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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
But when the old chap found the
pipe wouldn't draw he didn't give
ii up. No; he went

and tried blowing the other
way, and little Deutscher got the
beneft--also the ashes and the to-
bacco dust.
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SOUTHERN PENN'A II. R. TRAINS.

Connection for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad
system
ii. A. RIDDLE, ]. II. BOYD,
Genl l'ass. Agent. Supt.
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zone IS Qusck to
: Suspect WAere
: One Has SM0erea
: Harm Bef0re."

Perhaps there are some busi-
ness men in this town who have
. tried advertising and found the
. results unsatisfactory.
. If so. something was the
. trouble. Contracting for space
. in a newspaper is not enough.
When secured the space must
. be used to advantage. A con-
. vincing story should be told.
! A Plant will not grow unless it
. is tended, An impression can
not be made upon the purchas-
ing public except by careful,
persistent work.
. Many merchants err grievously in be-
! heving that time spent upon their ads
. is time wasted No time can be made
|. more profitable.
. We believe the advertising
! columns of this paper can be
|. used profitably by any one who
/ seeks to reach the buyers of
!. this community We will gladly
!. aid any one who desires to try
/ it or who is trying it and is not
|. satisfied.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Carpets
and
MattingS.

Carpets from 25c up, Mattings
from 12c up, Floor Oil Cloth from
24c up, Table Oil Cloth 12c yard,
Linoleum from Z to Sc.
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Dry Goods.

Come to see our new line of Dry
Goods that only arrived this week
the latest styles, the most beauti.
full designs. Don't forget to ex.
anime our Shirt Waists, Skirts
and Wrappers.
The buyer did not forget
Trunks, Valises, Club Bags, Dress
Cases and Umbrellas in his last
weeks purchase.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13

Little Deutscher Didn't Laugh at the
Finish.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Shoes.

g" S4.00 Patent Leather dongola
shoe at S2.75.
4" $500 Patent Leather vici kid,
guaranteed not to split, at
1915.
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Cotton used to be king in Tex
as, but oil is now receiving the
enthusiastic allegianceof theLone
Star State.
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Observation-Disclosures.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
Trnst Profits md The Tarir.

1t Is said that the net earnings of the
Steel Trust for the month Of October
will approximate twelve million dollars,
and that for the year beginning with
this month the profits will be not less
than one hundred and fifty millions.
These figures are almost appalling
Wringing out the water that was put
into the stock at the time the trust wa 5
formed, and calling the capital eight
hundred millions, we have here a profit
of nearly nineteen per cent. Even this
conveys a false idea of the real situa-
ton The original capitalization of the
component corporations itself repre-
sents a vast amount of water-how
much no one can say, but We know
that there is a great deal of it. To as
sumo that those who organized the va
rious companies actually invested five
hundred million dollars is to go much
further than the facts will warrant
But if we call the investment five hun
dred millions, profit Of one hundred
and fifty millions would be thirty per
cent The profits would cover the en-
tire investment in three years and four
months.
Nor need we stop here. The most inn
portant single concern entering into
this combination is the Carnegie COM
pany. Mr.. Carnegie received hundreds
Of millions for his interest 1t is a mat
ter of common knowledge that about
thirty years ago this gentleman en-
gagged in the iron and steel business
with almost nothing in the way of cap
itaL Whatever he now has represents
clear profit. The same is true with
most OF the other magnates. In fact.
none of them began with large capital.
The properties controlled by the trust
were nearly all built up by a reinvest-
ment OF profits. There is nothing
wrong in this. per Sc. Profits are be-
ing reinvested everywhere, and proper
ly 20. The matter is mentioned for the
purpose of showing the rank injustice
of the commercial policy under which
the trust is doing its business. Be
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
THE PRICE OF NAILS CUT.
Independent Firms Go Below the
Steel Trust Figures.

SHARON, Pa. Oct 17.-Independent
manufacturers of wire nails have started
cutting prices in order to keep their mills
in operation, and this week are asking 5
cents a keg below the prices of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire Conn any. the nail de-
partment of the United States Steel Cor
poratiOa- No cutting of prices of barb,
painted, galvanized. or annealed wire has
yet become known, as the demand is
heavy, but lower prices are expected to
come in few weeks.
In the case of wire nails, the season Of
activity has been passed. Little build
ing is done in winter months Last win
ter prices were maintained as the ca
pacity of the concerns outside of the com
hine was small factor. but with the
entrance into the field of the Sharon
Steel Company, Sharon. Pa: Union Steel
Company. Donora. Pa; Hartman Manu-
featuring Company, New Castle, Pa. and
the Canton Nail Company Canton. Ohio.
and a number of small concerns, com
pleted this summer, the conditions are
changed.
The American Steel and Wire Company
is selling wire nails to jobbers at 81 20
per keg in carload lots. while the indie
pendents are in most cases quoting 50 l5
which price, in some cases. is being
shaved much more on large contracts
The Sharon Steel Company is making
5000 kegs Of nails daily, has con-
tracts booked to keep the plant running
for months. and has not yet announced a
cut No price-cuttiug is occurring in any
of the iron and steel trades.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
NILES CHANGED VIEWS.
Said to Endorse the Abolition of the
Army Cnnteen.

Lieutenant General Miles, who was for
many years an advocate OF the army can
teen, is said to have been convinced OF
the sssseas;.. of abolishiuE il. This is stated
to be result of observing the effects of
Its absence since the radical legislation
on the subject, which was enacted by the
last Congress. 1t is expected that Gener-
al Miles will include in his forthcoming
annual report to the Secretary OF War
strong endorsement OF the abolition
Of the canteen
Preciseiy on what grounds he bases his
new attitude toward the canteer cannot
be learned until the report is made pub
Iic' but the fact ;hat Lieutenant General
Miles has determined to take stand
against the canteen viii arouse consid-
cradle interest in the question among
army officers
The canteen question In the army Is
ilkeIy to be revived as a result of reports
received at the War Department of a CON
ilictinS nature In regard 10 the effect upon
the army Of abOiiShing the canteen There
nave been number Of reports made on
this subject. many OF them tending to
snow that the perez ntage Of drunkenness
mas increased, and that there is more
immortality among the men now than
tnere was during the days Of the canteen
these reports. General
Miles is of the opinion that the abolish
Ihent or the canteen has been of benefit
to the military service
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
PERSONAL.

James J. Beldcn, ex-Rcpresentative in
Congress and owner Of the Manhattan
Hotel in New York, has given his resi-
dence in Syracuse, valued at $4,000. to the
First Presbyterian Church Of that place.
| The site viii be occupied by a new church
TO cost S2JO.0JO.
Frederick D. Kilburn, New York State
Superintendent Of Banks. has refused the
presidency of the Seventh National Bank
Of New York City.
Lloyd GHscom, the newly appointed
American Minister to Persia who was
formerly Charge d d'Affaircs at CONSTANT
nOple, has gone to London, where he will
be married. Afterward he will proceed
with his wife 10 his new post at Teheran.
The University Of Pennsylvania has ac-
cepted the invitation to be represented at
the Yale bi-centennial and will send the
following delegates to New Haven tomor-
row morning. Provost G. G. Harrison.
Dean Lewis Prof. G w. Pepper Prof
w l. Tison Prof. w. A. Lamberton.
and DR.. II. a. Hilprecht.
Ex-Go ternor Jones, of Alabama, whom
President Roosevelt has just appointed to
a Federal judgeship. carried. when not
twenty-one years old, one of the flags of
truce at AppomattoX.
DR.. Charles w. Pollock, Mayor pro tenn.
of Charleston, s. c., was invited to adj
dress the National Association Of Funeral
Directors there last week and staggered
the assembled undertalSers by aaking an
earnest and eloquent appeal for crema-
tion. He denounced the practice of en-
balming bodies as "A violation of natural
law and held that bodies should be AL
lowed to decay. His hearers Were nat
urally indignant, but allowed DR.. Polloclt's
ADDRESS TO go on the minutes.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
ACTION TAKEN ON DIVORCE.
recommendations by the National
CONGREGATIONAL Council.

PORTLAND, Me, Oct 1.-THE Congre-
gationai National Councils triennial con-
ference ended tonight The question Of
the propriety Of officiating at marriages
of persons who have been divorced,
topic which in the forenoo- gave
promise of bringing about a lively discuss
sion, was disposed of this afternoon in
the adoption, without debate. of resolu-
tions submitted by the special committee
to which the matter had been referred
The resolutions were as follows:
we view with serious misgivlngs the
advancing increase in divorces and the
consequent deplorable results in domestic
and social life
We regard the purity and unity of the
family as the cornerstone of Christian
homes and Christian civilization.
I'VE do not question the propriety OF
solemnizing the marriage of a person who
has been shown to be innocent in divorce
proceedings, but we urge upon the minis
ters the duty of Withholding sanction
from those for whom divorce has been
secured on other than Scriptural grounds.
I'VE ask that the provision al committee
be requested to secure a place upon the
programme of the next trienniaI session
of the council for paper giving care
full review of the matter, together with
of remedy"
Something of a stir was created over
the introduction of temperance resolu-
tOn, that had not been submitted 10 the
regular committee. The person who in
troduced the resolution was Dean NJ
Camp. of Vermont. His resolution was
objected TO by some, because it e<dorsed
the work of the Anti-SalOon Leagu> and
contained no reference to other temper
ance bodies. An attempt by the Rev Dr.
Plumb. of Roxbury. Mass. to insert an
endorsement of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. was opposed by the
Rev. DIR. ]. NJ. Sturtevant of Chicago
who said such action AIS unnecessary.
as everyone knows that the aims and the
work or that body are heartily approved
by nsregationalists all over the world
The Rev. DIR. Noble, of Chicago. ex-
pressed the hope that here in the home
of the father of prohibition no word
of approval of any legitimate line OF tenn
perance work would be deemed out of
place. The resolution was finally adopted
as originally offered.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18

hind impossible tariff barriers the
different concerns made their little be
ginnings, growing bigger and bigger,
partly by investing profits and partly by
watering stocks. until at last is formed
the most gigantic trust the world
ever saw. The trust at once waters the
stock three hundred millions more, and
upon this inflated valuation it is real
izing profit Of fifteen per cent at a
time when vast sums of m jney can be
borrowed at five at four, md even at
three per cent or less. The conclusion
is unavoidable that the profits are ex-
cessive, which is only another way Of
saying that the people are being
charged too much for the trust prod
ucts. This is shown both by tie per
centage of net earnings and by the
admitted fact that the export prices
are about twenty-five per cent lower
than those charged in the home mar
lsaf
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
MARQUIS ITO IN NEW YORK.
rhe Japanese Statesman to Attend
the Yale Bicentenniai.

NEW YORK. Oct. IT.-Marq lis Ito, the
japanese statesman, arrived in New York
today from Buffalo, where he has been
spending several days 1T the Exposition.
Marquis Ito is accompanied by his secre-
tary, 4 physician. and several body Sc rv-
ants lie was visited very soon after his
arrival by Minister Takahira. who came
from Washington to meet him
Marquis Ito is in this country ostensibly
for his health, though there are intima-
ions In some Of the newspapers of Japan
that he Is avoiding the political situation
there. He is travelling as prisate citizen
and keeping away from everything in the
nature Of official receptions. He viii gn
10 New Haven next week to witness the
bicentennial celebration there. a number
Of young men from Japan nave graduated
from Yale, and the marquis is much in
terestcd In seeing what sort of a place
it is
On returning from New Haven he will
go to Washington. and will probably call
upon the President unoficialIy. He will
sail for Europe on his way back to Japan
about November l. Marquis Ito expressed
himself to the friends who called upon
him today as having been greatly bcne-
fted by his trip. 1t has also given him
an opportunity for direct study of the
American people. A great deal has gone
on in the world since he was here three
years ago, and he desired to keep thor
oughly in touch with the progress of coun-
tries other than his own.
He said that he left Japan on the ad
vice of physicians. So far the journey
seems to have amply rewarded the mar
quis. He is now apparently In almost Wig
orous health and may soon be able to re-
turn to Japan ready to resume his long
held leadership. He is. and has been for
years. first among the Alikado's subjects
in the EmDeror's regard and confidence.
He has received from the Emperor tokens
of trust greater than those shown to any
other man, and he has been the leader to
whom the people Of Japan have instinc-
lively turned for guidance.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
tr.rttou tn'cmo-,
The American NaNy.

President Roosevelt need not do BIT
that he will have enthusiastic ua-i nj
support in proceeding to any 1ea=ille
length in helping to provide the U-ited
States with splendid and powerful
navy. The American people have had
an object lesson teaching the usefulness
and need of naval power, in the mag
nifcent victories of Admiral Dewey at
Manila and Admiral Schley at Santiago.
The people VIII sanction any expenii-
ture that may be necessary to place
this Republic in an invulnerable posi-
tion on the seas.
In other times it has been thought
that if we could squeeze out the money
to give us naval rank with Spain, Italy
or Austria, we ought TO be satisfied.
That day is past. Our present stand
ing and world interests, and the protec-
tion of our coast line, soon to be ex-
tended by the construction Of the Mica
ragua Canal, demand that the navy Of
the United States shall be as great. as
efficient. and as thoroughly supplied
with the most improved armament,
equipment, and facilities as any other
navy on earth. In other words, it will
no longer do for US to trail after Eng
land, France. and Germany; We must
steam up to the front, and match the
foremost other nation ship for ship,
gun for gun, and man for man.
No thoughtful and patriotic American
will be inclined to shy at the cost. A
nation which does not hesitate to pay
out a hundred and forty million dollars
annually for the pension account of
war which ended thirty-six years ago
need not balk at even as great a yearly
expenditure for a national arm of de-
fence which, if strong enough, will pre-
vent foreign wars for all time
1t happens, fortunately, that Presi
dent Roosevelt was once Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy He knows the SER
vice and its needs. He is, moreover. an
expansive American-jrst the man to
lead the country in this matter, and his
leadership will be unopposed by the
people. Perhaps he is justified in going
slow at first, but were he to recommend
a much greater increase in the navy
than Secretary Long proposes in his an
nual report, he would find his course
endorsed in every part of the Union. He
knows, and all the wise men of the ma
ton know, that it would be impossible
for US TO move too fast, within our ul-
innate ability, in securing a navy as
strong as that of Great Britain is now,
or will be at any time in the future.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
PULLMAN DIRECTORS MEET.
Affairs of the Company Presented Mt
the Yearly Session.

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-THE directors and
stockholders of the Pullman Palace Car
Company met in annual session here to-
| day. Earnings of the company for the
year ending July 81, 1901. were equal to
11.S7 per. cent ON the capital stock of $74.-
| O00,Go The gross revenue was SlI,996, ISL,
against $15,O22, ,S5S in the preceding year.
The increase of $2, ,973. .923 was equal TO 1871
per cent
The company acquired on December 81,
1899. all the business of the Wagner Pal
ace Car Company. Last years business,
therefore, compares with twelve months
of operation, including the Wagner com
pany, as against only seven months for
the fiscal year ended July 81, 1850. 1t is
| impossible, therefore, to make an abso-
lutte comparison which shall indicate ex-
actly the increase in gross earnings. But
some comparisons may be made. For in
stance, in the fiscal year ended July 81,
1900, the cost of operation was 4O.6 per
cent of gross receipts. For the year end
ed July 81. 1901, the cost of operation was
IL per cent of the gross receipts In the
meantime however, the gross revenue
had increased 1871 per cent. Ii appears,
therefore, that while the gross business
increased 19.1 per cent the cost of opera
ton increased less than one-half of l per
cent.
rIOIn lHe operating STANDPOINT the man
agement was very successful. The net
surplus for the year was 81, SGT, ,33j. against
a net surplus for the preceding year of
81 ,lO5,l55 The surplus account increased,
therefore, $50 per cent.
Frank .. Lowden was elected a member
of the board of directors to succeed the
late John w. Doane.
There was declared, previous to the
meeting. the usual quarterly dividend of
- per share from net earnings, payable
November Is, to stockholders of record
at close of business November l. Trans
fer books close November 1 and reopen
November I6 1901
The Washington times., 1901-10-18

Is the man who plunges into natural
philosophy and evolves a certain doc
trine greater than one whose genius
has developed vast industry? such
questions can hardly be answered, be-
cause in each case a different order oi
intellect is displayed, and things which
are altogether unlike cannot be com
pared. But it can be affirmed that the
mere form Of government adds nothing
to the profundity of mems intellect
We must consider the relative merits
of republics and empires upon very
different basis from that furnished by
the statements made by this Harvard
professor.
Admitting that no form of govern
ment is perfect. it may fairly be said
that no weI-established Republic has
ever vet been converted into an EN-
pire by the free choice Of its people,
while lovers of liberty everywhere are
sighing for republican government
The advantages to the human race Of
having somebody rule them by right
of birth are yet to be shown, and while
the imperial government Of Germany
may be a good one in many respects,
it must be remembered that in all
monarchies the born rulers have yield
ed up portions of their despotic powers
only under extreme pressure, and the
excellence of any such Governments
now existing depends entirely upon the
extent to which they have been forced
to recognize power in the people. In
other words, the nearer they get to the
republican idea the better Govern
ments they become.
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
Republics and Empires.

Every now and then some writer rises
10 assert with a voice of assumed au-
thority that republican form of gov
ernment is no better than a monarchi-
cal one, which assertion he generally
essays to prove by pointing out every
defect in American conditions and
everything that il good in some mon
archy.
One of the latest of these is Prof.
Hugo MunsterbeTg. of Harvard, who,
in an article published in the "Interna-
uonal Monthly" makes some compari-
sons between Germany and the United
States, which do not show very en-
thusiastic appreciation of American in
stitutions. Among other things this
gentleman, who, from his name. we
take to be of German extraction, if not
OF German birth, declares that we have
more illiterates than Germany has;
that there are greater extremes of pow
erty and wealth; that our progress has
been no greater; that We owe our arts
and inventions 20 the science of such
nations as Germany; that we are shall
low. commercial in our instincts, and
produce no great men. All of these
things might be true, and still prove
nothing against republican form Of
government or in favor of an Empire
To make the statement of real value to
that end it would have to be shown
that in some way our form of govern
ment is responsible for our alleged
shortcomings, and that the assumed
superiority of German conditions is ow-
ing TO the fact that the country is
blessed with an Emperor. This the
professor fails TO do. In fact, the most
of his statements are unfair. and some
of them are open to serious question as
TO their correctness.
Where do we find the bulk of the il
Hterates? Among the negroes of the
South and the immigrants from
abroad 1t may be doubted whether
there are greater extremes of poverty
and wealth here than in Germany; but
IL it is true ii is because the labor
market has been OYercrowded while
opportunities have existed for the
amassing of some colossal fortunes
Germany has no immigration to speak
Of. and merely has to provide for her
own native poor. 1t certainly is not
true that, in a material sense, Ger
many's progress has been as great as
that OF the United States The fact is
that starting from almost nothing
century and a quarter ago, the Ameri-
can Republic is now by far the richest
Of nations, its wealth being fully double
that Of the German Empire This may
not be owing to cur republican form of
government, but it can hardly be taken
as proving anything in favor Of the i'm
perial form.
II may be admitted that we have had
the benefit of the researches of Ger
man scientists, Just as Germany has
had whatever advantages she could get
from the work of scientific inyestiga-
tors in other countries. But it can
scarcely be denied that in a practical
way, especially for industrial purposes,
the Americans have put these discoy-
cries 10 better use than has any other
country.
When it is said that America has pro-
duced no great men," the question at
cnce arises what is meant by great
men2" Is the man who writes a good
book greater than the one who invents
complex and highly useful machine?
The Washington times., 1901-10-18
SIR THOMAS Upton BUSY.
He Visits stock Yards and Is Enter
tnined ut Night

CHICAGO. Oct. IA busy day at the
stock yards, visiting his own packing
plant, and those of Armour. Swift and
Nelson Morris, with luncheon at the
Transit House, comprehended Sir Thorn
as Lipton's programme today. The own
er of the Shamrock, arising early. die
tated letters and cablegrams, ate break
fast. held an informal reception, and at
II o'clock, climbed into J. Ogden Arm
ours French automobile, and started
southwark.
1t was an exciting trip. The big ma
chine was let out tc its limit Of speed,
thirty-five miles an hour, for a short
stretch on Michigan Avenue.
If the Shamrock had had as strong a
wind as this, with the sail she carried.
would ask you to take sup out of the
Americas Cup said the Irish knight
But you have a better sea than l had"
A pause was made en- route. to inspect
the Armour Institute. Tonight, Sir Thorn
as was the guest at a dinner given in his
honor at ths Chicago Beach Hotel