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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Real Estate.
On Saturday, May 5, 1900.

by virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
OF Fulton county, Pa, the undersigned hdnlih-
strator of the estate of jacob Il. Siarlnhu, lute M
of Belfast township deceased, will sell on the
premises one mile southwest OF Needmore
VALUABLE FARM,
consisting of 176 acres on which there is erect
ed n two-story double
DWELLING HOUSE,
near which is never failing spring of excel
lent water
FRAME AND LOG BARN
and other outbuldings. OF the farm there Is
about 100 acres cleared. of which go acres Is
bottom land and 40 acres upland and the Dai-
ance is covered with CHOICE WHITE PINE
OAK and CHESTNUT TIMBER. There are
, LIMESTONE QUARRIES,
easy to get at, and a good young orchard oi
choice fruit in fine bearing condition.
TEIMS;--1O per cent. on day of SAFE; one
third Including the 10 per cent, on coniirlnu-
tion of sale. and the balance in two equal an
uual payments, with Interest from confirmation
OF sale Sale begins at o'clock p m
JOB L. GARLAND,
Administrator
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
A Horrible Outbreak.

''Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into case of
scald head" writes: c.. d. Isbill of
Morganton, Tenn, but Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve completely cured her. It's
a guaranteed cure for Eczema, letter,
Salt Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers
and Piles. Only 25c at w. S. Dick
sons.
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SELECT NORMAL.

will open a Normal School in the
p. o, S. A. hall at Needmore, April
Both at 1.30 p m. More advantages
will be offered the student than at any
previous term. An experienced and
successful assistant has been secured,
Students wishing to specialize in AL
zebra, Latin, Geometry, &c, can Sc
cure a course covering the same that
they could obtain in a State Normal,
and at much less cost. Board at
reasonable rates. For further informa-
tion, address
b. N. PALMER,
Needmore, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
That Throbbing Headache
b. N. PALMER,
Needmore, Pa.

Would quickly leave you, if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make pure
blood and build up your health. Only
25 cents. Money back If not cured.
Sold by w. s. Dickson, Druggist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
Sale Register,

Saturday, Mayo, 1900, The Jacob
f. Garland farm one mile southwest
of Needmore will be sold by the Ad
ministrator, job l.. Garland. See ad-
vertisement in another column of this
paper.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
Railroad Meetings.

The citizens and Taxpayers of Ayr
township are requested to meet at the
school house at Webster Mills on
Saturday next, the 2Sth instant, at
O'Clock p. m, to consider matters in
connection with the proposed railroad
from Cherry Run to McConnellsburg,
Let there be full meeting, so that we
may be able to make favorable re-
port.
j. +. JOHNSTON,
GEO. w. SKINNER,
ID. H. PATTERSON,
Members Executive Committee from
Ayr township.
The citizens and Taxpayers of
Thompson township are requested to
meet at the Board Yard school house
on Tuesday next, May 1st, at 2 O'Clock
p. m, to consider matters in connec-
tion with the proposed Railroad from
Cherry Run to McConnellsburg. Let
there be a full meeting, so that we
may be able to make a favorable re-
port.
j. Il. johns STON,
NJ. r.. SHAFFNER,
GEO. w. SKINNER,
ID. II. PATTERSON,
w. S. ALEXANDER,
Executive Committee.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

that his commissaries are rascals, but
no thought of censure ever crosses his
mind against the czar He believes the
car to be his best friend, who would
correct all these evils If he only knew
them. But, alas! he reasons, the car
cannot know everything, and so there
is no help, and he goes on doing his
duty faithfully, hoping that some day
things will So better.
While the regimental and company
officers possess many Of the solid, stub
born qualities CT the soldiers, yet in the
majority of instances they are deficient
in the higher attainments necessary to
direct these qualities in such way as
to derive the full benefit of them. Tha
lack of initiative, which forms no great
demerit among soldiers If their officers
are equal to every emergency, is a ter
rible defect among the officers them
selves. The ready grasp Of a new prob,
lem. the energy and enterprise, SO
common in America. find no counter
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

witted volunteers, have their good side.
The Russian soldiers patience is
boundless; his endurance, his good hui
NOR under hardship. his capacity for
fighting on an empty stomach and I'M
der difficulties, are beyond all praise,
and will enable general who appre-
ciates these qualities to work wonders
with them; ara he is probably the
steadiest Of all soldiers under defeat
and adversely. Deprived of their Of
icers, a body of Russian soldiers may
degenerate into helpless, inert mass,
and be slaughtered by means of their
very cohesiveness, but they will never
take panic; their history affords none
of those examples in which mass OF
crazy fugitives fly from a danger con-
jured up by their imaginations.
In the one phrase of God and the
CAR is summed up nearly all of, the
Russian soldiers religion and his phi
losophy of life. God will take care of
him hereafter, and the car so long as
he lives. When his battles result in
defeat, when his biscuits are full of
maggots. when his clothing is made
of shoddy, he may suspect that his gen
erals are fools, and he may be sure
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
A Klngly Nose.


Upon the recent death of the Prince
de Joinville much was written con-
corning the Bourbon nose," a large
and prominent feature which the
French Claimants have retained
while they have lost empire and re-
spect. Now. the nose of the dead
prince was no larger or more "Bour-
bon" than that of his sister, the Prin-
cess Clementine, the mother of Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria Prince Ferdi-
nand has inherited this facial charac-
teristic, and is apparently rather SEN
sitive on the subject. A Bulgarian
journalist wrote for his paper, in the
course of last week. an article which
treated of noses in general and long
noses in particular. These last, he
said, were infallibly indicative of all
that is mentally and morally base,
whereupon the possesor Of the longest
nose in Bulgaria-longest alike in lin
cage and anatomy-Prince Ferdinand
to wit, had him up for lese majestic,
with the result that he has been jailed
for many days to come. Evidently
the latter-day Bourbons have inherited
other unpleasant traits of their ances-
try besides long noses. A prosecution
for lese majesty isn't as prompt as a
lettre de cachet, but it gets there all
the same.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
OUT OF FAD STAGE.
Bicycle Now Used More for Bushes,
Ends and Less for Plea.ure.

Bicycle Now Used More for Business
Ends and Less for Pleasure.
ut is wrong to say that the popular
ity of the bicycle is on the wane," re-
marked the man who makes his liv-
ing repairing and dickering in the ma
chimes. "This year the trade is heav-
Ter than ever before. l will admit
though, that wheels are used less for
pleasure rides than formerly, and that
while the Sunday crowds Of riders are
thick enough on the boulevards and
in the parks, they are not so great as
they used to be couple of years ago.
The fact is, the bicycle is getting to
be more and more a business PROPOSE
ton. Men and women who have wheels
ride them to and from work as rule
and do not take as many rides o9
evenings for diversion as they once
did. The wheel is an actual vehicle
of business as adopted for telegraph
messenger boys, special delivery letter
carriers and the like. AS an outcome
of this the average speed of Chicago
wheelmen and wheelwomen has in
creased. Nine out of ten persons you
see on bicycle are riding in a hurry
That is because they are going to set
destinations and nearly always have
limited their time for getting there.
The life of a wheel is longer, too, for
the same cause, but the very fact that
we get more work to do this year than
ever proves that persons owning BIZ
cycles are more numerous now than
ever before"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
AT THE GUILLOI,INE.
FAMOUS FRENCH INSTRUMENT
OF DEATH.
Many Are Called to Suffer the Extreme
T. Penalty but Few Escape-An Instance
Are Never informed of Their Fato--
Notes of sante Prison.
(Paris Letter.)

paris Lottery
nave just seen man escape the
guillotine. 1t was ten minutes after
the news came to him that the death
penalty has been committed to trans
portation; and the ineffable joy. peace
ana satisfaction yelling up from this
CRIMINALS black heart to transfgure
his ugly countenance into something
almost beautiful left no doubt in our
minds as to the superior terrors of cap
ltal punishment. This French murder
er was simply delighted to go to the
penal settlement Of Cayenne for life.
lie knew hard work and brutal treat
ment waited for him there. Still ne
was joyful. He had escaped the guillo-
tine.
1t was by accident that we saw him
at the moment when the prison barber
was clipping his hair and mustache in
to conformity with the regulation
baroness Of the other prisoners. We
were being shown through the Sante
prison and had come to the hospital
like section Of 1.-THE old men," where
SAAS NA''SApAAAS ID 1AOI otIlsI I1OdTy Olu
villains there pass uneventful days en-
Gagged in swapping tales of fraud, tnlev.
cry and violence. AS we stood there a
new man was brought ina young
man, attended by two guards, who paid
singular attention to him. Then there
fastened in the prison governor, at
tended by the barber, and Immediately
the whisper went around that this was
Sale, the notorious assassin in whose
favor President Loubet had exercised
his clemency. The barber started TO
work expeditiously. We sent up our
request to the governor for permission
to stay moment longer. Sale, bur-
ly, good-natured, slouchy looking as
Gassin, seemed unable to get over the
excitement of his reprieve He talked
necessarily, in a half-whisper, boast
ing of his plans for new life in a new
land.
when Monsieur lie Directeur entered
mis- cell this morning." one of the
guards whispered to us, "Salle was
playing cards with us, nervous, petu-
liant, without interest. When he saw
the Directeur he rose, tottering. Sale
said the latter, your sentence is COM
muted.' At these words the prisoner
Seemed to be taken ill. His face be-
came congested with blood and his
words choked in his throat. He broke
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
TIE SOLDIERS or TIE CAP

The most ancient and most populous
Iof nations has made war against the
greatest military power OF modern
times.
! Although much has been said con-
corning the Chinese soldiery little is
known concerning the manner Of men
who animate the great Russian mil
ttary machine. In attempting a de-
scription Of the characteristics OF the
Russian army one naturally begins
with the czaF, who Is at once the head
and object Of the whole organization.
It Is in Russia alone, OF all civilized
countries, that at this day we find the
Idea Of personal allegiance existing in
its primitive purity, undisturbed by the
tendencies Of modern representative
government. This personal allegiance
is the cornerstone Of the whole fabric
Of society in Russia, and 1t has been
strengthened rather than weakened by
the changes which have taken place in
the development Of the country since
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

viyaciously; there is more Of a grim So
lemnity in his manner as he marches
forward singing Justify the national
hymn and thoughtless Of his fate. He
is at first dull and slow in initiative
and self-reliance; and 1t is only after
he has passed through several battles
that he learns the knack OF looking out
for himself-of taking advantage of ev-
cry shelter, OF quickly protecting him
self by intrenching, and all the other
little tricks Of war, which may save
mans life without impairing his eff
f1ciency or detracting from his courage.
He instinctively looks for orders, and
obeys them with blind instinct with
out stopping to question their merit;
left to his own resources he Is almost
helpless and will often get killed from
sheer stupidity in standing still and
waiting for an order when every one is
dead who has a right to give one. But
these same qualities, which are SO diff
ferent from those of our own quick
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
AURORA AUsTRALIS.
Identification of Auroral Phenomezs o
she Two Hemispheres.


Henrya Arctowski, writing of the
aurora auatralis, as seen from the Bel
Sica, states that during the time the
ship was frozen in, March Z, 1898. to
March IA, 1899, the period when tho
aurora could be seen was from March
IL to September 10. During this period
the ship drifted with the ice from So
degrees So minutes south latitude and
81 degrees and IS minutes west longi-
tude to II degrees SO minutes south
latitude and 80 degrees 81 minutes
west longitude, scattering the observ-
and two and one-half of latitude. The
aurora was seen 81 times during the
winter of 1898 and on March 10. 1899,
two days before escaping from the ice,
1t appeared again, making the total OBJ
servations 81. The diurnal period was
from p. m. to 2 a. m. In March and
the beginning of April there were fine
displays of variable aspect. In July
they took the form merely of lumin-
Gus glow. In Septem Der they became
once more active and comparatively
bright A homogeneous arc which re-
NAMED visible for many hours without
change in always the same quarter of
the heavens was remarkable circum-
stance connected with these displays.
The arc reached to eight or twelve de-
grees above the horizon, and it's ex-
tremities were nearly As degrees dis
| tant from the bearing of the culnlinat-
| ing point, which was always south
southwest. AT the winter solstice the
arc did not attain so great an altitude
as at the eQuinoxes. 1t thus appeared
that during the polar night the auroral
phenomena withdrew to region near
er the magnetic pole. There is a re-
markable analogy between the aurora
board the Vega when she was impris-
oned in the ice during the winter OF
1889 in 67 degrees and minutes
north latitude and 1856 degrees and 81
minutes east longitude, approximately
| the same distance from the north mag
netic pole that the Belgica was from
the south. The homogeneous arc with
its dark segment is Characteristic OF
both and in both cases it remained I'M
| changed for hours. 1t is therefore be-
| lieved that the results obtained by Nor
denskiold and those obtained on the
Belgica will furnish the first elements
Of Identification of the auroral phe-
nomena of the two hemispheres and
that the theoretical considerations ar
rived at by Nordenskiold for the Arctic
regions will be found to apply to the
! Antarctic also.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Records OF Ancient Rome.

4 Sig. Constantine Macs, the Italian
archeologist, has submitted to his gov
eminent memorial in which he af-
firms that 5000 bronze tablets. consti-
tuting the records of ancient Rome
from its foundation to the time Of ves-
pasian, are buried in the marsh at Os-
tia, near Rome. He says that the tab
lets were carried to Ostia after having
been rescued from the fire which de-
stroyed the capital in the year 50 A. d.
Sig. Macs wants the Italian government
to drain the marsh in order to recover
these invaluable records, and COM
mission will be appointed to investi-
gate the matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

the Gays OF Peter the Great. In other
nations the soldier fights for his coun-
try. for the idea that is so clearly crys-
tallized in the German motto, Eur
Cot und Vaterland;" bat the Russian
soldier fights for God and the car. To
his mind the car is especially appoint
ed by God as the viceroy to govern that
large portion Of the earth called Rus
STA, and devotion to the car includes
all that we understand in the word pa
triotism.
The peasant class-or moozhiks-
which supplies the great body OF Rus
sian soldiers, leads a hard life. In an
atmosphere of ignorance and supersti-
ton, amid dull, somber surroundings, a
cheerless climate and monotonous viii
lage life, their characters, dispositions
and habits are determined. In appear
ance'the Russian soldier is usually sal
low-complexioned, lank in figure, with
straight yellow hair and heavy ex-
preston of face His disposition is
gentle and good-natured, even his
brawls being of the maudlin and fool
ish rather than fighting kind. Since
hisssurroundings from earliest child
hood tend only to destroy his indiyid-
uality, he Is incapable Of acting for
himself and utterly dependent upon his
officers, for whom, naturally enough, he
has great respect. He never meets or
addresses an officer without standing at
attention. with his hand at his cap
through the whole conversation. and
until the officer has passed. He does
not even answer a question with di-
rect Eyes, sir.'' or mo, SIR but with
quite so,' or mot exactly SOL He
always addresses an officer by his
title, Your excellency' for generals,
Your illustriousness'' for princes and
counts, "Your high nobility for field
officers, and Your nobility for com
pany officers Gall officers OF the Rus
sian army belong ex-oficio to the nobil-
ity.) Yet despite this humility in out
ward forms, 1t cannot be said that the
I soldier degenerates into being servile.
Side by side with the unbending dis
cipline there exists feeling Of good
fellowship between officers and men.
The men are jovial and good-natured
among themselves, and have their own
glee songs and dances. to which the Of
ficers are daily spectators. The Off
csrs, when In good humor, are always
offering some banter or Jest, and re-
ceiving in return quite as good as they
give the answer never being disre-
spectful but often, framed with great
wit and cleyerness, and 80 aptly point
ed as to bring down shouts OF laughter
at the officers expense
In battle the Russian soldier is
strongest in all the staying qualities
and weakest In all the vivacious ones.
He goes In enthusiastically and with
lively energy, 1t may be, but not quite
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
THE GUILLOTINE.

INTO sobs. Then he tainted! He is
laxative enough now, but you ought
to have seen him at the first moment.
He must have been terribly afraid OF
the big knife!"
The prison guardian, recently trans
ferred from the Grande Roquette, had
been on the death watch of many a
condemned criminal. 'They are all
alike" he told us afterward. 1.-The
moment they enter the condemned cell
after sentence they are prey to a pro-
found prostration which lasts several
lays, sometimes week. Little by lit.
he. however, their energy wakens, and
The hope Of commutation-which we
try to raise in their breasts begins to
FULL the effects of the death sentence -
It seems that it is particularly the
duty of the priest to jolly the unfor-
unate. How does he persuade them
they are going to be reprieved?" we
tsked.
"Oh, he talks about the possibility
Of the sentence being quashed by the
Court of Cessation" was the answer,
leases of the same kind he has known
where the culprit gets off on techni-
cality. Then he goes on to the Sec
ond chance of presidential clemency.
the great proportion OF pardons OF late
years, and the well-known humanity
of M. Loubet. But chiefly he takes it
Tor granted that the worst to be ex-
pected is transportation for life, and
paints glowing picture of new ca
reer In Cayenne, where one may be-
come an Independent farmer in time
with good behavior. The miserable
fellows are only too willing to believe
him. They hold on to life like drown
ing man to a hencoop."
Their days often pass agreeably
enough while waiting for the commu-
tation, continued the prison guardian.
because they have wine, tobacco, play
Ing cards and two of us constantly with
them to amuse them. but their nights
are wretched. When sleep comes at
last it Is agitated and feyerish, Some
times they stay up late in order to
wake up late'fn the morning. It is i'm
possible. They always wake, with a
frightened shock. about daylight, at
the hour they imagine the execution
ought to take place."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Thing. to Discover.

Things to Discover.
Faces of pansies, sweet and rare;
Cheeks of apples rosy:
Eyes of potatoes, lying there
In Mother Earths bed cozy.
Ears OF the corn-clan. listening
To the gossip of the breeze;
Say, little men and women,
Have you ever thought Of these?
Heads a-plenty in cabbage tribe,
Curly heads and red heads, too;
Necks among the summer squashes,
A bit crooked. it is true.
Hands where timid grape vines clam
her,
Clinging to the old stone wall;
Say, my little men and women,
Have you thought about them all?
Temper among the pepper people,
Tears when onion folks are near;
Dainty bonnets on the strawberries,
Skin upon the russell pear.
Now then, little men and women,
See what else you can discover;
Put your glasses on and find them
Wonders ell the wide world over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

part in Russia, and hence, their Off
GERS, when placed in novel situation,
letting things take their course, re-
CARELESS of consequences, until at last
experience teaches them how to deal
with it.
Any large army must always repre-
sent with considerable fidelity the ma
ton from which it is drawn, and Rus
sia's geographical position, backward
ness in mechanical invention, and the
dense ignorance which pervades the
peasant class, constitute difficulties in
her way as military nation, which it
is impossible to overcome by any
amount Of numbers. mutual organiza-
ton or bravery. Its only remedy lies
in time and the advance Of civilization.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Saw An Tho Wor,a

Alexander weeping because the world
vas SO small has a counterpart in an
old inhabitant OF Luss. pretty little
village on Loeb Lomond side. Scot
land. who at last has been persuaded
to climb the mountain which has filed
SO large part of his life. In Luss
he has lived, as his fathers lived be-
fore him. and from Luss he has never
had the ambition to journey, even as
far as Glasgow. But someone got him
10 the top Of Ben Lomond the other
day. "Eh. mon!" said he. with great
self-congratulation. "but the worlds
ia big place when ye, come to view the
whole Of it,"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
MISSISSlPPl'S NEW CAPITOL.

Z ! 4 J. y q i
The new capitol which the state Of
Mississippi is about to erect on the site
Of the old penitentiary. as can be seen
by the perspective, will be handsome
building. twill surpass In beauty, IL
not in size, all the capitol buildings Of
the southern states, and will cost 81, =
100000. The site is commanding, being
on an eminence overlooking the town
and country for "a considerable dis
lance, and is in full view of the trains
on the Illinois Central and the Queen
and Crescent. The grounds are $50
feet each way and the main entrance
will be to the south.
It is planned with due regard to cli-
matte conditions, every part of it being
well lighted and aired from the ex-