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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
CONUNDRUMS.
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Why is widower like a dilapi-
dated house? Because he wants
to be repaired.
Why is a dogs tail like the
heart of a tree? Because it is
farthest from the bark.
A backward spring is produced
by presenting a red hot poker to
a mans nose.
When a man beats his wife,
what medicine does he take? He
takes an elixir land he licks herr.
What is the difference between
an accepted and rejected lover?
The one kisses his missus, and
the other misses his kisses.
A blind man went out to sea,
when there, how did he contrive
to see? He took cup and saucer
(saw, sir).
Why are people who sit on
free seats not likely to derive
much benefit from going to
church? Because they get good
for nothing.
Why must manufacturer of
steel pens be a very immoral
character? He makes his custo-
mers steel (steaD pens, and then
persuades them they do write
(right.)
What is the first thing a person
does on getting into bed? Makes
an impression.
"Why is colt getting broke
like young lady getting marri-
ed?"-"Kase he is going through
a bride ceremony
Why is roguish lawyer like a
man who cannot sleep? He lies
first on one side, then on the 9th
er, and is wide awake the whole
time.
If your uncle's sister is not
your aunt, what relationship does
she bear TO your She is my
mother.
What is it that goes when a
wagon goes, stops when wagon
stops, is of no use to the wagon,
and yet the wagon cannot go with
out IT, The noise OF the wheels,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
I.aidig.

Emma Laidig, of Hustontown,
spent a few weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. e. Lyon.
There was a large attendance
at Children's Day service at Cen
ter on Sunday.
A Sunday school has been or
ganized at Laidig.
S. II. Hockensmith, Supervisor,
had a force of hands at work upon
the township roads the first of
last week.
Porter Ham and wife of Clear
field visited relatives in this town
ship the first of last week.
Lewis Ensley began his term
as mail carrier on the route from
Saluvia to Waterfall on Monday,
j. q. Lamberson and family Of
Hustontown spent Sunday with
\ M. L. Kinks family.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
LAST TRIP.

Mr.. w. G. Mann, who has been
during the past seven years, car
rying the mail between this place
and Saluvia, made the last trip of
his contract last Saturday even
ing. Leaving Saluvia at 40 in
the afternoon, arriving at McCon-
nellsburg at 7.10; leaving McCon-
nellsburg at 7.30, and returning
to Saluvia at 1920 at night-a
drive of 1S miles-might be all
right on a bright moonlight night
when the mercury stood through
the day at 102 in the shade; but
in the winter time facing dark
ness, snow drifts, and billiards.
was no pic mic.
Mr. Mann was most accommo.
dating and his generosity and
faithfulness won him very many
friends. He was immensely pop
ular with our small boys. In the
evening about four dozen of them
might be seen sitting on the fence
along the pike west of town await
ing the arrival Of "Uncle Billy"
as they called him, and when he
made his appearance with his
trusty horse and Dayton wagon
he would allow them, if he did not
have any passengers, to come on
board for a free ride. They climb.
ed on his wagon, in it, under it,
hung to it, clung to it, until it
would have led a stranger to in
quire what kind of an aggregation
was on parade. 1t did the boys
lots of good, Uncle Billy seemed
to enjoy it, and his name will ever
be held in fond remembrance by
the boys who were the recipients
of his kindness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
Presbyterian Reunion.

The annual reunion Of the Pres
byterians of the Cumberland Val
ley, Maryland, West Virginia and
Virginia will be held at Pen Mar
ON Tuesday, July 30, 1901.
Last year the reunion was a
grand success in every particular.
The attendance was large and the
addresses and music were Of a
very high order. The three great
branches of the Presbyterian
church in our country-the Pres
byterian church North, the Pres
byterian church South, and the
United Presbyterian church
have been represented ut these
reunions for several years, and
some of the best ministers and
laymen of these different church
es have made addresses.
1t is the desire to have at least
three addresses this year-one
from a representative of each of
the churches named above. The
Rev. A. M. Fraser, d. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
of Staunton, Va, has already
been secured to represent the
Southern church. He is one of
the ablest men of that church
The committee hopes to secure
the Rev. JOS. II. Smith, ID. D.,
Ii. D., of Baltimore, to represent
the northern branch of the
church. Every one who has heard
him once will want to hear him
again. The Rev. j. K. McClur-
kin, d. d., of Pittsburg, has been
secured to represent the United
Presbyterian church. He is one
of the ablest men Of that church.
The Presbyterian Reunion Cho-
rus, composed of the best singers
of Harrisburg, under the direc-
ton of Prof. e. j. Decevee, will
lead in the music. This will be a
rich treat in itself. The Pen Mar
Orchestra will also give sacred
concert in the forenoon
A new Auditorium is being
built, which will comfortably seat
more than 5000 persons, and this
will greatly add to the pleasure
of seeing and hearing.
Pastors and Sessions and Sab
bath School Superintendents are
earnestly asked to do what they
can to secure large attendance
of the people.
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Teachers Elected.

The Borough school board on
Monday evening reelected their
last years teachers, namely,
primary, Miss Elsie Greathead,
who enters upon her seventh sue
cessive year; intermediate, Emery
Thomas, for the sixth successive
term; grammar, l.. Ii. While, for
the twelfth successive term, and
Ernest Gress for the second in
the high school. The term is
same as last year eight months,
and salaries the same, namely,
S35 a month each for the primary
and intermediate, and $40 each
for the grammar and high school.
The fact that these folks are re-
tanned year after year is the high
est endorsement of their work as
teachers, and the Board is fortu.
nate in having q corps of. instruc-
tors that they can hold so long.
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Neednlore.

Golden grain fields, hot wealth
er, and hard work are first on the
calendar.
MIR. r. G. Dixon of Pittsburg,
arrived in town Saturday even
ing, and will spend some time with
his father-in law, Mr.. A. Runyan.
Miss Ella Mellott who has been
attending business college at Will
mington, Del. returned home last
week.
Mr.. II. p. Garland bought a
tract of land northwest of the
village from Mr.. B. A. Mellott.
Consideration, $3.50 cash.
The Funk Bros. Lumber Co.
moved their mill on Saturday,
having finished the contract here.
Mrs. Thos. r. Palmer contin-
ues quite i'll. She is under the
care of DR.. Sappington at present.
Miss Annie May Everts who
was attending Mr.. Cutchall's
school at Dublin Mills, returned
nome on Saturday. She was ac-
companied by her friend Mr..
Heeter.
Misses Olive and Clyde Hess
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Frank Hess at Dickeys
Mountain.
Mr.. b. N. Palmer was taking
recreation in the harvest field
this week. He looks as if the
climate is tropical, meath his
torn brim's jaunty grace"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
Killed by Lightning.

From Everett Press.
Saturday afternoon in Friends
Cove the lightning instantly kill
ed Clemons f. Beegle, who is a
son of the late John f. Beegle,
who several years ago was found
dead in bed. Clemons Beegle
was employed by Matthew Shaw
on Saturday cutting the rye out
of the wheat. He stuck to his
work until the storm came up
when he started across a clover
field for Mr.. Shaw's. He did not
make his appearance at supper
time and a searching party start
ed out to find him. After a dill
gent search Clay OFT discovered
Clemons lying on his face. Death
must have been instaneous and
fearful. The top of his straw hat
was torn out, his face burned and
discolored and his chest and arms
badly blistered and his shoes torn
into shreds and scattered in ev-
cry direction. In his hand tight
ly clinched was pocket knife
which had not been touched by
the deadly fluid. A Coroner's in
quest was held.
Clemons Beegle was aged 1e
years, 8 months and % days, and
leaves surviving a mother and
three sisters and two brothers.
He was the eldest of the family,
and YVES his mothers main sup
port. He was young man Of ex,
cellent character and a mbel
oftheSt. Marks Lutheran church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04

Six stars of the first magnitude
are above the horizon at 9 o'clock
now. Named in the order of their
brilliancy they are: Arcturus, in
the southwest, well up toward the
zenith; Vege, or Alpha Lyr@, at
the same altitude a little north of
east; Affair, between east and
southeast, at one-third Of the dis
tance from horizon to zenith;
Spica, at the same altitude in the
southwest; Antares, low in the
south, and Regulus, just above
setting between west and south
west.
The brilliant red star seen mid
way between Regulus and Spica
is the planet Mars. Low in the
southeast is the still more brilli.
ant Jupiter, and five degrees
farther east is saturn.
AT the close of the month all OF
these objects will be thirty de-
grees-two hours-further west
at the hour named. Regulus will
then be below the horizon; Mars
will then be too low to be visible
while Jupiter and Saturn will be
nearly south.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
Saluvla.

The anticipated pleasure of Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Austin's S trip to
Needmore last Saturday was in
terfered with by the heavy rain
on that day. They only got as
far as Sipes Mill, where the nu-
merous washouts caused them to
abandon the trip.
Miss Bare, of Fort Littleton,
spent Friday night with the fam
lily of w. G. Mann, while enroute
to Bedford Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Ham who
had been visiting relatives and
friends at this place, returned to
their home in Clear field Friday
morning.
r. r. Ham, the obliging mail
carrier from this place to Water
fall the past four years, complet-
ed his contract Saturday with the
same horse that he began with,
driving it, with the exceptions of
about twenty days, the entire
time, making a total of nearly 30,
900 miles.
Miss Sadie Ham, who had
been visiting her mother, Mrs.
AnnaHann, returned to Chambers
burg Saturday, where she is en-
ployed.
Miss lisa Stevens, who had been
spending the past two years in
Kansas, returned to her home
near Laidig last week. Miss Isa
is one of our most successful
teachers and was engaged in kin
dergarten work in the "Sun
Flower" State.
jacob Strait, of Harrisonville,
has been seriously i'll the past
week.
The residents along the differ
ent mail routes propose taking
advantage of the free mail deliv-
cry and are getting boxes in place.
The new contractors will find
plenty of extra work.
The ice cream social in the
grove at Asbury Saturday night
was fairly well attended by the
young people of this vicinity.
Samuel Newman and niece,
Miss Sadie Stewart, are visiting
friends in Path Valley this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Moore-a daughter.
Mrs. Daniels, widow of the late
Hon. James Daniels, continues
dangerously ILL., Her step son,
William Daniels, was called Fri
day night to summons her ply
sician from McConnellsburg. He
was unable to get message
through on the telephone line,
and was obliged to make the trip
on horseback. He was unfortu-
nate in losing his pocketbook con
tanning a sum of money and valu-
able papers, between his home
and McConnellsburg. Mr.. Dan
iels offers a very liberal reward
for their return. His address is
Saluvia, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
Parsons Favor Shirtwaist.

The pastors of churches at
Omaha, Neb., indorse the mas GU
line shirtwaist as proper garb for
church and a general invitation
has been extended to the shirt
waist man to occupy a pew when
ever he likes. The announcement
was made Sunday morning by
preconcerted arrangement.
Rev. Edward Frederick Trefz,
pastor of Kountz Memorial Lu-
theran Church, said from the pull
pitt Anything that's fit to wear
on the street is good enough to
wear to church. "
Rev. G, l.. Sargent, of st.
Mary's Avenue Congregational
Church, said "Clothes does not
make religion. ! favor comfort
The proposal coming from such
authorities may be said to have
made the shirtwaist an ire
proachable garment in Omaha fol
all occasions. 1t is already worn
extensively,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04

cal, and elementary algebra, nor
shall such certificate be given to
any person who is in the habit of
using, as beverage, any intoxi-
eating drinks, or habitually takes
opium; and all certificates given
to teachers shall set forth the
branches in which those holding
them have been found proficient
and indicate by suitable marks
the degree of that proficiency.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04

Miss Marden Stouteagle went
to Shippensburg Monday TO visit
Miss Lena Dunlap
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04
NUMBER AZ.
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wilson of
Pittsburg are back at the Fulton
House for the summer.
Our friend Charlie Davis of Sa-
luvia, called TO see us a few min
utes while in town Saturday.
Mrs. e. N. Palmer of Everett
is visiting her daughter Mrs.
Geo. G. Shane in Philadelphia.
Prof. and Mrs. O. S. Johnston,
of Pittsburg, Kansas, are sojourn.
ingatpresentat Colorado Springs.
Mr.. A. w. Johnston of Ayr
township is now visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Houston, at Garnet,
Kansas.
Mrs. r. f. Sloan and son Wal
ter Reed who had been spending
ten days at the Pan-American re-
turned home last Thursday
Mr.. Jesse Hixson who has been
spending few days with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hix-
son, of Brush Greek, returned to
Easton last Saturday.
Daniel Gilbert of Chambers
burg spent few days here last
week. We understand he made
Johnny Magsam an offer for his
brick-house property.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Everts,
accompanied by Mrs. Evert's sis
ter, Miss Lizzie Gregory, all of
Thompson township, spent last
Thursday at McConnellsburg.
Mr.. w. Scott Palmer of Ever
EFT, accompanied by his brother,
a. r.. Palmer of Connellsville, have
been rusticating among their
many friends and relatives in this
county.
Mrs. Annie Ham and daugh-
ter, Miss Sadie, were callers at
the News office last Saturday
morning. The latter was on her
way back to Chambersburg after
visit home.
Rev. and Mrs. Drawbaugh, of
Altoona, are recreating among
their former friends in this place.
Mr.. Drawbaugh was pastor of the
Lutheran church here and went
to Altoona about a year ago.
Hon. S. p. Wishart, of Wells
Tannery, Pa, was pleasant bus
mess visitor to town Tuesday.
Mr.. Wishart is enthusiastic over
the building of a new Presbyter-
ian church at the Tannery, which
is well on the way. - Everett
Press.
VIM. B. Karns, of Everett, an
agent for the Frick Manufacture
ing Co., Waynesboro, spent last
Thursday night in this place, on
his return from Waynesboro.
He was accompanied home Fri
day morning by his niece, Miss
Mertie Bender.
Mrs. l.. G. Mann and her sister,
Miss Amanda Longenecker, and
Rev. Richard Hinkle, all of Ever
EFT, left this week on an excursion
to California. They are going to
attend the National Epworth
League Convention which meets
in San Francisco this month.
Mr.. G. ID. Metzler who had been
spending fortnight with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Metz
Ter at Harrisonville, has returned
to Philadelphia, where he has
been in the drug business for
some time. He and his sister
Miss Katherine spent last Thurs
day afternoon with their uncle,
Hon. Peter Morton of this place
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hixson, Of
Brush Greek township, spent
day or two in town last week.
Mr.. HiXson has been made secre-
tary OF the Crystal Springs Camp
meeting Association, instead of
S. p. Lewis, and persons who
may wish to secure tents for the
coming season should apply to
Mr.. Hixson. His postoffice' adj
dress is Crystal Springs.
Minnie and Mertie Smith of
this place, Florence and Jere Gro
mer of Fort Littleton, Philip and
Pearl Sproat of Brush Creek
A
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-04

Miss Margaret Daniels spent
Monday with friends in town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17

The agrarians are greatly d!saT-
pointed with General voa Fodbi-tski.
the new minister Of agriculture owins
20 his speech at the halls agricultural
exposition, in which Re expressed the
conviction that the agrarians should be
able 10 help themselves in most cases
unless in the case Of crop failures etc.
This opinion of General Won Podbielski
clasheti greatly with The former utter
ances on the same subject.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
so SOOTHING.
Its influence Has Been Felt by $
Many MarshaIltown Readers.

It's influence Has Been Felt by So
Many Marshallto vn Readers.
The soothing influence of relief
After suffering from itching piles,
From eczema or any i.chiness of the
Makes one feel grateful to the rem
edy.
Doan's Continent has soothed hun
dreds.
Here's what one Marshalltown citi-
zen says:
Mr.. d. A. Penquite, of 51t South Fifth
street. says: .Doan's Ointment is a
marvel. Two applications of it cured
me of itching hemorrhoides. which. de-
spite the use of innumerable remedies
said to be sure cures for just such con-
ditions, defied all my efforts to get the
result. A relative of mine. we'll nigh
discouraged by repeated failures to get
assistance for hemorrhoids, thoroughly
tested this ointment as we'll as L. His
experience, added to my own, compels
me to say that my appreciation of
Doan's Ointment can far better be un-
derstood by myself than expressed in
ordinary Anglo-Saxon. My advice to
any sufferer from rectal troubles is tc
call at Mcbride & Wills drug store. OBJ
tain Doan's Ointment and results will
follow"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Company, Buf.
falo. N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name. Doan's. anc
take no substitutes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
ONCE THE FARMER IS GAMER,
Prices of Farm implements Have
Stendllv Decreased since SGU.

Prices of Farm implements Have
steadily Decreased Since 1850.
Washington, June l7.-For the first
time in the history of the department
the bureau of statistics in the Depart
ment of agriculture has made a careful
comparative study of the prices paid
during the last forty years for farm
implements The subject Is one that is
of great interest. not only to farmers,
generally. The returns show that if
prices Of grain and stock have "a any
time gone down to What may have
seemed TO be less than living prices at
the same time the farmer has not had
to pay for the implements 80 necessary
in his work the high prices that obtained
before the era Of invention in agfieul-
tural machinery. IL is very clear that in
Lines where the demand has been sener-
lal the cost of implements has gone
down steadily and in most cases has
now reached about half the figures Of
| twenty years ago. When a farmer paid
lin 1860 for a road wagon 1925. he now
gets just as good wagon for $50. A
common walking pillow that twenty
#years ago cost $2O can now De had OF
better make and with harder steel for
So. Probably no single article used by
the farmer has been 50 much improved
| in the last quarter of century as his
plow, and this implement. as made in
this country. is now practically perfect
A good reaper in 1880 generally cost $50
the best now can be had for s65.
In mowers the decline Of cost price ha!
been marked. A good mower in 1861
cost from s120 to $3.50. There isn't a
mower of any make on the market tina
lis priced higher than $45. The irvine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17

The LokaI .Anz9sser pf!nts a sneciaI
dispatch from Japan which says Count
Won Waidersee had a farewell audience
of the japanese emperor yesterday and
received q number Of yataaDle presents.
The Nossisune Zeitung says C0ui.: Won
Walclersse wlll be created prince by
Emperor William after mis- return from
AZ. far
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17

Pacific, the Southern Pacific, and the
Missouri Pacific. and the Goultis, who
are said to be parties to the transac-
ton.
Certain large stockholders of the ST.
sell stock amounting to about S25.O OO,-
900 par value. Peter Geodes is said 10 be
directly concerned in this deal along
with James Henry Smith and William
Rockefeller. all of who are directors
The deal will be financed at the East
ern end by the Nation city Bank of
member of the Hartman syndicate is
president
Usage News: The News has on
deavored to keep calm while the others
have been discussing the political pros
poets for the coming fall. We are of
the opinion that the election of any Of
the various candidates mentioned would
rot seriously imperil the perpetuity of
our institutions. We fail to see how
some of our contemporaries arrive at
the conclusion that Mr. Cummins has
been guilty of crime in standing az a
candidate. Why should 1t be demanded
that MIR. Cummins shall henceforth dc
NY all ambition for public place TO SCI
cure harmony? If those who demand
of Mr.. Cummins self effacement in the
interest of harmony. would show faith
III their remedy by taking some of their
own prescription. we would have more
faith in their sincerity We do not be-
lieve that the welfare of Iowa absolute
IL demands the election of MIR. Cum
Minis, but we do think that Iowa would
he well served by A. r. Cummins a..
governor, and so far we have failed to
see where anyone has superior claims
fer the consideration Of the people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
GREAT BRITAIN.

a rumber q German papers curing
the week animated ina, Germany and
Great Britain being practieAliy power
less for The time used strong pressure
to bring about the Anslo-e;erman Yang
Tse agreement. The Taseblatt SAYS;
The abandonment Of Great Britain ef
her Yang Use sphscee OF interest idea is,
perhaps he most severe blow Great
Britain has sustained since The South
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
one Fnrc Plus So.

There are still some good lands In
northwestern Iowa, southwestern Min
nas9ta and South Dakota. and i. you
are expecting to make change IN le-
cation you should take advantage of
the low excursion rates in effect on
The first and third Tuesday of each
month excursion tickets, bearing TWEEN
tv-one days limit can be purchased to
all points on the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern railway, north Of
and including Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly at one fare plus 81.
Full information relative to these
lands viii be cheerully gwen upon ap-
piication to Messrs Ilten & Brooks. our
Industrial and immigration agents, Ce-
dar Rapids. la.
If you are thinking of making trip
to any point in Alabama. Arkansas.
Arizona, British Columbia. Canadian
Northve est, Colorado, Florida, Georgia.
Idaho. Indian Territory. Iowa, Kansas.
kentucky Louisiana, Manitoba. Min
nesota, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi
Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska, North
Carolira, North Dakota, Oklahoma.
Oregon. South Dakota, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas. Utah. Virginia,
Washington. Wisconsin and northern
Michigan and Wyoming, call on agents
OF the Cedar Rapids Route" for rates
etc, or address John G.. Farmer. A. G.
p. and Il. a., b. c. r. & N. railway. Ce-
dar Rapids, la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
A Terrible Explosion

"Of gasoline stove burned a lady here
frightfully,'' writes n. Il. Palmer, of.
Kirknan, Iowa. The best doctors
couldn't heal the running sore that fol-
lowed, but Bucklen's A.nica salve en-
tirely cured her Infallible for cuts,
corns. cores, boils. bruises. skin dis
eases and piles. Twenty five cents, at
Cienrca p. PoMers.'