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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

II we wish to help our fellow men we
can hardly do them greater service than
that the disheartened will take new lease
of hope from us; the doubling a new vision
of faith, and the fallen new impulse to
get ON their feet again. The most effective
philanthropist is not he who empties his
purse to relieve distress. but he who, by
his own cheerfulness amid life's trials pours
a new tide of victorious faith and hope
into the souls OF men.--William Mathews.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27
Children as Friends.

Children are faithful friends. The friend.
ship of child is unselish. 1t gives to you
its heart, its whole little being. 1t will not
deceive you. Older hearts may forsake or
forget YOU its heart remains true to you.
ness of all human aims and wishes. Only
in hearts OF children do you find unai-
loyed comfort Their hearts will cleavc to
YOU though the heavens fall.-Benjamin
Hausman, ID. d., in Congregationalist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27
Sobriety.

II is fact proved by drinking statistics
that America is becoming more temperate,
the improvement TO the effects OF legal
penalties. Hard drinkers are no longer
countenaneed by desirable society. This
is one reformatory force, and stronger
one yet is the increasing demand in many
lines of business for men who are alwayr
sober and reliable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

Just TO be tender, just to be true.
just to be glad the whole day through,
just to be merciful just 20 be mild;
just to be trustful as a child;
Just t. be gentle and kind and sweet,
just TO be helpful with willing feet,
just to be CHEEKY when things go wrong,
just to drive sadness away with song;
Whether the hour is dark or bright,
just to be loyal to God and right,
just TO believe that God knows best,
Just in His promises ever to rest
,yust TO let love be our daily key.
This is Gods will for you and me.
The Standard
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem; A Thought From Day to Dsy-rhe
Greatest Of All IL Love-Without 1t
What a Desoiste Desert Is I.ife-Loye
the Daily Key.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-03

ton of the substance of Gen. Miless
appeal, with an outline of the plan he
proposed 10 adopt in the Philippines,
was due to Gen. Miles himself, Nobody
outside the department except Gen
Miles was in a position to know the
details of the plan or the circumstances
surrounding its rejection. That publ
cation in itself was regarded as a
glaring breach Of discipline Should
congress ask for the papers, it will
receive information which Gen. Miles
did not see fit to make public, and the
full correspondence, it is said, will be a
revelation of conditions in the War
Department which will not rebound to
the credit Of the lieutenant general.
Gen. Miles's request was, in substance
that he be sent to the Philippines as a
dictator with full powers, superseding
both Governor Taft and Gen. Chaffee,
and bearing authority to do whatever
he might think best to bring about
pacifcation of the islands. He propos-
ed to carry with him eight or ten Gu
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-03

congress. It is true that Gen. Miles has
not confined himself to the statements
before the committee In an interview
which he dictated last night he said:
II have too much respect for the illus
trious men who have preceded me and
for the office which | have the honor Of
occupying to be party to a measure
that, in my judgment, would do serious
injury to the army and endanger the
welfare of the republic"
There is nothing privileged about
seen statement as that, and should
Gen. Miles be called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION of it and acknowledge its
authenticity. there is enough in it to
Justify a reprimand. If any notice is
taken of Gen. Miless attitude in regard
to pending legislation it will be on ac-
count of some such utterance, outside
the committee, like the one quoted
The administration is not worrying
about individual instances, however
1t is concerned solely with the morale
and discipline of the service and it is
not too much to say that from the day
Gen. Miles came to Washington as the
senior major general in command his
conduct, from the administration
point of view, has been such as to de
moralize the military branch Of the gov
ernment. President Mckinley, it wa
though here, had ample grounds TO
giving him another detail and putting ;
i Junior major general at the head of tn
army, as he had perfect right to d
under the law, But President McKir
ley was loath to do anything disagret
, able and he stretched the point of coul
: tesy by allowing Gen. Miles TO contintl
at the head of the army when unde
: the Reorganization act he had an OF
| ortunity to appoint either Gen. Brook
: or Gen. Otis lieutenant general:
, may be doubted whether Presider
e Roosevelt will be as tolerant as his pr'
r decessor.
S Should the House of Representative
+ adopt the resolution offered by Repr
n sentative Burleson of Texas requestin
S copies of all papers bearing upon th
recent request of Gen. Miles to be as
L signed to duty in the Philippines, tt
h President will be very glad to compl
o with the request. He is quite willin
e that congress should have the full te'
n not only of Miles's appeal but of h
Y own Endorsement of Secretary Root
# denial of the application. The public
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-03
Gen. Miles To Go?
Little Doubt In Washington That
He Will Be Retired.
Many Causes of Annoyance To the Ad-
ministratien His Statement To the
Committee Privileged, But Not
Newspaper Utterance To the Same
Effect. Outline of His Philippine Plan
Presidents Attitude.

The probability of Gen. Miles's re-
tirement becomes stronger and stronger
with each of his recurring public aP-
paarances. While no single act or ut
terance of his may be regarded by the
administration as sufficient cause for
placing him on the retired list, the ac-
camula.ion of what it regards as often
ses against military disciplin is becom
ing SO greae that it is hardly possible
for the President to overlook them.
Should Gen. Miles be retired before the
time for his compulsory retirement, the
action will probably not be taken tor
ang individual offense. 1t will be due
to a situation which in military sense
has been for a long time impossible
owing, as the department sees It, to
Gen. Mlless unreas ,nableness and his
re :usa1 to conform 10 absolutely neces-
sary conditions. 1t is safe guess that
before long there will be new heuten
ant general commanding the army.
Gen. Miles's statement before the
Senate military affairs committee
was privileged to this exent Hav
ing been summoned by the com
ml..: ,e and asked to give his opinion
Oh pending legislation, he was at entire
liberty to give it without regard L
whether it might be agreeable to th'
secretary of war and the President o
not. Neither of his official superior
would think of taking him to task TO
such an expression of individual opinion
to a committee before whom he wa
asked to appear.
Either branch of congress would III
doubtedly resent any punishment whic
might be inflicted upon an officer S
: situated and would protect him to tn
best of its ability. The administratio
is not disposed to ran up against an
of the privileges Or presumptions c
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-03
To Our Readers.

Our columns are open to correspon-
dence on everything affecting the coffee
sugar and tobacco plantation and farm
inc generally and we cordially invite
criticism and discussion. Natural His
tory notes will also be welcomed, as
well as all news Of interest ad planters.
Communications should be to dressed:
The Editor, BoLETIN MERCANTIL, 20
Plaza Alfonso, San Jran.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-03

bans and Porto Ricans to circulate
amona the 100000 or 100000 Fill
pinos and tell them Of the benefcence
of the American government. He
made several other similar propositions
quite in harmony with some of the re-
Communications which Gen. Miles made
during the war with Spain.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

When his sisters condition was tact
fully presented to him, he expressed
gratitude for this opportunity of
learning her address, which he "had
lost" and said that he would immedi-
ately attend to the need. He kept his
word, and a reconciliation was effected
between these elderly people, which
did the lame woman even more good
than the shoe.
A visitor, upon her first call, found
at home a huge Irishman, comfort
ably eating a dinner of potatoes and
Goldfish, his wife, a thin, faded little
woman, and several pale young chill
dren, looking on. An equally thin,
half-fed looking boy, of IA, the main
support of this family of ten, was
at home, too, that being his noon
lunch hour, and had just finished his
bread and tea, and was reading
"Dombey and Son" Upon inquiry az
to what their trouble was, the meek
little woman waited for the head of
the house to speak. In a few sec
Onds he waved to her to explain, as
he evidently did not wish his dinner
interrupted, so she said that Mike
didn't seem to be able to get no
work at all" The visitor promptly
and cheerfully replied that the So
ciety could help him in that respect
Immediately, and would give him
tickets to the wood yard. Mike"
suddenly became interested, and said
that he did not know about taking
the tickets, as he had never done
that kind of work, but added: "I'n
tell you what would help-if you'll
just get my wife some work"
A rather difficult case TO plan for
and assist in is that of a woman 10
years old, who has grown to an enor-
nous size, having passed the 400
pound mark. She worked as cook,
and, during her earlier years, sup
ported her delicate mother and sis
ters, until they died. She grew too
stout to keep her place in a boarding
house, and some friends gave her a
little furniture with which to make
a home for herself. She absolutely
refused to consider going into a mu-
scum. which every one advised, and
Is now modestly trying to make a
living at washing. As she cannot
walk a block without being utterly
exhausted and creating a good deal
of amusement for the neighborhood,
she took in a homeless, feeble-mind-
ed old woman, whom she knew to be
respectable, to call for and deliver
her work; and this combination
promises well, as the old woman re-
ouired very little food or clothing.
But one day the feeble-minded old
woman wandered on, and now the
pIucky fat woman is endeavoring to
get on with the occasional help OF
a neighbor's boy, who treats the Sit
uation as huge joke.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

Mine Workers. His subsequent rise in
power within the organization was ex-
tremely RAPID. In 1897 he was elected
a national organizer. in 1898 a vice pres
ident, and IN 1899 president. At the
beginning cf the great strike in 1900
the power II the organization was al
most exclusively among the bituminous
coal miners OF the west, who had grad
ually won by collective bargaining"
much better terms as to hours, wages
and treatment than were accorded to
the anthracite miners Of central and
eastern Pennsylvania. Among the lat
ter less than 10000 out of 14O, 900 were
connected with the union. The success
of the strike, largely due to Mr.. Mitch
ell, was followed by the accession to
the union ot nearly the whole body
of anthracite miners, including the re-
cent immigrants from eastern Europe
At present, therefore, he has support
ing him great organization, but the
time of battle is not of his choosing.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
CAKES FOR CORONATION.
London Bakers Are Trying to Guido
Each other in Producing EIab-
OFate Designs.

The bakers. in their efforts to
tempt attention and stimulate a crav-
ing for their wares, have now taken
advantage Of the kings postponed
coronation. While the services in
the Abbey have been delayed by the
illness of the king of England the
bakers have undauntedly gone ahead
and in many of their windows are
exhibited crown cakes of the most
elaborate design.
Some of the cakes are, more strict
ly speaking, coronet cakes, for they
have been made to resemble the cor
onets of earls, viscOunts and dukes.
"The crown proper" said baker,
whose window was Ornamented with
an enormous king cake" ''is made
of almond or cream wafer paste;
the gems are smooth sugared Dra-
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
HAS HUMOROUS SIDE.
Charity Work Sometimes Calls Forth
Laughter OF Smiles.
4 Case of Pride and Coal Reported
from New York; Happy Re
Cancellation How Mike
Wanted to he Helped.

How flexible and adaptable in its
methods and how difficult to reduce to
fast rules and principles the work OF
a great charity is, is illustrated by
few typical anecdotes which have
been prepared by the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor.
The following are reported by the New
York Post:
Two sisters, unusually large, power
ful women, applied for coal. When Wis
tied they admitted that they had
plenty of work, but some neighbor had
got it," and they wanted some, too.
Seeing that there was not the shadow
of an excuse for their asking for the
coal, the visitor began to explain why
they should not have it given TO them,
appealing to their pride, when, in re-
ply, one of them shrieked at her:
Pride, did you say? Well, I'll tell
you what, miss; you can have the pride
and We'll take the coal"
Visits of investigation frequently
result in lasting good to the benefi-
Charles, as in the case of a woman who
asked for sewing to do at home, be-
cause it was difficult for her to go out.
1t was found that this difficulty" was
caused by the lack of thick-soled
boot, one leg having been shortened
through fracture which she had sus-
tanned several years ago. 1t was de-
cided at once to supply this need, but
a visit was first made TO her "only rela-
tive" a sister, to see if she was in a
position to help. She, too, was poor,
but it was learned from her that there
was a brother somewhere in the city
with whom they were not on good
terms, and whom the sisters had not
seen for years. Through the city
directory he was traced and found to
be in comfortable circumstances.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

tempted to land it she was unable to
do so.
When the monster found that he
was caught he began to lunge, and the
line swished back and forth through
the water and Mrs. Foley's fingers
were burned in deep ridges.
There were but a few more yards
OF the line left on the reel, and Mrs.
Foley, realizing that she would lose
line, fish and all if she did not do some
thing, jumped overheard. She is an
expert swimmer, and knowing that her
friends in the boat would keep close
to her, she felt no fear.
The fish continued to lunge through
the water, but was slowly tiring, and
Mrs. Foley was gradually working him
to the shallow water off Charles is
land. Finally she was able to reach
the bottom with her feet, and then
the fact that the fish was a shark be-
came apparent.
The occupants of the bOatrowed up
close, and after considerable punching
and beating with the oars managed to
kill the shark. The catch was taken
aboard the boat and the women tri-
umphantly rowed back TO Walnut
Beach, three miles away.
Mrs. Foley says she enjoyed the ex-
citing experience greatly, but she
would not care to tackle a much larger
shark for fear of being pulled out to
sea
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
In Japan.

Awriter, describing scenes on Japan
ese railways, says when a native lady
enters the carriage she slips her feet
from her tiny shoes. stands upon the
seat, and then sits demurely with her
feet doubled up beneath her. A mo-
ment later she lights cigarette, or ks<
little pipe, which holds just tobaeOS
enough to produce two good whtns
of smoke. All japanese people sit wttA
their feet upon the seat Of the ear. and
not as Europeans When the tieksS
collector, attired In . blue uniform.
enters the carriage he removes his cAP
and twice bows politely. he rePo&As
the bow Gs he comes % s4sA pASsS@-
ger to eolsat the taekSts frO9A tAs2--
n. 7. SzA
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
had FAITH IN HIMSELF.
JOhA Mitchell, President sf the
United Nine Workers, Began
Life as = Mine Boy.

The leader Of the coal miners and
president of the United Mine Workers
Is thus described in a brief sketch in
the Outlook:
Like so many other labor leaders in
this country, he is still young man.
He is 80 years of age. He went into
the coal mines as boy of 13. His
school education as supplemented by
night studies, chiefly upon economic
questions, and especially those relat-
ing TO organization Of labor. He Joined
the Knights of Labor in 1855. and ten
years later. when he was 25 years old,
he was elected secretary-treasurer of
a district organization of the United
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
A FooIish Question.

Dora-Oh, I'm in such distress of
mind and l want your advice. am
loved by three men, and don't know
which to accept.
Clara-Which one has the most
money?
Dora-If l knew that, do you sup
pose I'd waste precious time running
around for advice ?''-N. Y. Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

keeness of his intellect. The excite
ment and the unusually hearty dinner,
followed by the abstruse discussion in
which he had been engaged, had given
him a headache; so, approaching an
electric light post, he pressed his
throbbing brow against the cool iron.
Thus he stood for few minutes. Then,
feeling little chilly, he buttOned his
overcoat preparatory to proceeding on
his way home, but, to his horror, when
he attempted to leave the post he found
himself unable to move. A brain such
as the professors works quickly, and
the reason for his detention soon
seemed clear. Evidently the current
which fed the lamp above had become
diverted from its course and was pass
ing through his body, binding him to
the post in the process. Death, ghast-
" and horrible, stared him in the face.
Gradually his backbone would become
dissolved to a jelly, and while the awful
process was going on he must stand
there as helpless as butterfly pinned
to cork. This attracted the attention
of a policeman, who hurried up, and
then, shaking with laughter, listened
to the professors explanation. When
he had finished the policeman un-
fastened the professors overcoat from
the post, round which he had inEd-
vertently buttoned it."
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
DAILY MAN. from Heaven

A spiritualistic journal in st.
Petersburg has a column headed
From the Other World" In it ap-
pears signed communications from
the dead, in reply to queries from the
living. Amy subscriber can send a
letter to a dead person on forward
ing to the editor four copecs, which
are equal to about three cents. The
dead seem to be prompt correspond
ents, for no inquirer has to wait
more than 3 week for a letter to
come from the other world. The
heavenly mails are always on time.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

EoJnIng IN language is more fascin-
sting than the shades Of meaning
which grow up around a word and
cling to it and then gradually fall
away, making room for others. No
conspirator viii ever plead guilty TO
conspiracy. Call it some more accept
able name and he will not object.
Words, that is to say, have moral
character, and the invidious term is
the one we repudiate with gcorn. The
man who prides himself on his close
fstedness woulG never admit that he
is mean. Tell tie implacable that he
is resentful and he will plead guilty;
hint that he is yindictiYe and he will
slam the door behind him. One word
is invidious. the other is nOt.-PorJ~
land Oregonian.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
WOMAN BEATS sHARK,
Tanpsd Overheard to Save Her Lila.
and TOwed the Monster te
Shallow Water.

Mrs. Mary Foley, at Walnut Beach,
Conn, is the champion isherwoman of
the colony of summer residents. She
captured a fiye-foot shark, but it took
her an hour to accomplish the task.
and she was obliged to jump out Of
her boat to save her tackle.
Mrs. Foley and a party of women
friends went out to catch bluefish off
Charles island. Soon after dropping
their lines overheard Mrs. Foley felt
a tug. She thought she had hooked
q large bIuefsh, but when she at
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Quite a Difference.

Mr.. Wallsce-It seems to me that
if ever a bachelor realizes his unhappy
lot it must be when he is in bed i'll.
Mrs. Wallace-Yes. There is a great
difference between a hired nurse and
a wife. IF he goes to throwing the
medicine bottles and things at the
nurse when she happens to hurt his
rheumatism she will Ieave.-Tit-BitS.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Under False Scent.

ChOlley Tenper-Heavens! old chap
pie. why do you persist in cleaning
your clothes with gasoline? Every
body you pass can smell the dreadful
odor.
Harold HaDroom-Is that a fact?
Cholly Tenper-Certainly.
Harold HaIIroom-Justi imagine how
many people will think own an auto
mobile!-TOwn Topics.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
BUTTONED TO LAMP POST.
duIged Too Freely in Gay Birth
day Festivities.

"The members of a certain learned
society" says the Pittsburg Bulletin,
had been indulging in birthday festiv-
tiles, and when dinner and the subse-
quent enjOyments were over Prof.
Jones started off to trudge the half
mile or so to his home. The professor
is a very clever man, and noted for the
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

gee almonds and silver beads and
the large balls, as well as the imi-
tation of the ermine fur are made
of meringue icings very slowly baked
so as not become discolored. The
meringue is busted with coarsely
crushed, but evenly sifted cut loaf
sugar, about the size of wheat ker-
nels, and the dark spots are applied
after baking with a cameI's hair
brush. The arms of the crown are
made in sections and bent while hot
over properly shaped tin strips. and
the leaves are separately formed and
slightly twisted. The arms and leaves
are then fastened on the head rim
with hot suger."
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
He Wna m Angel.

''It's easy enough" remarked the
melancholy man, ITO make friends,
but it's hard to keep them"
"Oh, I don't know" replied the
other, who was jovial and wealthy,
"all my friends consider me easy and
are satisfied TO let me keep them" -
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
More TaI. for Less MONEY.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-They say that
woman, by getting into different oceu-
pations formerly monopolized by men,
are reducing the scale of wages.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Yes; that's right;
and I see now we've got women law
yers. I'm glad of that.
"Why?"
"Well, they'll charge less and talk
more. e."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Woe af the Collector.

Did you get anything out Of her3"
asked the business manager of the
collector.
Eyes, she paid me q compliment
Said she wouldn't be afraid to trust
me with the money if she had it,
n. Y. Times.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Thick.

Briggs-The electric light has gone
out on the other side Of the hotel pi-
szza.
GriggS-Yes, had to elbow my wsy
through the lovers there 1ust row
IifA.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Continuous Performance.

The Doctor-The boy has evidently
been eating too much between meals.
The Father-Nonsense! A boy can't
eat in his sleep.
The Doctor-How do you mean?
The Father mean that each meal
Of his begins when he gets up in the
morning and doesn't end till he goes
to bed.-Philadelpb Press.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
AnIoweffo-

" Twas rude Of you to treat me So
She spoke In accents soft and low.
I answered then: Twas rude. Althop6l
How much twas rusx. snly know"
-BFeekiYn Eagle.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13
Turned Girls, HeadA

"Do you see that tall chap, Pedro ?
Well, he has turned many a girls
head"
But he is neither handsome nor
rich"
81 know that"
"Then how did he turn girls heads %
with his preparation. He manu-
factures hair Observation-Disclosures
Record