The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-30
VOLUME 4.
OUT IN The WORLD.
A Former Foreman of the News"
Writes From the Smoky City.


deavor to give some of my expe.
ri9nce and impressions since
leaving McConnellsburg.
. AS is well known when a coun.
try boy, grip in hand, departs
from his native heath, leaving
such grand old hills and beau.
tiful valleys behind as from the
boundary of Fulton, he feels that
an important time has come in
his career, and with considerable
misgivings he bids farewell to
the familiar scenes. There is an
uncertainty in his step and a lack
of confidence in his gait, in the
language of the Slangist he feels
that he is cup against the real
thing" and he is not very far
wrong. L think, however, that
when the country boy turns his
face towards Pittsburg and casts
his fortune with the many others
who likewise have made it an OBJ.
jective point in which to ask of
Dame Fortune a smile of favor, If
the proper effort is made, he can
depend on three substantial
meals a day and sufficient clio
thing to hide his nakedness and
keep him warm. 1t is very
good idea, however, for him to
put some old clothes in his trunk
as he may need them. Then too,
he is cheered up from what he
has read in his books at school of
how so many of our great men
started just this way, and to be
upright and honorable is sure to
bring about the fultillment of the
brightest of youthful am mbitions.
Oh, | tell you, Mr.. Editor, the
hope Of youth and the rosiness of
the future as it seems to the
young, is fine thing when
young man leaves the parental
roof and goes to a great city to
seek his fortune. Thus far l have
noticed no diamonds hanging on
trees and very little money lying
around loose, so have arrived at
the conclusion that the only way
to do is to take off your coat and
work, which [ have been faithful
ly doing.
AT Altoona l first applied for
employment. With rather hes
itating step l entered one of the
morning dailies and asked for
work. | was told to come around
in the evening which / did. 1t
was matter of working at night
and sleeping in daytime. Some
may like that way of earning
their daily bread, but | am free
to say there is no owl in my com.
position and six weeks of such
life gave me a sufficiency and /
bid farewell to that place and
came to the "Smoky City" l
would say right here that the
person who dubbed Pittsburg the
Smoky City" was one of good
perception and made no mistake
IN the sobriquet. | sometimes
wonder when the sun, late in the
morning fights its way through
the smoke and dust, and it's sick
ly rays fall at,my feet or on my
case, if it is the same "Old Sol"
mat used to come rolling up over
the hills of old Fulton, resplend-
ent In its brightness and brilliant
in its light.
The dust and smoke, however,
seems to breed no i'll health, as
those we see around us seem to
De strong and hardy. We smoke
meat to preserve it when taken
from the slaughter house, and
along the same line of reasoning,
why shouldn't the same process
oe conducive to health aud Ion
seVity in life? May be, though, it
Is a survival of the strong and
'he cemeteries back on the hills
contain ,1 the weaklings.
rms locality is fortunate in be-
ing one of the richest, naturally,
III 'he world, having natural re-
sources That make the city and
''ie locality abound in prosperity
"no causing a continual influx of
nc new money from other sections.
me hills one sees in all direc-
''ons' although they look so bar
20" and worthless, contain in