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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-06
TON COUNTY NEWS.
s,uy SHE DIDN'T SING.


|..,,.iiiiom kept Her From necom-
FF" ing P.imn Donna.
have come across a great deal Of
,'nnoss of varying degrees and
1 \, IN my life," said the man who
.sos singing, but in all my born
never before met anybody as
|,,sslr feeble minded as young
.n I have been taking an interest
s,nlr She is stenographer by oc-
| 'aon and | happened TO hear her
nopular song one day when l
IN her employers office. OF course
aroduction Of her tones was all
!, int her voice was as soft as
Y, y and big and deep and clear as a
,lrol bell. 1t was a voice such as
..,ber doesn't get a chance to work
/ ,glce in a lifetime.
ront to her and asked her to let
NJ her voice 1t proved to be bet
| @on had hoped. 1t was magnlf-
1, I wanted her to begin studying
.oce She had no money, but /
f,.g want money for bringing out a
IKE that. she hadn't much time
n and she told me she was too
a n sing in the evenings after
4 aoq NIL day. I told her to get up
4 \ and practice an hour or two be-
4 breakfast. | thought she looked
when / told her to do 1t, but she
4, ay she wouldn't.
.Tpeks passed, and her method con
T .d as bad as ever. I couldn't un-
4 ,,ond It, Each lesson found her
4 where the preceding one left her
i sa one day l asked her If she were
4 rouldn't practice before breakfast
,.d and then broke down She
Il she hadn't dared to sing before
4 .Efast because it ls bad luck.
Z sing before you eat, cry before
j. seep,' is the saying, and that idiot
gIrl believed it so implicitly that
wouldn't practice before breakfast
= for the sake of that glorious voice
y arS and as before breakfast was
aly time she had to practice the
i N vas-well, l gave her up. She'll
and die a stenographer when she
bt be prlma donna, and 1t VIII
her precisely right. She has sac.
nj her future to an ldiotlc super
lDa"-Washington Post.
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He Was Admitted

|alalely when red tape comes In
" @lth common sense it is red
'ulcll goes to the wall. A good
'old of Il military official who
[ua system which compelled ev-
VINO went on business to Gen
liuAs to procure a ticket from a
VI the staff, the presentation
~ Ut the door gained his admis-
Ole aay burly colonel came to
VI the private Office at head
ana requested that his name
10 the general.
r. you a ticket" he was asked.
'sy'' At. echoed the colonel, with
NO. Sir, haven't"
can't enter here without one"
reply.
%ll the colonel, when Gen
4 ,.n uls becomes a puppet show,
! ,e 20 cents to spare, I'll buy a
~e MIN, not before" He was
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SHAKESPEAREAN PARTS.
The Melancholy Dane IL the Longest
Of Them All.


OF Them AL.
The longest part in any Shakespeare
an play is Hamlet, who is before the
audience almost constantly Hamlet Is
Il constant tulker, and 1t is surprising
that I'm the circumstances he says so
many wise things. He has to his share
l.jG0 lines Richard III is another long
part, as the character speaks 1,161
lines, and next comes lago, with LII
lines Henry V has 1903 lines.
One would suppose from seeing the
representation or from looking over the
play that OthellO had more lines than
Iago, but Il is not the case, for the val
iant Moor has only SSS lines. Coriola-
nus has SSG, the Duke I'm Measure For
Measure" $50 and Timon SS3. Antony
IN Antony and Cleopatra" does not
seem a very long part Judging by the
appearance Of the prompt book, but In
reality he has $50 lines.
Brutus IN Julius Caesar" has 727,
Falstaf in Henry w 710. Macbeth
appears Il long part judging from how
much he Is on the stage in the repre-
sentation, but In fact he has only 705
lines. Romeo has 61S which is only
few more than the King in Hamlet"
who has SOL. Cassius in Julius CR-
san" although Il first class part, has
but 507 lines.
The female parts in Shakespeare's
plays are not very long. The actress
who plays Portla has $50 lines to
study. Rosallnd has 740. Cleopatra
has $40 ana Juliet 541. Desdemona
has only $50 Beatrice has 300 only
20 Of Shakcspeare's women have more
than 800 lines each and some of the
most famous Of the great bard's femi-
nine creations have comparatively lit
tie to say. Cordelia in King Lear"
has only 1l5 lines, Kate in Tanning Of
the ShreW," although so conspicuous
and yoluble has but 300, while Lady
Macbeth has but 21l.-Baltimore Amer
icau.
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were seven Of the 12," said
@' 1v discharged Jurors in speak
matter next morning, "who
1u' 10 sleep themselves and
IVY The rest Of us sleep. When
Al, ~opped into a doze, they came
/ ~. al shook us till we were wido
'.u oo llad to submit, suppose,
| SO,Sututed the majorityp
|s,Sy We're the rouslng majori-
Ie hollow eyed juror, with
| |l.a.u auempt to be facetious.-Chi-
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Moon views From the Grant Tomb.

Moon Views From the Grant Tomb.
Persons Of romantic temperament
have discovered that the best place in
New York from which to watch the
moon rising In the east is the porch Of
General Grants tomb Standing, as it
does away from all other buildings,
ut the highest part of the Riverside
drive, with the beautiful Hudson river
flowing softly along n hundred feet be
low, the noble edifice in which lies the
hero rs as full of poetlcal charm as the
Alhambra itself. AS the moon rises
one can see the rays touching column
after column Of the mausoleum, throw
ing into deeper shadow the recesses
and giving the whole building an ethe-
real aspect which is strikingly beauti-
ful Young couples who are strolling
along the drive make 1t point to go
up to the tomb to watch the moon rise,
and the Idea is becoming so popular
that the charm Of solitude ut least has
certainly departed York Letter
in Pittsburg Dispatch.
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1t is better to inhabit a modern
cottage, with the improvements
thereof, than to dwell in palace
and die of typhoid fever because
the builders of palaces did not
know there was such a thing as
sanitary science,
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A fool and his money are soon
parted yet there are people who
would gladly be fools for the
sakeof having money to part with.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

President Judge-Hon. S. McC. Swope,
Associate Judges-Lemuel Kirk Peter Nor.
ton.
Prothonotary, sc, Frank p Lynch.
District Attorney George B. Daniels,
Treasurer -Theo Sipes,
Shcrid-Danlel Sheets
Deputy Sherln-James Rumel
Jury Gommiss!oners-David Rotz Samuel II,
Hockensmith,
Apditors-John S, Harris, d, H. Myers. A. J.
John Fisher
Clerk-Hrank Mason
1Coroner--
county SurVeyor-Jonas Lake,
county Observation-Disclosures Chesnut
Attorneys-W. Scott Alexander j. Nelson
Sipes Thomas 4. Sloan, Il. MON, Johnston.
N; K. Shanner, Geo. B. Daniels, John q
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81 Said IN My Haste -'AIl Men
are Liars. -


Psalm ii61l.
Many have read and most have
heard Of that famous book. "In
His Steps, by Rev. Chas. Shell
don, of Topeka, Kan. We were
greatly interested, recently, in
reading one of his later books
"tor Christ and the Church.
especially by it's very striking
prologue. Ii occurred to us
that there are a good many in
Zion" who would be interested
in that prologue and it would be
well to quote it's substance here.
scan it carefully, dear reader,
and see whether it doesn't APP
pear that there are many in
Zion" who ought to be interest
ed in it and find it pointedlv
suggestive for New Years resolu-
tions.
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1T is my aim in life" he said, ito
make men happier"
"Why not womenY she asked.-Chi"
.ego Post
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PROLOGUE.

tions.
PROLOGUE
The minister had just come
home from his prayer meeting
and he was very much discour.
aged. He had gone at once to
his study and was sitting at his
desk, looking hopelessly at his
Sunday morning sermon, which
was half written. 81 can never
finish it, have not the heart
to 60 on with it" said the minis
ter, speaking aloud to himself.
"Of course not" " said voice so
near by that the minister was
startled, No one could ever mis-
take that voice and the minister
knew that it was the DEVILS and
looking up, his heart sank yet
lower, as he noted the triumph
ant sneer on his enemy's face.
"Of course not" the Devil re
peated, especially when you
know that more than half your
entire church membership are
liars.
"What!" cried the minister in
dignantly.
"Your church is full of liars"
said the Devil calmly. "Let us
see. You have a membership of
300"
The Minister-"315."
The Deyil-"315. And 100 of
them are men, 75 of them bus
mess men. All of them, when
they joined the church, solemnly
vowed to support the church
services and to love the church
more than the World. Ism t that
so?"
M.-"It is.
D. "Now, then how many of
these men attend the church
prayer meeting?"
M.-About 12."
D.-"What! Are you sure?"
M. faintly) "Maybe that is a
larger number than usual. "
Dwell, never mind! Call it
l2o of your business men who at
tend the prayer meeting regu-
larly. The rest never come-or,
very seldom, How many of the
women attend""
M.-About 40 or 80.
do or 80 out of POO! Say
a possible 65 attend this meeting
out of a total membership of 315
And yet all Of them vowed sol
emnly to support the church in all
its services. Minister, / said
your church is full of liars. Isn't
it SOP"
M-"Many of the members are
so situated that they can't get
out in the evening""
D,-"Did you ever know any of
them to stay away regularly
from parties or entertainments,
on prayer meeting night?"
The minister was silent.
D.-"Do your business men
stay away from political meetings
and business gatherings and
lodges, etc, because they haven't
time togo?"
Still the minister was silent
pale and sad.
d 81 made a canvas of your
church and | found that more
than half your members spend
an average of two nights week,
all the year round, going to par.
ties, entertainments and other
gatherings, When prayer meet
ing night came, they said they
were too tired to go, or too busy,
or something equally foolish. If
they could go to other places,
don't you think they could go to
prayer meeting, if they wanted
to?"
Still no word from the minis
ter.
D-"Did you ever have half
your church membership, at any
one prayer meetingY"
The minister smiled family,
1t was too absurd an idea to en-
tertain a moment.
D.-"How large is your Endea
vor society,""
M IeA ho11t 100 i'm all SH active
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is far less than mine, | can get
three-fourths of your members
to break their VOWS and neglect
the prayer meeting for business
and pleasure. | can easily per
suade nearly one-half of your En-
deavors to break their pledge.
Don't you think their motto is a
mockery? Don't you think you
had better resign aud let me run
the whole thing, seeing rule so
much of it already"
The minister slid out of his
chair upon his knees. His head
was resting ON his open Bible and
his hands We're clasped in prayer.
The devil grew uneasy and tried
to pull the Bible out from under
his head, the minister grasped it
tightly. The Devil looked around
helplessly and then silently slip
ped away,
The minister remained on his
knees. When the sun rose, he
was still lineeling there, From
Zion Lutheran, Lebanon, Pa
Many persons have had the ex-
perience of Mr.. Peter Sherman
of North Stratford, N. H., who
says, "For years | suffered tor
ture from chronic indigestion,
but Kodol Dyspepsia Cure made
a well man of me-" 1T digests
what you eat and is a certain cure
for dyspepsia and every form of
stomach trouble. 1t gives relief
at once even in the worst cases,
and can't help but do you good.
Trout's Drug Store.
A party Of United States en-
gineers surveying vest Of Gal
weston, Texas, lately found over
one hundred dead bodies in a.
swamp, where they had been de
posted by the storm Of September
Sth.
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additional local trains win leave HARRISBURG
daly, except Sunday for Carlisle and intermedi.
ate stations ~ o. ~ H. m, 200 p. M, b.15 u. m.
o'2o p. m. ana lliO p M, also for Mechanics
z. % %. m, ana 327 d. m.
Nos. I, ana run daily between Harrisburg
ana Hagerstown.
Daily.
: Daily except Sunday
On Sundays win leave Philadelphia at : Sc
D.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between Nep
York ana Knoxville, Tenn, on trains / west
ana 10 east
Through coaches to and from Philadelphia
on trains and east and and o west.
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|,Da' |a'acter of a newspaper
n, EIeu by the character OF
Ire ~ who subscribe and
E'~s A newspaper whose
~. |pU0n list is padded with
|S,'a ana names ofsubscrib(
N r''e not paid a cent for
LI''' lars has very little at
|~N a wide awake adver-
~'nercial Note Paper.
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'',i ''''o1orative Evidence.

'Aumr.l - NFANthNNs
\ Sn, S,u'lt-What n lot Of old CHI
kdea alle , has! And she says it
|hg.ou uoWn in her family.
''ae-Then 1t Is just as l
What is?
|bn n'Sade-That her ancestors
'VrVants.-HarpeTs Bazar.
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SOUTHERN pENNIA r. n TRAINS

Connection for all stations on Cumberland
system.
H. a kIpDLE, J. f. BOYD,
Genl Pass. Agent. Supt
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY
TIME TABLE.-Nov. 26, 1900.
Leave no. emo 4Ino. emo. g no10l

Additional trains viii leave Carlisle for Har-
rlsDurg daily, except Sunday, at $50 a. m. T.Oh
d; M, l2. 40 p. M, $3.50 p m 6.ls p. m, and from
Mechanicsburg at 6,1I n. M, 730 n. m. SIP a.
m. LOO p m, 2.30 D. m and S.b3 p. m, $50 D. M
ana $40 p, m., stopping at Second street
Harrisburg, to let on passengers
Trains No, and 1l0 will run daily and No
thrty minutes late on sundays Both trains
WIN stop at intermediate stations on Sundays
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
ALLIES LOST 400.
Capture of Yang Tsun Made at Some
Cost to FOreigners.

Capture of Yang Tsun Made at Some
Cost to Foreigners.
LONDON, Aug. 10, a. m.-In the cap
ture of Yang Tsun the losses Of the al
lies, according to a dispatch to the Daily
Express from Che Foo dated Aug 3,
purporting to give an account of that en-
gagement, were 200, the majority of these
being killed. ''The allies marched on
Yang Tsun," says this report, cat dawn
Monday. The position held by 1,50O Chi
nese was we'll intrenched to the east of
the river. After four hours heavy fight
ing the Chinese were driven from their
defense works"
Another dispatch to the same paper
dated Tien Tsin. Aug. g. recounts a re-
connossance that morning by the Jap
anese beyond Hsil1i, the result being that
the enemy was developed in strong force
Well fortified at Wei Ho. The Chinese
We're superior in numbers, and, after fac
ing the fire of seven guns, the Japanese
retired on Hsikt with three killed and
twenty-seven wounded, but having cap
tured 200 horses.
With the exception Of these messages,
Gen. Chaffees report Is the only one pub
hshed by the London morning papers tell
ing of the capture of Yang Tsun.
The editorials generally incline to view
the progress towards Pekin as thus far
splendid, but one which cannot be main
tanned at the present rapid rate, as the
concentration Of supplies and the estab-
lishment of bases will cause inevitable
delays.
The commissioner Of customs at Shang-
hal has received a routine message from
Sir Robert Hart, director general of i'm
perial customs, showing that the latter
is still conducting the business Of imperial
customs-a rather curious change Of af-
fairs when taken in conjunction with the
words: Happily still alive" which he
included in the dispatch, which was dated
Pekin, July q.
Commenting upon Washington's latest
communication to the Chinese govern
ment the Daily Chronicle describes 1t as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
CONVENTION Ar WACO.
Texas Democrats Affirm Kansas City
pIatforu- A5ontod

Texas Democrats Affirm Kansas City
PIatfOrm-ResOIutfOn Adopted.
WACO, Tex, Aug. 9.-The Democratic
state convention was called to order this
morning by Temporary Chairman Hicks.
Every delegate was in his seat and the
large auditorium was crowded with
spectators who expected a repition of
yesterdays lively debate over the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil company's charter to do
business in the state of Texas, in which
ex-Gov. Hogg and ex-Attorney General
M. M. Crane on one side denounced the
Issuance of the charter after the courts
had decided that the corporation was
guilty of violating the state antitrust
law, while Joseph w. Bailey and the
present attorney general, Thomas S.
smith, upheld the action Of the state
officials.
The morning session was brief, the
time being taken up with several speech
rs by delegates.
In the afternoon, the committee on ere
dentials presented a majority and minor
Ity report. The majority report was that
proxies would be allowed to vote, the
minority dissenting. The majority re-
port was adopted by vote of 7S5 to ATS.
Robert e. Prince, Of Navarro, was elect
ed permanent chairman, after which the
convention adjourned until evening.
Immediately after the convention met
for the night session, the committee on
platform and resolutions presented its
report, which was adopted. The platform
Rffirms the Kansas City platform in toto,
characterizing it as being wise, patriot
Ic and eXpedient, and as presenting a
righteous solution of the great public
questions; congratulates the party on
the selection of Bryan and Stevenson as
standard bearers; favors the selection Of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people, and favors the construction
and maintenance of the Nicaraguan canal
by the United States government.
The platform, as adopted, 1ndorses the
state administration for the issuance of
q charter to the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany, and is an acknowledged victory for
Joseph w. Bailey and his following.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
REPUBLICANS WORKING HARD.
Hanna and His Associates Planning
the CamDaign.

Hanna and His Associates Planning
the Campaign.
BOSTON, Aug. 9.-Chairman Mark
Hanna and Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss,
of the Republican national committee,
arrived in Boston this morning for the
purpose Of comforting with party lead
ers in this state regarding the conduct
of the approaching presidential camaign.
One Of their earliest visitors was Hon.
George Won L. Meyer, the Massachusetts
member Of the national committee, and
shortly before 1 O'clock the party was
driven from the Touraine to the Ex-
change club, where prominent men in Re-
publican parliamentary circles dined and
discussed matters of deep concern to the
party. Among those in attendance were
Senators Hoar and Lodge.
After the conference, Mr.. Meyer, in
hurried interview; said that the meet
ing had been really for the purpose of
afording Senator Hanna an opportunity
to disucss the conduct of the campaign
with prominent business men of the
party. After the other gentlemen had left
Senator Lodge remained to talk over
the situation with Messrs. Hanna and
Bliss and shortly after o'clock all left
the building Senator Hanna and Mr..
Bliss left by the Fall River boat train
for New York this evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
DEWEY TALKS OF WAR
PHILIPPINE STATUS IMPROVING,
BUT CHINESE QUESTION SERIOUS.


NEW YORK, Aug. "A Washington
dispatch to the Eagle says that Admiral
George Dewey came to town today from
his country home in the suburbs of
Washington:
regard the news from the Philip
p!hes as particularly encouraging" the
aoniral Is quoted as saying to a cores
pondent. "Aguinaldo's Ieutenants are
surrendering one after another. What
ever snow Of resistance to our authority
there Is at present in the Philippines
Will be kept up until after our election in
November. The insurrection is kept alive
py the leaders, who hold out to the SOL
diers the hope Of Bryan's election.
Il regard the situation in China as
exceedingly grave. The difficulties that
our soldiers will have to contend with are
many and various. The conditions that
exist there are very much the same as
those In the Philippine Islands,"
When asked whether IN his opinion,
there was really a condition Of war ex-
listing now between this country and
China, he said:
Il should say most assuredly yes. They
are killing people and our soldiers are
hghtlnS hard for their lives
The navy can be of little service In
this Chinese difficulty. Our warships
can, however, keep things quiet at Hong
kong and Shanghai. Our naval com
manders can do just as 1 did at Manila,
when Aguinaldo said he was going to
take the city. 1 sent him word that If
he did he would not find one brick upon
another, and that / would raze the city
to the ground. This 1 certainly should
have done, If he had persisted in his pur-
pose. The warships Of the allies ought
to be able to keep things straight iE
those cities within the reach of their
guns on the coast
"It is very significant, the sending for
Ii Hung Chang by the dowagcr empress.
In this day of dire distress it is not sur
prising that such government as there Is
at Pekin should turn to the only great
man in the country I think that the
Chang where he is. 1t is better for our
people to have him under tAeir eyes than
at Pekin."
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Bryan, Stevenson Jones and Hearst Issue an
Important Address at Chicago
Yesterday
They Favor the Formation of Clubs Every
where in the United States Where
None Now Exists.

CHICAGO, Aug e.-W. ]. Bryan, his
wife and son. the Stevenson party, Gov.
and Mrs. Thomas, of Colorado. and Col
john I. MARTA, sergeans-at-arms Of ma
donal convention, arrived over tie Big
-Four, in this city at $50 D. m. today Mr..
Bryan and party were driven to the Audi
%oridm. where Mr.. Bryan will remain for
several Gays for the purpose Of consulta-
tion with Chairman Jones ana I mpers
Of the national committee regarding the
conduct OF the campaign. When Mr.
Bryan leaves here he will go TO his home
In Lincoln. where he will remain during
the balance of the month.
Tomorrow Mr.. Stevenson will proceed
TO Lake Minnetonka with his family,
where he will remain for some weeks.
The following address was issued to-
night:
ITO the Democrats of the United States.
The Democratic party and Its friends
must meet the forces of corruption and
intimidation in politics this year by
thorough organization.
"a Democratic club or society should
be organized in every city, town, village
and precinct in the United States. Demo-
Gratis and all who are In sympathy with
the principles set forth in the Kansas
lily platform are earnestly urged TO join
Democratic clubs, or when none exists to
assist in organizing them. This work of
uniting the forces of law liberty into one
great sYstematiZed civic army should be
carried on simultaneously in every part
of the country and without delay. The
friends Of government, according to the
hitherto unchallenged American theory Of
political equality everywhere under our
flag cannot afford to be less jealous or
less active than the advocates of an
American colonial empire supported by
rifles. No patriotic citizen can ignore
the attacks which are being made upon
the very foundations of our present ir-
reproachable form of government. This
year every citizen should be a politician.
Clubs and societies should at once COM
municate with the secretary of the Ma
uonal Association of Democratic Clubs
1870 Broadway, New York city, so that
the united membership may work sys-
tematically in defense of the republic as
the fathers made. All Democratic COM
mittees, state and local are required to
aid the National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs in this work.
Nv. ]. Bryan,
-"Adlai E. Stevenson,
james K. Jones'
chairman National Democratic Conn
mittee.
-'William r. Hearst,
a-"President of the National Association
Of Democratic Clubs"