming Of this century England, Scot
land and Ireland had population of
IL, 200, 900, and France of 26, 900, 900,
yet to-day the proportion of popula-
ton in both countries is almost alike.
Russia has increased her population
by 60, 900, 900 since 1870, tho result
being that she has now a total popula.
tion of 1870, 900, 900. Germany had a
population of 10000, 900 at the be.
ginning of this century; now she has
between 1000, 900 and 60, 900, 900, of
whom almost quarter is tho result
of tho increase of births over deaths.
Germany, too, is making vast strides
rs a colonial power, and her popula.
tion in those distant possessions al.
ready amounts to con siderable num-
ber.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05

IIY is it that 80
many young men
have difficulty in
getting alon G
these dnys?" is
q question which
has recently been
put to a number
of professional
and business mon
by a New York
Evening Post re-
porter. For the
most part, the
persons talked
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
WHY YOUNG MEN FAIL.
ONE MAIN CAUSE GIVEN BY SUCCESS.
Full NEW WORKERS.

Demand For youths who Display n Ger
tain Chnratteristic-Dinicui OF Find
ing the Right Sort to Fill Places
An Experience In journalism.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-05
coo1D9 9oooOo0OOOO0os
erN-W.;
/ Mystery Yarn.

BOUT two years ago
/ left the service.
/ was tired of it,
and, MS l wanted
some more exciting
c N p 10y m e n t. L
ioined q whaler.
We were unlucky-
somehow L bring
no luck anywhere
and we were nearly
empty.
49, t.z.l,t aflnA
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-10-03
The Strikers Win a Point.
An Advance of 10 Per Cent ;g
Wages is Promised

Philadelphia, Savt 70 An offer
Of an increase Of ~ r-r c.rt. tr
minsrs' wages us~ mad" toltv uy
the PhiIsdelphis "ud Rc.drup rcal
and Iron company, aud rhi- move.
it is SAID, will ba Followed on
Tuesday by similar notices at
every colllery IN the anthracite
region.
The Philadelphia sud Rosdlng
company operates 81 cuilicrics aul
of these q have been shut down
owing to the INSULT lent working
force.
Indications arc that the ~. n
will stand by their nrGauizq,j,n
and stay away from the mine.
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A Chance TO Bay You a Homo

any party or parties desiring
90 purchase any Of the real estate
nj I NJ Fitzpatrick x Bro, in the
4awn or county, can get prices
m& terms by calling on the editor
81 The Ledger. The Messrs
Fitzpatrick have so ne very de-
arable farms and valuable i'm.
oroyed town property and their
ssang on the market give. men of
ssssis ate means . splendid oppor-
u.xAty to urehass a home.
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