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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
EARLY TEMPERANCE WORK.
Movement Against Dram Drinking
Seventy Yenrs Ago.

MOvement Against Dram rinktnE e
Seventy Years Ago.
The increase of drunkenness in many
parts of the United States led to the
formation of societies intended to coun-
teract this evil, and as American in
temperance was mainly the result Of
dram drinking pledge against the use
of spirits was adopted. The movement
spread to England. and the British and
Foreign Temperance society was form
ed on that basis. and many local soci-
eties came into existence in 1920 and
1880. In the latter year the British
government passed the mischievous
beer bill. and before the end OF the
year 24000 beerhouses were licensed.
Everybody is drunk" wrote Sydney
Smith. "Those who are not singing
are sprawling. The sovereign people
are in a bcastly state"
The natural result was an increase Of
drunkenness, and those who had en-
gagged in the crusade against spirits
had to face the obvious facts that
people can become intoxicated on wine
as well as on whisky and that beer as
well as brandy makes people drunk.
Hence new pledge against all ntoxi-
cants was introduced. The abstainers
were Jealous propagandists. and after
time the temperance societies that
adhered to the old antisplrit platform
died out or adopted the more thorough
going basis. and the temperance move
ment became what 1t is today. n cru.
sade against all intoXicants.
The only exceptions are the Church
of England Temperance society and
some other sectarian organizations es.
tablished at a much later date which
have dual basis" one section of ito
tai abstalners" and the other Of nonab-
stainers who are desirous Of promoting
temperance. The earliest instance
known to me of the use of the word
temperance Is the title of the Young
Peoples Temperance Society Of Hec-
tor, in the state of New York. formed
Aug. %, 1920. whose pledge is against
Intoxicating liquor. Notes and Que.
ries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
RENDEZVOUS OF EVIL.
Cohorts of satan Gather Power In
the RumsIop.

the HumbhOp.
Listen to this siclkening alliterationl
Are they not the kissing sibilants Of
hell? Saloon, sin, slander, shame, sick
ness. stealing. starvation. sorrow in
sanity, suiclde-satan! The saloon Is
the rendezvous of all these evils. How
well does Shakespeare say:
Oh, thou invisible spirit Of winc
II thou hast no name to be known ~,
Let me call thee devill
The saloon necessitates hospitals,
asylums, poorhouses and prisons. At
least so per cent of the inmates of all
these institutions are there directly
from the cause of the liquor traffic.
Out of n penitentiary population of
1851 only 122 prisoners were total
abstainers. In the states from Maine
to Pennsylvania there Ia liquor deal
or to every 64 voters; from Delaware
to Florida, to III; from Ohio to Kan
sas, TO 70; from Kentucky to Arkan-
sas, to 105; from Montana to Call
fornia. to 30, Verify, is this not an
economic question?
The saloon Is not an industry. Look
at these reliable figures: In Pennsylva-
MIA there are 1917 distilleries 331 brew
cries, 1890 retailers and 100000 en-
ployees, and the business makes a
market for large amounts of grain.
But while the traffic pays into the
treasury of the state $1,S00,000 the
state has to expend In supporting the
victims which drink has produced S76,-
100000 annually. 1t is carefully esti-
mated that it takes men to make
n barrel Of beer and % men to make
n suit of clothes. There Is part of the
labor problem. Let men spend their
money for clothes instead of beer and
larger avenues of employment will be
opened for honest labor. The labor
ing man Is the greatest sufferer on ac-
count of the saloon. In Chicago there
Is saloon for every PIT of the pop
ulation as against grocery for 377
and 1 meatshop for no Of the peo-
pie. Fiercely did Rusiin write "The
encouragement Of drunkenness for the
sake of the profit on the sale of drink is
certainly one of the most criminal
methods of assassination for money
hitherto adopted by the braves of any
age or country."-Dr. G. e. Locke.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
The Homo Guards clos. Cnil.


We were on our dress parade last night;
The boys looked spick and span.
And their rifles all were shining bright;
In his place stood every man.
Our colonel marched US around the hall
Till my feet TODAY feel sore;
With his orders, which ! can't recall,
He drilled us an hour or more.
We stood In line; then the colonel said.
''It Is plain TO me, my men.
For Uncle Sam there Ia trouble aheadj i
lie will need defenders again,
And so perhaps we may get a call ~
To shoulder arms, march away. y
To nght for the flag and maybe fall"
feeble voice yelled. ''Hoorsyi"
When he said, Boys. we may go. perchancs,
To farof foreign Shore
Each man gave him most killing glance.
For they all seemed mighty sore.
''Ws may be sent to the west" said he,
''or go down south for awhile
To help keep intact our liberty"
Each man then began 10 smile.
"Or," then continued our leader grand.
We'll stay by our own deu shore
70 face any Toe that dares to land;
II is then that our guns will roar"
Before he could say another word
The men were cheering away
For fifteen minutes all 10 he heard
Was mighty Hip, hip. hoorayi"
I,oston Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
APHORISMS.

1t is worse to apprehend than to suf
fer.-Bruyere.
No man was ever so much deceived
by another as by himself.--Greville.
Doing good is the only certainly hap.
py action of mans life.-Sr Philip
Sidney.
OF all the evil spirits abroad In the
world lnsincerity Is the most danger
us.-Froude.
Where there is much pretension much
has been borrowed. Nature never pre-.
tends Lavnter.
The more we do the more we can
do: the more busy we are the more lei.
sure we have. flazltt.
Nature has written letter of credit
on some mems faces which is honored
wherever presented --Thackeray.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Prisoners OF Hope.

The man who lives for today is like
one born in a prison. who has never
learned that the great world throbs be.
yond his prison walls. He Is prisoner
and does not know It, Now, 1t is said
that our Lord came to release the pris.
oner, and there is no chain gang that
needs the salvation, however, more
than the prisoners of today. BY as
much as we lose sight of the ultimate
destiny of our lives, by as much as we
fail to come under the power OF our
transcendent hope, we are prisoners of
today. We should be prisoners of hope
for as st. Paul says. 1--WE are saved
by hope."-Reformed Church Messen-
ger
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Some people wouldn't even grow old
IL it required an effort.
The difference between praise and
iattery is that no reward Is to be ask
ed when the former is given.
The absent wife who gets a letter
from her husband every day, although
they have been married for 10 years,
may think 1t is love, but the truth is
that she has him scared.
One nice thing about a presidents 8
message is that you can say you have
read 1t without being afraid the other
fellow will pursue the subject for the
purpose of catching you in n lie.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
No Renl DIsIlIke.

"You announced that you had no dis
like for the young man who threatened
to dominate your party and depose you
from your leadership"
81 did," answered the professional
boss.
"And you really meant every word of
IT."
Every word. There was no reason
In the world why should dislike him.
knew could keep him from winning
IL he seemed to be getting dangerous"
washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Macaroni wheat has been ad-
ded to the list Of cereals and
plants successfully introduced
into the United States by the ag-
ricultural department 1t win
not make bread, but in the great
markets of Southern Europe it is
worth from ten to fifteen cents
per bushel more than bread
wheat,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

"Really-er'- stammered the gossip
who had been caught red handed. I'm
afraid you overheard what said about
you. Perhaps-er-I was bit too Sc
vere"-
"Oh, no" replied the other woman.
"You weren't nearly as severe as you
would have been II you knew what
think of u."-Philadelphla Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Soldiers Dictionary.

The Oskaloosa Herald has com
piled the following brief soldiers
dictionary
An army is three corps.
A corps, three divisions.
A division, three brigades.
A brigade, three regiments.
A regiment, three battalions.
A battalion, three companies
lin Iowa, four).
A company, 100 men.
The above figures represent
averages, and subject to change.
Major generals will command
corps and divisions.
Brigadier-ge generals, brigades.
Colonels, regiments.
Majors, battalions.
Captains, companies.
A lieutenant.colonel is vice.
colonel, that is, takes place of his
superior when absent. The ad-
jutant and quartermaster rank as
lieutenants, and are appointed by
the colonel. The surgeon ranks
as major, assistant surgeon as
captain. Chaplain ranks as cap
tain.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

"I don't see how any one can lose
money in speculation" she remarked
thoughtfully.
'Do you consider 1t so simpler he
asked.
"Why, certainly. AS I understand 1t,
all you have to do Is to buy when
things are going up and sell when they
are coming down."
"But how are you going to know
which way they are goingT he in
quired.
"Why-why, never thought of that"
she answered. ut does make n differ
epce, doesn't itT-Chicago Evening
Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
The Dealers Idea.

'That's odd" said Mr.. Pitt, who was
reading the paper.
"Whats odd?" asked Mr.. Penn.
"The demand for coal Is said to be
slack"
THAT must be what my dealer
thought"
"How so?"
81 ordered coal, but what he sent me
was mostly slack. k."-Pittsburg Chron.
icle-Telegraph.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Allow did your automobile jour
ney turn out?
B.-Beautifully! Although ran over
two pedestrians and three bicycles and
knocked two wagons into a ditch. my
motor was not at all injured. and ! ar.
rived just on time.-Fliegende Blatter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
How 10 bake Squash.

Cut the squash in large pieces. re-
move the seeds. then place In the oven,
heated as for baking potatoes. When
the squash is soft, scrape from the
shell and favor with one tablespoonful
OF butter for each pint, little pepper,
balf a teaspoonful Of sugar and salt
TO taste.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Found out.

He-Wlll you marry me, Evellne?
She-Sir
He-Rejected againl
Certainly. ! only wanted to see
whether you were In earnest or not
Harlem Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Six Days Enough.

Mrs. Nexdore - We consider plano
playing wicked on Sunday,
Mrs. Snapp-Glad to hear 1t. That's
what we consider your daughters on
week ays.--Philadelphia Press
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Corksc~ws have sunk more people
than cork jackets will ever save.
Shall the saloon go? Yes; thousand
times yes. The Affirmative answer
comes from an outraged and dsgraced
and suffer ing people
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Bobbs-Laughter is a cure for indl-
gestion.
Dobbs-But man can't laugh when
he has dyspepsia Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
But One standard.

true Christian can have but one
standard Of ethics. That standard
must apply with equal force to his
dealings with honorable men and with
men who are dishonorable. with lndl.
vidnls and with corporations. with
the grocer and the butcher who supply
his table ana with the railway com
pany which furnishes him means Of
transportation for himself his family
and his goods. Jesus made no excep-
tion to the universal application of
the moral law Neither may we.-Rev.
Edward G. Mason in Universalist
Leader.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
How % clean whit. shnvIs.

White summer shawls made Of soft
~ools may be cleaned by rubbing them
n several changes OF magnesIa and
nour mixed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
COUNTY OFFICERS.

President Judge-Hon. g. McC. Swope,
Associate Judges--Lemuel Kirk. Peter Nor
ton.
ProthOnotary, &c,-Frank p. Lynch.
District Attorney=George b. Daniels,
Treasurer-Theo Sipes,
Sherin-Dnniel Sheets.
Deputy Sherif--James Rumel
Jury Commissloners-Dayl Rotz, Samuel ",
HocRensmltb,
Auditors-John s, Harris, d. H. Myers, A. Jt
LambersOn, tfHs
COmmlssOners-H. X. Malot A. v, Kelly
John Fisher
clerk-Franlg Mason.
nCoroner-
County Surveyor--Jonas Lake,
County superintendent Glenn Chestnut
Attorneys--W. Scott Alexander. j. Eessn
Sipes, Thomas +. Sloan, r. Mon, Johnston
M X. Sha1ner, Geo. b. Daniels, John
Sipcs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Clever hoy.

''If tell you, Johnnie, that have
just seen twoscore years, what does
that meanT
at means, teacher dat yer amt a
bit like George Washington, who never
told no lle."-New York Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Supcrhoas thought must be
exercised At this time in the year
in order to refrain from all epi-
denies and malicious diseases.
Carefulness in dress and food,
along with good Judgment about
temperature and draughts of cold
air, will doubtless avert serious
illness. San ounce Of preven-
tive il worth pound of cure" I"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Making the neat of what We Have,

Making the nest OF what We Have.
The common problem yours. nllne.
every ones Is not to fancy what were
fair In life. provided 1t could be- but
finding first what may be. then find
how to make IT fair up to our means. a
very different thing. Robert Brown
inQs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
CUMBERLAND VALLEY

Additional trains will leave Carlisle for Har-
risburg daily, except Sunday, at $50 a. m. 7O5
a: m, II. 40 p. m, $50 p. M, 6ls p M. and from
M l.O5 p. M, $50 p M, and S5s p. m, $40 D. M,
and GAO p, m stopping at Second street,
Harrisburg, to let of passengers.
Trains No. and ll0 will run daily, and No. .
thirty minutes late on Sundays. Both trains
will stop at intermediate stations on Sundays.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

Additional local trains viii leave Harrisburg
daily, except Sunday for Carlisle and intermedi-
ate stations at 8. 81 u. m, 200 p. M, bi5 p. m,
90 p. m. and lilo p. M, also for Mechanics
bnrg, Dllsburg and intermediate stations at
T. 90 n. m. and 327 p m
Nos; l. and run daily between Harrisburg
and Hagerstown.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday
On Sundays win leave Philadelphia. at = 80
p. m.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
York and Knoxville, Tenn, on trains | west
and 10 east.
Through coaches to and from Philadelphia
ON trains 2 and east and and west.
GAIInIIInLhI IlInNiNIlA A u d irI5 A IAIs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
Big AnEorn Cont Fnrm-

Maryland is soon to have an Angora
goat farm. A tract of 400 acres of farm
land near Cedarville has been pur-
chased by several wealthy men of the
state with the intention of raising
Angora goats OIL an extensive scale.
A company has been formed, and it is
the intention to stock the farm with a
large flock of the goats-probably
o in number. The situation is said
to be very favorable to the develop
ment of the Angora goat, and the OFF,
eiaI reports of the success attending
their raising in countries other than
that to which they are native encour-
aged the formation OF this Angora
goat company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
Starvation After Plenty.

Farmers, as a rule, accustomed to
raising grain for market, find a good
deal of time for leisure in the winter
months. and when they embark in
the business of feeding cattle are too
often found away from home when
they should be caring for this stock.
To be confined at home day after
day. morning, noon and night, no ex-
ception for Sundays and legal holt
days, does not harmonic with for
mer habits. and the troughs and
racks are filled to overlooking at one
time, and allowed to remain empty
the next, hunger following surfeit in
regular order.-Farmers' Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22

five inches long and bolted to tongue
as portrayed, with the iron Plate, d,
on top. The plate, d. is to prevent the
double tree. a, from slipping too far
either way. The draft rod, e, is at
tached to the tongue as close to the
machine as possible and gives a center
draft, OIL nearly so. The single trees
r 80 inches long. This hitch may be
used for either a left or right-hand
binder, as by simply reversing b., or
putting it on the opposite side of the
tongue, it is ready for the r~ight-hand
binder. One horse only is on the side
of the tongue next to the grain.-W.
A. Sharp, in Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
Encournges Matrimony.

The English government gives away
$50. 900 a year, mor or less to o
age matrimony among the women en-
nIoves of the telegraph service Wom-
: enter the service at an average age
- ~ After six years, when the oper-
- has reached the official marriage
- aoe of %. she is entitled to an al
sa,..nce from the state. For each year
- service she can draw one months
~ AS her salary is S25 a month. she
tben claim $50. If she waits until
- = % h can draw $500. In practice
81 average. amount paid has been
n,,n5 10 be about s2oo.-Detroit Free
press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
SELECTION OF COLTS.
What n French Agricultural Paper
Has to Say ON This Always In
terestinE Subject.

How a a good colt be selected?
Opinions differ on this subject. Some
affirm it is very difficult, if not i'm
possible, to judge a colt before he is
somewhat matured. Others pretend
hat at six months one can decide
what he will be, while others say that
at Is months a selection can be made
on his merits with almost a certainty.
At IS months the ensemble of the pro
portions of the head, the chest and
shoulders and of the body is very
near what it will be at four years if
the animal has been well raised, the
legs alone frightening slightly.
There are some indications of a
general order that will serve as a
guide in the selection of a colt. A
colt that has a good resemblance to
a matured horse will have very little
to acquire. A colt high in the thighs
should foretell a large horse, but if
the knees are small and the hams
narrow and fiat the legs will be
lank and puny and the colt will de-
velop little force or value for the
raiser. The colt hat is said to come
near the earth is the one to select,
for whatever other speciality he
may have this is a superior quality.
The connoisseur can judge and decide
the merits of a colt by a glance of
the eye, but the inexperienced must
take into account all the knowledge
he can obtain. The growth of the
common horse often terminates at
three years, while that of a race
horse is not often achieved until to-
wards five years. One can therefore
say a horse is fully matured at five
years, but one should not demand a
maximum of labor and fatigue until
six years.-Journal d Agriculture
Pratique.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
SAVING CORN FODDER.
When Properly Preserved in a Dry
State 1t Contains as Much Nu-
triment as Silage.

There is a growing interest in the
preservation of corn fodder, and
farmers are finding that COWS do well
upon corn fed in the husk. 1t has been
my practice for several years to cut
up the corr when about half the blades
are ripened, and to feed it to my cows
in winter letting them do the husking
and the grinding. They do this work
cheaper than 1 can do it; 1 do not feed
ensilage. L sell my milk to the con-
densing factory, and our factory has
not progressed far enough yet to take
milk that is made from ensilage.
If dry corn fodder is properly pre-
served it will contain as much Hutri-
ment as ensilage does, and more. The
trouble is hat most of us do not prop
erly save it. When a boy we used to
cut off the tops of the corn stalks
above the ear and save this for fodder.
1t made excellent fodder, too. Wheth-
er or not it was then argued-as some
times it has been since-that the top
ping helped the development Of the
ear, 1 do not remember. 1t is of no
advantage in that direction, however,
and topping is a waste, for stock will
consume pretty nearly the entire
stalk, if it is cut up at the right time
and shredded. 1t seems strange hat
as valuable a forage as good corr
stalks should have so long been map
preciated. Good corn fodder is bet
ter than timothy hay, and immensely
better than a great deal of timothy
hay that is fed. Over-ripe timothy,
for instance, is not much of an i'm
provement over a dry fence rail so far
as food for animals is concerned.-S
G.. Atkins. in Epitomist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
PITH AND POINT.

Discontent is the want of seIf-rsu
anee; it is the infrmity of viii
Emerson.
Where there's a viii, there's a wa
Transcript.
livery time a man gets on war paint.
ne ought to get into a fight; it would
40 I'm good.-AtchisOa Globe.
oVerWork is said to kill many people
yearly. This indicates little prospect.
men, OF b tramp dying out.-Phila-
delphia Times.
They claim that hailstones weigh
ing three pounds apiece recently fell
~ RUSSIA" "oh, comeoffsky!"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
said an Irishman: "If a Yankee was
cast away on a desolate island he'd get
up early the next morning and sell
every ~inhabitant a map of the place.
chicago Daily News.
MeCort "You know something
o horse racing. What is meant by
Inc fayorite?'" Sport-ssA ~favorite is
a morse that would surely win if peo-
PIE only wouldn't bet on him..-Pbila-
oeiphia Record.
Olly Eight-Willie-sOh. nav. T
v SIGH a pain in my stomach" Fond
Mother-"Willie, have you been eating
something's" Willfe-"No, NAV. I
oiont eat a thing but eight green APP
pies.-Ohio State Journal.
Couldn't Make Comparison.-Parson
-Jaekson-"In de mattah OBJ watah-
melon, 1 s'pose you b1iebe stolen
fruits am always sweetest" Sam
Johnson-"I dunno, 1 amt nebah eat
any but de n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Press.
The Reason.-Mr. Frontpew-"I am
glad You belong to our church choir,
my dear; it is such an orderly organi-
zatlon; L never see you whispering to
one another during services" Mrs.
frontpew-"No, none of us are on
speaking terms."-Ohio State Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-22
HINTS FOR

Sheep may be termed the cleaners
or savers of the waste on the farm.
Lambs, wool, mutton and manure
are the four cardinal points of sheep
raising.
Wool is the farm product that
brings the most money in proportion
to what it takes from the farm.
a small ram of good form and
and fleece is better than a large n
without these valuable characters.
tics.
The practice of selling what a man
needs in his business is not consist
ent with sound business policy. In
sheep raising lit is unsound to the
core.