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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Long Lightning Conductor

Bavaria boasts that it has the longest
lightning conductor In the world. 1t
rises some yards above the top of the
meteorological station on the zus-
Spite, the highest point in the German
empire, and runs down the side Of
the mountain to the bottom Of the IIol-
lenthal, where there is running water
all the year round. The length OF the
rod is five and half kilometers, nearly
three miles and half.
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Pm sorry, said Meandering
Mike, but l can't take that job
you offer me in the factory.
Why not?
Whenever / get a cold I'm
slightly deaf. ] mightn't hear
the whistles blow at quitting
time.
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A philosopher says that every failure
is step toward success. This ex-
plains why some men become richer
every time they fail.-Chlcago News.
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1t is unfortunate that every ones
memory is best in retaining things It
would be more genteel to forget et-Atch-
ison Globe.
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Justice when occasion requires. The
developments of the Havana postal
scandal not long ago revealed to some
who had known him this other phase
of the man. When the full story Of
the scandal first became known in
Washington, there was n gathering In
the cabinet room at the White House
which will not soon be forgotten by
those .Tesent. The look on the presi-
dents set face and the short, sharp
sentences which came from his lips
will live in memory. Before the tenn
per Of that council all questions of rel
ative responsibility, all inclination to
express incredulity. all feeling of per-
sonal friendship for the suspected, any
thing which might tend to minimize
the Importance of the discovery was
dissipated. The heads of departments
went out from that conference with
the knowledge that the full power OF
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business and official life. They work
together. On a railroad train you will
find conductor and an engineer. In
court you will find a judge and a
prosecuting attorney. In an ocean
steamer you will find a captain and an
engineer.
None Of these SMILES fits the case
exactly, but they must serve. Fortu-
nately for the people who cannot have
personal knowledge Of him, Mr..
Roosevelt has written his own descrip-
ton. II believe in the strenuous life,"
he has said. You have but to reflect
on his record to believe that he has told
the whole story.
Before he hit on this apt term Mr..
Roosevelt used to say, "Work for all;
that is my doctrine" He has not only
preached It, but he has conscientiously
lived up to it. AS lawyer, legislator,
reformer, hunter, author, soldier and
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COQ PERSONAL SIDE.
OF THE
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES
BY G S9
CYRUS 90
SYVFST.
ERE

In the White House for a few moments
with her. He has been known to do
this dozen times in day.
For Mrs. McKinley's sake White
House etiquette has been radically
altered. In other administrations it
has been customary for the president
to sit at one end of the table at state
dinners and the lady Of the executive
mansion at the other. But Mrs. Nc
Kinley has always been given the seat
Of honor at the right Of her husband,
where he could hear her slightest wish.
When great affairs Of the nation were
at stake, he has always given her the
most cheerful and optimistic view pos
sible. When they travel together, she
Is shielded in many ways by his con-
stant care.
This gentleness Is even extended to
others. There are many who can testi-
fy to 1t. His custom Of giving flowers
to casual callers is an instance of this
The pink carnation Is President Nc
Kinley's favorite flower. He is seldom
seen without one In his buttonhole, and
when he Is in the White House there Is
always big bunch Of them put in a
vase on his desk. Sometimes the vase
Is replenished several times during the
day. He gives them away, not reck
lessly, but with discretion. He seems
to know just where they will be appre-
ciated.
A case in point is an incident which
occurred early In his administration
when representatives Of several labor
organizations called upon him to ask
favor. The request was one which he
could not grant, but after he had ex-
pressed his regret he took the carna-
ton from his buttonhole and pinned 1t
upon the lapel of one Of the leaders.
Then he distributed the contents Of the
vase among the rest with the remark:
"Please give these to your wives or
sweethearts, with my compliments"
Many a disappointed office seeker
has gone away from the White House
with a carnation In his buttonhole,
which he priced almost as much as he
would have valued the appointment he
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messed during the last years of her life,
was no less tender
An instance of this is the fact thai
every - hours during those closing
years the president son communicated
IN some way with his mother. While
he lived in Canton his daily call on hel
was "A part of the routine of his life
After he became president he did moi
allow the days to become so crowded
with affairs that there was no time
left for his "meSsage to mother" So
every day there was sent to the dCal
old lady in Canton a White House on
velopc containing some word from
"My William at Washington" as she
always spoke of him.
He is, too. as good n husband as hC
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which we usually credit men with hav-
ing attained both discretion and the
wisdom Of experience.
There is no such thing rs separating
Theodore Roosevelts private life from
his public career. Almost from the
or less in the public eye. He began by
getting elected to the New York state
legislature. In his first term he was so
active that he attracted the attention
of the party leaders. He was put on
the civil service commission, where
other men had found obscurity, and
he made a mighty stir, getting himself
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sitlon. Her tastes are thoroughly do
nestle. Her maiden name was Edith
Kermit CarOw. She is sweet, moth
erly looking young matron, with light
hair blue eyes and fair complexion.
She is of medium height and of rather
slight figure. She is primarily home
maker. Her tastes are simple, and she
Is much ayerse to extravaganza and
display. She believes that her mission
In life is to make home cheerful
place for her husband and to keep her
six children healthy in body Gad mind.
1t Is IN old fashioned ideal. this. but
one which still has many supporters.
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governor he has been forever doing the
things which seemed right to him, and
doing them with all his might
Energy, fearlessness and honesty are
his chief characteristics. He is super
lative in all. His energy is Of the
steam engine variety. His fearless
ness Is the kind of stuff that led men
to martyrdom in other ages. His hon
esty is such that even his most bitter
political enemies have never doubted
Il, a tribute none too common.
1t is n significant fact that Mr.
Roosevelt is still listed by the popular
mind among the very young men. Yet
he will be ~ next October, an age at
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boyhood on, have been subject 10
haustivc publicity. We know WI
md where thoy were born, what w
the coal ,.oJe surrounding them
youth aud g.. y step Of their progr
mn the ladlyl f national fame.
Hu we u:"y know all this and
no ,inacuuaiat. i with the real men
hind the names. Character is abstr
You cannot define it by dates ana
ords. We have words to describe
l,ent features Of it, but at the
they picture only vague generaU
Ii Is only the great masters Oh ne
who are able to make us know
we have never seen and VINO prot
never existed. There is still anG
manner of getting acquainted
mon with whom we have not TIP
portunity Of intimacy. This Is u
ference. It is an Indirect mode, as
accuracy depends upon our own )
ment.
The traits of character whice
most apparent in William McfV'
the Republican standard Dearp. -.
manliness. dignity and gentlenespa
will admit that they are good Is
They command your respect. buec
traits by no means make up triii
of his character. They are sim he
ones which are most prominent'ey
ore the ones which show on tui-
face. For the rest you must S''n
deeper than the limits or mere Fi'
ink will allow.
The candidate for re-electior'ne
highest Office In the gift of th'pie
Is today man who might wei an
en- as a typical American. He nel
stout. but none too much SO hi'
height and age. His is not OH
manding figure Of Lincoln's' II
lacking in inches. as was Grarheh
who knew Stephen y. Dou say
that Mr.. Mckinley resembles'el9
much.
Mr.. Mckinley looks pract 10
older now than he did whe was
nominated for the first tiif our our
years of presidential resP,hty
NAV have thinned somewha nuii ..,
on his forehead and toucht WIN
wb,,o on the temples. but iiheS
about the mouth and eyesh no
deeper. In spite of an evenlulii
istrotion it is probable tha gam
NJ self confidence and mentFe mas
more than made up for th'Ih Vi
hard work and the anXiet!i' IA
ternal things. .e.,,
Men who finally reach fessiu "
sIowly. It appears TO be tly WIN
Mr.. Mckinley. Some OF il''''''
oven insist that he has GrCu.,Stl .,,.
during his four years III " ,l,. NV
House. At any rate he o'' '''N
all Of his 81 years. unos,
Yet the Mckinley VINO Plvs. I
dent and presidential car Is Ds W
no means the same My VIZ
made the campaign in mo nun
cav occupy for four years''io.n, "a a.
the head Of a great natioout oe
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widely disliked for doing the work he
was set 10 do.
1t was the same story when he was
made n police commissioner in New
York. He found there a police force
which neglected its duty, not as an
occasional lapse, but as Il steady thing
The laws against immortality and the
excise law were not enforced at all
Policemen spent the night in barrooms
or slept in Railways Crime was com
mon.
Roosevelt held the singular idea that
the duty of patrolmen was to patrol
Single handed and unsupported by his
colleagues, he assumed the task of
making them do it, On his little Mis-
souri ranch when cowboy did not
brand to suit him he showed him how
he wanted IL done In New York he
began patrolling on his own account.
Dressed plainly, sometimes with sim
gle companion and sometimes alone, he
walked the streets at all hours Of the
night. When he could not find q
patrolman upon a certain beat, the fell
lows official head fell into the basket
with plunk.
A spirit of unrest pervaded the New
York police force. The officers COM
planned. Their friends, the reporters,
wrote protests for them. The commits
sioner was numerically caricatured.
But he kept at his work. At last the
policemen decided to do their duty.
New Workers finally conceded that the
man they had been so busily ridiculing
had done them a most valuable serv.
ice.
He took his habits of work into the
navy department before the outbreak
Of hostilities with Spain. He was at
his desk promptly at o'clock in the
morning, and he left 1t at in the aft
ernoon. In the hours between he dis
patched an enormous amount of busi-
ness His clerks liked him, but he
made them work He asked no one to
do any more than he did himself, but
he insisted that all should do their
best. His courage, his aggressiveness,
his honesty, his energy, his executive
ability, worked wonders in the depart
ment, and the results were seen later
| Wnen the test came.
His wonderful popularity with the
rough riders was sincere surprise to
his eastern acQuaintances. But they
had not seen the side Of the man which
had been shown to the cowboys Of the
Bad Lands. The latter had recognized
in him the kind of a man they liked,
and they went to Cuba with him
whooping with delight.
In the same manner that he rushed
up San Juan hill he Jumped into the
campaign in New York when he was
nominated for governor. In two weeks
he was whirled through 40 counties,
made 1873 speeches and travelled over
1890 miles.
To tell the story Of Theodore Roose-
velt's origin would take too long. Per-
haps 1t is enough to say that in 100,
two centuries ago, there was an Alder
man Nicholas Roosevelt in New Am
sterdam. He was Theodore Roosevelt's
great great atgreat-great-grand
OF his home life Mr.. Roosevelt is
jealous. He dislikes very much to see
1t exploited in print. He has become,
however, n national character, and this
reticence he must eventually modify
to some extent He has a delightful
home near Oyster Bay, on Long Island.
There he lives, when possible, with his
wife and six children.
Mrs. Roosevelt is of retiring dispo-
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the government would be involved to
the complete exposure Of the crimes
and the merciless punishment of all di-
rectly or indirectly concerned.
This firmnCss is one Of his dormant
traits. It's presence is frequently un-
suspected until it comes to the surface.
Much has been said and written Of
the president as an orator. He is sure
ly notable in this regard. His short
speeches are models of rhetoric and de
liVCrCd i'm u pleasing style. but his tai
entS aS an auditor are equally remark
able. and. surrounded by his cabinet,
he is frequently called upon to show
them. When he listens TO a speech, he
sits TRANQUILITY in the large chair gen
orally placed for his convenience. gaZ-
ing intcntly Mt the speaker and usually
holding his silk hat in his hand. No
nervousness marks his manner. except
now and then he will tap quietly upon
the arm of his chair with his glOvcd
hand or close and unclose it. He does
not miss a single point the speaker
makes. looks grave or smiles, as the
case may be, and often, as though car
ried away by the enthusiasm of the
moment, leads the applause. He Is
truly n sympathetic listener and, as
one Of the younger orators put it, ian
inspiration to the speaker"
While Mr.. Mckinley is no such max
er of epgrams as Tom Reed his wit is
by no means sluggish. His impromptu
remarks are often humorous enough to
do credit to Chaunccy Depew, but he
joke. Occasionally, however. he turns
off what story teller would call IA
good thing" Here is one of them:
On the occasion Of the presidents
trip to Alabama Governor johnson, in
the course of public address, said,
"The south has no apologies to make
anu nothing TO take back"
The president was amply equal to
the OCCASION. He replied: I'VE had
something to take back-we {, * you
back We were glad to take y. back,
and you were glad to have Ills take you
back"
In his private life Mr.. Mckinley
pluCllCcS tDt NlIlue VI utIUOCTdllc Sill
plicity. He likes to live comfortably,
but his ideas of comfort are on line
with those of the ordinary well to do
citizen, His home In Canton is an ex-
ample Of this. 1t is a modest dwelling
which does not even suggest a man
sion. Although 1t was the house in
which the president and Mrs. McI[in-
ley first began housekeeping. Mr.. Nc
Kinlcy did not become the owner of it
until about a year ago, when he pur-
chased it for SlI.JOO 1t is the same
one occupied by him during the cam
paign Of 1896.
Mr.. Mckinley has led such a busy
life that ne has mover had time to ac-
quirc taste for any but simple recrea-
tons. His fondncsS for driving a good
horse is perhaps the only prcdilcction
Of this sort worthy of note. During
the early part of his administration he
was occasionally seen on horseback
about Washington, but for the last two
years he contentcd himself with driv-
Ing.
If William Mckinley stands for
well recognized and highly respected
type of American. Theodore Roosevelt
Is living example Of another Amcri-
can type OF which the nation Is justly
proud. You will find these two types
of Americans In every department OF
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ing in some way affected by it. Mr.,
Mckinley seems to have gained dig
nifty of carriage, mental polse and gen
tleness Of manner. All three he had
In some degree before. but now, as has
been said, they are distinctive traits.
They always bespeak the ripened char
acteL
Pe'haps his gcntlencss is due to his
kindly domestic relations. AS is well
known, he has for many years been the
devced and tenderly solicitous hus-
banc Of partially invalided wife. His
devcion to his aged mother, as wit
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For the next few months the names
yf two men will be often coupled In
enthusiastic phrases by Republicans
all over the country. They will wave
pn banners. They will be spoken by
political orators before audiences
which will take this as cue for let
ting loose the rapid fire batteries OF
applause.
These names are Mckinley and
Roosevelt Both pames were familial
10 the people before the Republican ma
donal convention. The public acts and
the careers of both men. from their
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was a son. Busy as he is he seem.
never to forget the sweet faced wifi,
who suffers much, yet hides it tail Wit.
q never failing chcerfulncss. II is II .t
unusual for hin 10 interrunt the most
important conferences to run up stairs
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tain, 81 wish to thank you for this
honor"
mot at all, captain" replied Mr.. Nc
Kinley. ut Is an honor to be here"
But with all his gentlcness Mr.. Nc
Kinley knows how to deal out stern
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failed to get This may be only tact or
1t may be genuine kindliness of heart.
Tact he certainly has. No better ex-
ample could be found than his reply to
Captain Sigsbee when the president at
tended a reception given in honor Of
the hero of the Maine.
'Mr. President" said the gallant cap
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miles north of Vancouver island in British
Columbia waters. The ledge has been
traced for a distance Of eight miles directly
across the island II outcrops at tide
water on both sides. Ii Is a true fissure
vein, and where ii does not show outcrop
ping OF copper has the iron Gaping which
denotes permanency. The vein averages
twelve and half feet in width, and sam
pies from 1t shown here are rich in pea
cock copper The assays run from SIG to
$50 per ton in copper; While both ends
OF the ledge are on tide water, the center
Is not over 5000 feet from tide water.
This remarkable ledge was discovered by
Jchn Graham, Of Fairhnven. last Septem-
Der Mr.. Graham had no money with
which to develop the ledge but took sam
pies of the ore and succeeded in interest
ing l. n. Maxwell and NJ. NJ. Conner, OF
this city, in the proposition. They, in turn,
have interested local men and Wisconsin
copper operators in the ledge. Mr.. Morse
was sent to Grbhle island TO examine the
ledge. and his reports confirm all OF Mr..
Grahams glittering tales. Under the Brit
ish Columbia mining laws one man can
take up only one claim on a ledge. so
enough men were interested TO stake out
the whole eight miles. In all twenty-five
claims have been staked out. The locators
expect to form a corporation. and will at
once contribute the amount required for
one years assessment work on each claim.
This. under provision of the law. VIII be
applied as development work at three
places on the ledge, under the direction OF
Mr.. Morse. The entire amount. which is
about $1,000. Mr.. Morse says, VIII put the
property In "A eelf-sustaining position. II
this proves true the corporation viii place
no stock on the market.
The men who are interested in the prop
erty are Sam r. Hughes, of Salem, Or;
J. II. Jenkins. president OF the First Ma
tional bank of Oshkosh, Wis: c. 4. Con-
nelly and c. NJ Connolly. of the Connolly
Lumber Company. Oshkosh: A. III. Weeks,
Oshkosh Joseph II. Parker. Of Skagit coun-
ty; w. II. Morse. of California. l. y. Max
well. NJ. NJ Conner. NJ. ]. Conner Horace
Johnson, w J. Tarte. j. H. Dowd. J. a.
Mitchell, II. r. Leverdge, r. Bury. y. Q.
Huhgey, John Graham, r. A. Benson. ii. s.
Byther. A. Anderson and w. II. Brown. Of
Whatcom. The company will meet next
Thursday to organize. Its headquarters will
be in this city.
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The mild and immediate effect OF Dr.
kilmers Swamp-Root, the great kidney
remedy, Is soon realized. Ii stands the
highest for it@ wonderful cures or the most
distressing cases. Swamp-Root viii set
your whole system right and the best
proof of this IL trial
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are respon-
sible for more sickness and suffering than
any other disease, ana II permitted O cnn-
tinue fatal results are sure to follow, KID
ney trouble irritatcs the nerves, makes YOU
dizzy, restless sespless and irritable,
Makes you pass water often duriag the
day. and obl!ges Won 10 gee up many times
during the night Causes pnfy or dark
circles under the eyes, rhenma t.sn, gravel,
catarrh Of the bladder pain or dun ache
in the back. joints and muscles. makes your
head ache and back ache. causes indiyca-
tion. stomach and liver trouble. yoa get a
allow. yellow complexion; makes you feel
as though you had heart trouble, you may
have plenty OF ambition, but no strength;
get weak and waste away
II your water. when allowed 20 remain
undisturbed In glass or bottle for twenty
four hours. forms sediment or settling or
has a cloudy appearance, or II small par
ticies noat about In II. II IL evidence that
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DELAGOA Ray AWARD.
Full Report Reaches Washington,
Will Probably He Accented

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE fun re-
port OF the arbttrators In the Delagoa Bay
railroad case has been received at the state
department by mail from Berne. IL is
found to have been substantially covered
by the cable report forwarded by the Unit
ed States minister at Berne after the
award was announced. The award Ia un-
der consideration, and white the first inn
pulse was TO reject 1t as totally inadequate
and unjust. IL now seems probable that II
must be accepted as final.
1t Is doubted whether. even IL the Unit
ed States government was disposed to re-
pudiate the arbitrat ton, the British gov
eminent could be Induced to do likewise.
for, notwithstanding the predominance of
British interests In this particular case,
there are other considerations which might
make II better for England to make q
sacrifice In order to remain on good terms
with Portugal, against which country the
reputation would react.
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FOUR CONVENTIONS TO MEET.
All Parties in Oregon VIII Nominate
Tickets the same Day.

PORTLAND, or, April 11.--Four state
conyentions--the Republican, Democratic
Populst and Silver Republican-wil meet
in this city at the same hour tomorrow
The officers TO be nominated are one JUS
tice OF the supreme court. food and dairy
commissioner and four presidential cleo
tors Each of the state conventions will
also elect four delegates to the national
conventions.
A movement is on foot tonight among
the Republicans TO make an expression on
the Puerto Rican tariff bill. but the con-
sensus of opinion among the delegates IS
that any resolutions on tho subject will
be laid on the table.
The gold standard and President Nc
Kinleys administration will be indorsed
A majority of the Democrats and Popu-
lists are I'm favor of fusion, and unless
the programme is changed before tomor-
row a union OF these forces will undouht-
edy be effected. though not without caus-
ing split In the PopuIst ranks. num-
Der of Populist delegates have openly as
serted today that II fusion Is carried they
will bolt and place a middle-of-t he-road
ticket In the field.