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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Respeet Of Elders.

Respect Of elders is the paralysis
Of the young. The young have a
chance of clear vision, but in this
blessed country they only see what
their elders expect them to see, only
think what their elders expect them
to think. So they grow into elders
who learn nothing with years but
to save themselves the trouble of
thinking. Listen to the grave talk
of your elders, and you will hear
hashed newspaper.-Julian Sturgis
in "Stephen Calinari."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
First Idea of Perpetual Motion.

Honecourt, Flemish architect of
the thirteenth century, left draw
ing of wheel that was to solve the
problem of perpetual motion with
this memorandum: "Many time
have skillful workmen tried to con-
triye wheel that shall turn of it.
self. Here is a way to make such
a one by an uneven number of NAL
lets or by quicksilver" But un-
fortunately he did not leave the
wheel. From his time on seekers
after perpetual motion have been
numerous. lfh.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
THE PARASITE.

With long arms reaching round the stalwsrt tree
The insdlous vine in outward verduo grew,
Yet sapped his healthier lifeblood till we knew
by variant subtle signs that shortly he
Hopelessly doomed TO lingering death would be-
We're IL not better, crafty vine, that you
Should perish utterly than thus renew
Your paltry life from his vitalityf
pray you, wcakling friend, this fable read.
Let loftier impulse in your heart have birth;
Wrong not nobler soul for your base need,
But strike your rootlets downward while you
cling.
Then thou and he together both may bring
New mutual strength from bounteous Mother
Earth.
Mary Hall Leonard in New England Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
A new battleship Of the kind

A new battleship of the kind
built these days costs IS, 100000.
Thissum would builds, 900 houses
costing $1,000 each. How much
better it would be if, by universal
peace, the warships could be
made unnecessary and the mon
ey thus saved put into homes for
the people.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
AFGHAN Ferries,

The Afghan ferryman at some
ferries on the river Oxus makes use
of ponies to get his clumsy boat
across the stream. "One or some
times two of these rather INSULT
cient looking animals are attached
to the boat by bellybands or sur
cingles, which allow them to swim
alongside, with the strain of the
haul on their middles. They are to
a certain extent supported in the
water by the ropes which attach
them to the boat, but only their
heads are usually visible as they
strike out with measured pace,
snorting with each stroke, being di-
rected from the boat as to which
way they should go. So powerful
is their stroke that two small thir-
teen hand ponies will easily pull a
boat which might carry ten tons
of dead weight. One almost looked
to see if their feet were webbed as
they struggled into the shadows of
the river banks. 1t was revelation
as to the strength of horses
stroke in the water"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

You can trust the man fully
who will work as hard for others
as he will for himself, but you
don't have to otrust very many.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
The Street Market. Coloane.

This street market is a peculiarly
democratic institution and one rap
idly becomes friendly with the sales
women or even chance passerby,
entrapped unawares and becomes
n purchaser like oneself. Thrift
and sturdiness are the distinguish
ing characteristics of these Rhine
land peasants. They know well how
to drive a bargain, but they are hon
est to a pfennig and good humored
to a fault. Very interesting is their
babble about the focks and the
crops, very quaint they look clad
in their national costumes, and most
delicious are the mountain straw
berries, fresh cheese and thick
cream which these clever house
wives bring in from the country,
especially to tempt hotel weary
travellers. One eats the little lunch
con with leckerly-sweet cakes-in
the shade of the green trees which
line the Cologne market, gazing on
the tiled houses which girt it about
and catching glimpse of the cathe-
dral's slender spire, pointing ever
aloft, rising above all, patiently re-
mote" and in its superb proportion
Of matchless architecture, making
one, as Lowell says, Gown himself
happy Goth. Catholic World.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
COUNTY OFrIcERs.

President Judge--Hon. S. McC. Swope.
Associate Judges-Lemuel Kirk, David Nell
SON
Prothonotary, &c,-frank p Lynch.
District Attorney-George B, Daniels,
Treasurer--Theo Sipes,
Sherin-Daniel Sheets.
Deputy Sherlf--Max Sheets.
Jury Commissioners David Rotz, Samuel II,
Hockensmith ~
Auditors John $. Harris W. O. Davis, S. 1.
Garland.
Commissioners *. Maiot, A. v. Kelly
John Fisher.
Clerk-Frank Mason.
Coroner
County Surveyor--Jonas Lake,
County superintendent, Ciem Chestnut
Attorneys--W. Scott Alexander. ]. Nelson
Sipen, Thomas y. Sloan, Y. MON, Johnston,
N. K Shsnner, Geo. d. Daniels, John p
Sipes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

All active love idealizes-thai
is, sees and loves the ideal of the
loved one. Often, indeed, the
absorption in the ideal is SO com
plete that the outer life is mis-
takenly supposed to be identical
with it, thus opening the way to
shocks and bitter disappoint-
ments. December Ladies' Home
Journa}.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Shark sklna and Shark Fins.

In all the equatorial islands of
the north and south Pacific shark
fishing is very profitable industry
to the natives, and every trading
steamer and sailing vessel coming
into the port of Sydney or Auckland
from the islands of the mid Pacific
brings some tons of fins, tails and
skins Of sharks. The principal mar
kets for the former are Hongkong
and Singapore, but the Chinese
merchants of the Australasian colo
nies will always buy sharks fins
and tails at from six to eleven
pence per pound, the fins bringing
the best price on account of the
larger amount of glutinous matter
they contain, for which they are
highly relished by the richer class of
Chinese as a delicacy. The tails are
also appreciated as an article of
food in China, and, apart from their
edible qualities, they have a further
value as n base for clear varnishes,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
For stair Landlnqs.

In most houses now being built
the staircase is likely to be broken
by landing after few steps. An
effective way to make use of the
lower rail is to make it the back
support of a high settee. The seat
to this should be rounded out in
front and be provided with a cush-
ion covered with some velvety fab
ric like velours or corduroy. The
support for the seat should match
the wood and design of the stair
case. One seen fitted against dark
rail had dull red cushion that was
extremely effective.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
THREE TALL STORIES.
Incidents With findings Contrary 70
All Human Experience.

II have got just $4,000 to spend
in building house," said the con-
fiding man who had dropped into
the Office of the architect, "and l
want you to draw me the plans for
a good two story frame dwelling
that can be built for that sum,
counting materials, work and ALL"
So the architect drew the plans
and specifications for a $4,000
house, and the man subsequently
built it for that sum, with $6.37 to
spare, which he spent in giving the
architect a dinner at down town
restaurant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Too Valuable to Lose.

An important cricket match was
scheduled in an English village,
and, to the disappointment of
everybody, the best player was un-
able to play owing to a sprained
wrist. The new curate was hur-
riedly substituted and by his bril-
liant play secured victory for the
local team. The next morning as
the squire, himself an enthusiastic
cricketer, was leaving the church,
where the curate had just preached
his first sermon, he was asked by the
vicar what he thought of the new
curate.
"Oh," responded the squire, 'his
voice is weak, his doctrines shaky,
he isn't as learned as he should be,
but his cricket is a fair eye opener.
We must keep him, even if we have
to pay him double the salary"
A Half Million Dollar Poem. 1t
is stated that "rhe Absent Mind
ed Beggar, by Rudyard Kipling
has realized in various ways about
S4s5,000 for the families of the
British soldiers who have fought
in South Africa, or somewhat
more than $40, 900 for each line. -
December Ladies Home journal.
The odds are against the wo.
man who marries to get even
with somebody.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

Additional local trains will leave Harrisburg
as follows: For Chambersburg and intermedi-
ate stations at 5l5 p m, for Carlisle and inter-
mediate stations at e.37 a. m, 200 d. m, b.1b D.
M, $50 p m II On p m also for Mechanicsburg,
Dillsburg ana intermediate stations at 200 a. m.
and g. 10 p m
Nos l, and run daily between Harrisburg
and HagerstOwn.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
York and Knoxville, Tenn, on trains | west
and 10 east.
Through coaches TO and from. Phladelphla
on trains and east and and west
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays will leave Philadelphia at 9So
p m
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
A woman awoke in the middle o1
the night with a shrek.

~ NVlliuh dNOhC III Jilc iiluulS VI
the night with shrek.
"John," she cried to her husband,
"my sister Jane is dead 1 know it!
! have just had a frightfully vivid
dream about her."
But her husband quieted her, and
presently she went to sleep, her
cheeks still wet with tears.
Then he noted the exact hour at
which his wife had had her dream.
The next day, as can be verified
by anybody who is skeptical, no mes
senger of any sort came with tele-
gram containing the sad news of
the death of her sister Jane, who,
at last accounts, was still alive and
well.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

"CuBses op. my follyw suddenly
exclaimed Mr.. Jrobinson when
about half way down town.
1t was beautiful day, and there
was not cloud in the sky.
He had donned his high silk hat
and forgotten his umbrella.
Still-mark the statement-it did
not rain.
In fact, it didn't rain for nearly
two weeks after that.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
SOUTHERN PENN'A R. R. TRAINS.

Connection for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad
system.
III. "A. RIDDLE, j. r. BOYD,
Gen'l Pass. Agent. Supt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
CUMBERLAND VALLEY

Additional east-bound local trains will run
daily, except Sunday, as follows: Leave
Chambersburg 600 a. M, leave Carlisle 5.45 n.
m, 7O5 u. M. l2.40 p. m, 3l5 p. m,, S.15 D. M:
a. M, l.0i p. M, 230 p m, 3.36 p m, $50 p. m.,
s.37 p. m.
Trains Nos 8 and ITO run daily between Ha-
gerstown and Harrisburg and No. fifteen
minutes late on Sundays
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

We want to call special at
tention to our Mems and
Boys Clothing in Suits and
Overcoats. We have a line
of Mems Suits in Black
Cheviott-strictly all wool
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

1t is reported that workman named
Montag, In the Hemshof dye and soda
factory, near Mannheim, Germany has
invented substitute for coal which
costs about 25 cents per 22O pounds to
manufacture. The process Is described
by A. L. Frankenthal, United States
consul at Benre, In The Advance Sheet
of Consular report issued by the gov
eminent as follows:
peat is the basis. with addition of
certain chemicals which, up to the pres.
ent, are the secret of the inventor. Par
ties who have seen the product burn
say that 1t gives great heat, burns with
q bright flame, and leaves no Stag and
only a quantity of white ashes. Certain
Mannheim capitalists have tried to OBJ.
obtain the secret from the inventor by
offering him q position as director In a
company to be established, giving him
salary of "a QUO and 2 per cent of the
profits, but he has refused this offer,
because he wants to control the sale Of
the invention himself. Capitalists now
claim that Montag asks too high a
price. Mr.. Gehrig, the secretary Of the
Mannheim Chamber of Commerce. has
II is said, undertaken to procure the
necessary means to commence the man
ufacture of the article in partnership
with the inventor. They have bonoht
TWENTY-FIVE acres Of peat land and have
bonded one hundred and twenty five
more In the vicinity of Hockenheim.
where they will erect the necessary
buildings, large enough to keep several,
hundred men at work. 1t is figured
that the daily output will be sixty TONS
It Is said that the peat is thoroughly
dried, ground BY q machine, mixed with
the chemicals.and pressed into brick
shape.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court has been delivering a
course of lectures at Yale. From the
New. Haven Register it is learned that
the eminent jurist said there was but
one cure for all our ills-good citizen
ship. He contended that the ideals in
life ought to be striven for, that the
dollar is not the end and all of things,
that happiness is not secured by out
whiting ones neighbor in business
trade, that the republics life rests. not
upon selfishness, but upon sacrifice,
and that finally man cannot take him.
self alone into consideration when he
enters the stress of life and becomes a
factor in society.
In these days when young men i'm
bibe the theory that ehrewdness in
business necessarily includes trickery,
that dishonesty is the best policy as
long as 1t is we'll concealed, that money
is the chief desideratum in life and that
ideals are NEARLY preachments, it ,s re-
treshing to read the words of this. able
Judge directed to young men.-Des
Moines News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
THE RIGHT THIHG TO PUT ON.
(Bsnsons Plaster Is Pains Mastery

From the natural impulse to .sput some
thing on" painful spot all applications
for the relief Of pain have arisen. 4
The most successful have ever been poul-
tices or plasters, and the best of these is
Benson's Porous Plaster,
No other has anything like the same
power as 9 curative agent; it is highly and
scientifically medicated, and its standard
Is advanced year by year.
Use Benson's Plaster for coughs, colds,
chest diseases rheumatism, grip, neuralgia,
kidney trouble, lame back, and other all.
ments that make Winter season of suffer-.
ing and danger. It relieves and cures
quicker than any other remedy.
Do not aceept oapsicum, Strengthening
or BelladonnS plasters in place of Benson's,
a. they pessses none of its curative power.
Insist on having the genuine.
Tho psopls Of every civilized land have
testified for years to the superlative merit
Of Benson's plasters; and 5000 physicians
and druggistspf this country have declared
them worthy M public confidence.
In official c6mparisons with others, Benz
sons PlasteH have been honored with
WtyJfpe highest awards. -.
For sale BY all druggists, or we will pre.
pay postage on any number ordered In the
United States on the receipt Of 25o. each.
Accept no imitation or substitute.
ssabury q Johnson, Mig. Chemists, ny.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

The perpetuation Of the present tar
rlf is wholly dependent on public opin.-
ion, and there is no mistaking the signs
that popular sentiment is fast coming to
the conclusion that for the United Sta.,
tes protective duties have already done
their work. If to this conviction is ad
ded the popular motive of depriving the
trusts Of the support of the protective
policy there is nothing more probable
within the range of fedefal politics than
that the next election will be run upon
the issue Of an antitrust tariff. at
this point, therefore, the trust system
stands seriously exposed to check, If
not overthrown.-N. Y. Journal of
Commerce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
oLoJ TIMES, oLo FRIENDS, oLD Love.


There are no days like the good old days
The days when we were youthful;
When humankind were pure OF mind
And speech and deeds were truthful;
Before love for sordid gold
Became mans ruling passion
And before each dame and maid became
Slaves to the tyrant fashion, 1
There are no girls like the good old girls
Against the world I'd stake 'em-
AS buxom and smart and clean Of heart
AZ the Lord knew how to make 'ern. s
They were rich in spirit and common sense,
Apiety all supportin;
They could bake and brew and had taught
school, too, :
And they made the likeliest courtin.
There arc no boys like the good old boys
when we were boys together, :.
When the grass was sweet to the brown bare feet
That dimpled the laughing hcather,
when the pewee sung to the summer dawn
N the bee in the billowy clover,
Or down by the mill the whippoorwill
Echoed his night song over.
There is no love like the good old love-
The love that mother gave us.
we old. old men, yet we pine again
for that precious grace-God save u.s.
80 we dream and dream Of the good old times
And our hearts grow tenderer, fonder.
- .nose dear old dreams bring soothing gleans
" heaven away of yonder.
Eugene Field.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
THE sEReEANT's GOLD.
Il Nevc. Reached the could Folks II


It Nevcr Reached the could Folks 1t
Home.n
Surgeon General Sternberg told O
good story once Of IN experience he
had in the civil war. He said that
when he was going into the battle Of
Bull Run the Irish sergeant major Of
his regiment came to him with big
bag Of gold coin weighing three or
four pounds and said:
doctor, know that I'm to be kilt
entirely, an want you to take care
Of this money an see that it gets to
the ould folks at home"
There was no time to demonstrate or
to make any other arrangement, and,
dropping the bag into the surgeons
lap. the Irishman hurried away to his
place at the head Of the column. All
through two bloody days DR.. Stern
berg carried that bag of gold with his
surgical instruments, and it was bur-
den and an embarrassment to him. He
tried to get rid Of 1t, but couldn't find
any one willing to accept or even to
share the responsibility, and he
couldn't throw it away for the sake Of
the Hould folks at home"
Toward the close of the second day
the surgeon was taken prisoner. He
lost his surgical instruments and his
medicine case, but. clung to the gold,
and, making belt Of his necktie and
handkerchief. tied 1t around his waist
next to his skin to prevent its confisca-
ton by his captors. During the. long.
hot and weary march that followed the
igoldpieces chafed his flesh, and his
waist became 30 sore and blistered as
to cause him intense suffering, but he
was bound that the "ould folks at
home" should have the benefit of that
money and by the exercise Of great
caution and patience managed to keep
1t until he was exchanged with other
prisoners and got back to Washington.
There he found his regiment in camp,
and one of the first men to welcome
him was the Irish sergeant major, who
was SO delighted to learn that the doc
tor had saved his money that he got
drunk and gambled it all away the
first night.-Chicago Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

John Mulvaney, a farmer, whose
home is near Ledyard, is in jail because
he will not pay his debts and because
he insulted the Judge of the court in
which the suit was brought to compel
him to pay bill of $500. He boasted
that he had the money but would not
pay. When the judge asked where 1t
was he said in his straw stack. Search
failed to disclose it and he suggested
the cows had eaten it. ,The creditors
attorney declares he will be kept in Jail
until he disclcses the hiding place Of
his wealth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

When Kansss went republican last
fall q mighty shout went up from the
q, Q. +. organs. Kansas was redeem d
From the coast of Maine to the Miss
oulian Office one long hymn of praise
was scattered across the country. For
WAS not Kansas redeemed Since the
beginning of the Mrs. Nation episode in
Kansas We have not heard SO much
about:the redemption of Kansas Is it
possible inquiries the Helena, Montana
Independent, that the alleged republi.
can redemption was counterfeit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Cuban Charter 4. Signed,

Havana, Feb. 23-The Cuban con-
stitution in its final form after being
passed upon by the committee of
phraseology. has been read and signed.
All the delegates We're present except
Senor Liorenet. Two manuscript con.
les were made 10th OF which were
signed. One of these, which will be
sent to Washington. was delivered to
Governor General Wood Immediately
after the meeting. The other copy will
be placed among the archives In Ha-
yana. Salvador Cisneros. ex-president
of Cuba. refused to sign the Washing
ton copy on the ground that Cuba is.
nh indpnenilent cnnntry
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

1t is hardly possible that there can be
any truth in the report that Mr.. Nc
Kinley will ask for another $4,000 men
for the army from the next congress.
Such q request will come along all right
before long, but not until the Phtlippi-
nos have demonstrated for another
year or 80 that the new army to be
raised this year can't lick them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Blood.hed at Topeka.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 25.-J. w. Ad-
ans was fatally shot during raid on
the Curtis wholesale liquor house at
midnight. A carload of beer had been
unloaded during the day and. about If
.ty men armed with sledges and reyolv-
ers broke open the door and smashed
the cases. Adams says he was shot
by policeman. The Rev. Il. w. EN-
erson was also hurt but not seriously.
Officer Boyles. who was ON the North
Kansas avenue beat, was the first off,
Ger at the scene of the smashing.
Watchman Corners was close behind
him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
David CITY Nah ) Anr,,51 1ooo

David City, Neb., April /, 1900.
Genessee' Pure Food Co, LeRoy. N. Y,:
Gentlemen:-I must say in regard to
Grain-O that there is nothing better. OF
healthier. We mave used itS for years.
NY brothetiwas great coffee drinker.
he was taken sick and the doctor said
coffee was the cause of it, and told us
to use Grain-O. We got q package but
did not sitat first, but now would
not be Will but it. My brother has been
well ever ice we started to use 1t,
vs. Yours Truly,
Lille Sochor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06
Senator Hansbrough Of North Dakota

Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
has true western contempt for farming
down east. Someone was talking 10
him q few days ago about the success
with which Maine farmers overcame
the difficulties of poor soil. Mr.. Hans
brough- remarked: .:Oh, they don't
know anything about farming. down
there. Why, they tell me that Maine
farmers have to shoot the seed into the
rock" ~