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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
ORIGIN OF "GlvlNG THE SACK"

Two noblemen in the reign of
MaXimilian II-one aGerman, the
other Spaniard-who had each
rendered a great service to the
Emperor, asked the hand of his
daughter in marriage. Maximi
liam said that as he esteemed them
both alike, it was impossible to
choose between them, and there.
fore their own prowess must de.
eide it, but beng unwilling to risk
the loss of either by engaging
them in deadly combat, ordered
IA large sack to be brought and de.
clared that he who should put his
rival into it should have his fair
Helena. And this whimslcalcom-
bat was actually performed in the
presence of the perial courtand
lasted an hour. The unhappy
Spanish nobleman was first over
come, and the German succeeded
in enveloping him in the sack,
took him upon his back aud laid
him at the Emperor's reet. This
comical com bat is said to be the
origin of the phrase, "Give hlm
the sack, $50 common in the litcra-
ture of courtlng.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
SOCIETIES,

odd Fellows-M ConnellsburgL Lod.
No. 744 meets every Friday evening
the COmerer Building in Mcconnell
burg.
Fort Littleton Lodge No. 484 me
every Saturday evening in the CroI
building at Fort Littleton.
Wells Valley Lodge No. 607 mo
every Saturday evening in Odd u
lows Hall at Wells Tannery.
Harrisonyille Lodge No. 70l NEE
every Saturday evening in odd Ft
lows Hall at Harrisonville.
Waterfall Lodge No. 773 meets &
cry Saturday evening in Odd Fellog
Hall at Waterfall Mills.
Warfordsburg Lodge No. 6Ol maa
In Warfordsburg every Saturd'
evening.
King Post G.. a. II. No. 365 meets
McConnellsburg in Odd Fellows Ha
the first Saturday in every month Al
p. m.
Royal Arcanum, Tuscarora CouDcl
No. III, meets on alternate Monos
evenings in Il. O. S. OF A. Hall,
McConnellsburg.
Washington Camp No. 497, p. Q.
A., of New Grenada, meets every Sal
urday evening in p. O. S. of A. Hsl
Washington Camp, No. 554, p. o.
OF A., Hustontown, meets every Salg
urday evening in p. o. S. OF A. Hsl
John Q. Taylor Post G. A. r., N
bS9, meets every Saturday, on or ~,
preceding full moon in Lashley bal
at p. M, at Buck Valley.
Woman's Relief Corps, No. =
meets at same date and place at p'n
Gen. ID. b. McKibbin Post No. V.
g. A. s., meets the second and four
Saturdays In each month at Pleass'
Ridge II,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
THE CHARACTER OF CHICAGO.

Chicago Is INFUSED, says Fred.
eric G. Howe IN The Worlds
Work. Ithas not yet found itself.
Historically, it happened;as a mat
ter fact, it is still happening. it
has many organizations, but little
organizedlife. Then it will beone
of thegreatest, possibly hegreat.
est, of American cities.
Constructed on a rectangular
plan, its business streets present
in dreary succession sheer walls
of brick and stone, irregular in
height, size and appearance, una,
dorned and ugly. Hereand there
a building arises which suggests
an architect rather than a con.
tractor; but beauty; municipal
beauty, Chicagocannot claim, save
in palatial residences, splendid
boulevards and magnificent parks
Street life is still the life Of the
frontier. Advertisements Of ev-
cry description offend the eye.
The saloon, cheap restaurant and
variety hall, with garish signs Of
every conceivable nature, deco.
rate the faces of buildings, cor
ners and other valuable space with
announcements of their attract.
ions. Certain streets suggest
Midway Plaisance to catch the
thousands of fugitive transients
who pass through the city or call
it a home.
Under foot are badly built, bad.
" engineered pavemeuts and side
walks. The streets are badly
lighted, and are a mass of mud in
spring and fall, of dust and wind
in summer and winter. Over
head is a murky sky and dlugy
side walls, and everywhere the
din and roar Of surface and over.
head cars, vans and truck Wagons
strike the ear. Noises of an IN.
describable municipal sort pre-
vent conversation, even if conver-
sation were possible, for Chicago
does not stop to talk on the
streets. They are filed with
eager, hurrying, crushingcrowds
rushing, jamming and seeking on
ly to move on. The purpose of ev.
cry one seems to be TO get some
where else. Life Is movement.
Kipling said Chicago reminded
him of an Indian famine relief dis.
tribution force at WORK.
Chicago is isessentially new city
It's life is that of the keen, enter
prising, rough-and-ready sort.
1t is eager. Conservatism has
not had time to crystallize. A
full life is offered to the last com,
er who has anything good to sug-
gest. It's hospitality is of the
open, tolerant sort. 1t holds no
obligations to the past. thas its
eye on the future. Life is always
in to-day, not IN Yesterday. For
effects it cares little, for immed.
late life everything, aud for fund
amental reality probably more
than any other city in the world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
a HARD WORD TO DECLINE.

sally, you seem TO be ignorant in
geography | viii examine you in
grammar. Take the sentence, mar
riage is civil contract parse mar
riage.'
Marriage is a noun, because it's a
name"
Good; we'll, what Is the case OF
marriage!"
Don't know, SIR"
'Decline II and see.
"Don't feel at liberty to decline
marriage after having made Bill the
promise | have IA rather conju'
gaie.n
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02

The following dialogue was recent
ly overheard between two Irishmen
"Well, Pat, how are you getting on
in the world -
every we'll, thanks, Mr., Doolan. -
I'm now prison warden, and make a
little extra by selling eatables to the
prisoners
"Aud you are married suppose,
'at' Did your wife bring you any
fortune?"
Bedad, not that exactly, Mr., Doo-
Ian, but all her relatives are custq-
mers of mine
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST

Rev, Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark.
writes, "F'or II years | suffered
from Yellow Jaundice. | con
suited a number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
but got no relief. Then / began
the use of Electric Bltters and
feel that | am now cured of dis
ease that had me in its grasp for
twelve years. If you want a re-
liable medicine for liver and kid,
ney trouble, stomach disorder or
general debility, get Electric Bit
ters. It's guaranteed by w. S.
Dickson. Only soc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
WHAT A sNneze PoarENDs.

IN almost every land, civilized
and uncivilized, the act of sneez
ing is regarded with more or less
of superstition, says the Chicago
Chronicle. There is an equiva-
lent in nearly all languages for
the "God bless you" of the Irish
peasant when Il person is moved
to declare the presence of tick
ling sensation in his nostrils. -
To this salutation in France is ad.
ded sometimes the phrase land
preserve you from the fate of 1'y,
cho Brache," who is believed to
have got so a death of cold" by
a single sneeze-which killed
him. In England a regular form.
ula is used: "Once for wish,
twice for a kiss, three times for
a letter and four times for Il dis,
appointment" "
/ In Italy the salutation is simp.
ly "Felicita!" or "May you be
Iortunate." In India it is Gus.
tomary when one sneezes to say,
"May you live" and the reply
runs, 'Long life to you" Should
Hindu chance to sneeze while
he is going through his peculiar
ablution practices in the Ganges
he will make a kind of sign over
his face, stop in his ritual and be.
gin all over again.
In ancient times the Romans,
holding the idea that sneezing be.
tween noon and midnight was a
good omen, believe that between
midnight and noon it was most
unlucky, and if they should
chance to sneeze while getting up
in the morning they would at
once get into bed again. There
must be something in this, espe-
cially on very cold mornings, but
boys home for their holidays are
not as rule superstitlous and it
might be difficult for them to i'm.
press their parents with a saving
belief in this happy supersti-
ton.
The Germans say Good
health" because they maintain,
and not without reason, that
sneezing is warning of APP
preaching catarrh, and also,
marks the moment when wish,
a charm or a suggestion may
drive it away. The Persians 90
further in this idea; they say
what practically amounts to
"Thank Cod" because they con,
slider that the sneeze has actually
driven away some evil spirit that
has attempted to get into u mans
body to feed upon the sacred
fires.
The people of the Amazulu go
even further than this into super
stition and arrive at the stage of
actual devil worship. No doubt
they would style "angel wor.
ship" but the things to which
these so,called angels are sup.
posed to lend themselves put
that high.sounding name quite
out of the question. Their un-
civilized familiar spirits are said
to give sign when they are near
and able TO help their votaries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
GENERAL DIRECTORY,

President Judge-Hon. S. Nc. Swo
Associate Judges-Lemuel Kirk, |
vid Nelson.
Prothonotary, &c.-Frank p. Lyn
District Attorney-George b. Di
iels.
Treasurer-George b. Mellott.
Sheriff-Daniel G. Flec1.
Deputy Sheriff
Jury Commissioners-C. II. T.. Pu
mer, Anthony Lynch.
Auditors-John S. Harris, W.
Davis, S l.. Garland.
Commissioners-H. X. Malot, A.
Kelly, John Fisher.
Clerk-Frank Mason.
County Surveyor-Jonas Lake.
County Superintendent-Charles
Barton.
Attorneys-W. Scott Alexander.
Nelson Sipes, Thomas +. Sloan,
Men Johnston, M. Il. Shatfner, G.
b: Daniels, John Il. Sipes, S.
Kirk.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
CUMBERLAND VALLEY

Train No IL 'st runs daily except Sunday
between Hagerstown and Harrisburg, leaving
HHgerstown i2O and arriving at Harrisburg at
SO
Train No. II west runs daily except Sunday
between Harris burg and GreencaStle. leaving
harrisburg 5.l5 and arriving Greencastle 735
Additional east-bound local trains will run
daily, except Sunday follows: Leave
Carlisle 3. - Il m, 7.05 u. m, IL 40 D. m 3l5 d.
m,, leave Mechanicsburg dOS a. m, 1,29 a. M
Sl%9. m, Lei p. m $50 .. m, 1856 D. :, $50
p. IA
Trains Nos. and ll0 run daily between Ha
yestown ana Harrisburg and No. fteet
minutes late on Sundays
Daily
Daily except Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
A SAGE CONCLUSION.

Uncle Reuben says "Arter arguin'
fur forty Vars dat de whale couldn't
possibly have swallered joiner, and
maxim three or four enemies a var
ober it, | has come TO de conclusion
dat my belief one way or de odder
wouldn't affect de past > cents wuth.
| have simply wasted heap o. breath
fur nOthin' ;"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Were you fooled yesterday.
Shad are in market.
Niolets are blooming.
Prepare for spring work.
Garden making, has begun.
The little onions have been planted.
The bank is busy with its first OF
April business.
The recent rains left the roads in a
rather muddy condition.
April is the great financial day for
this section.
The first spring day was damp but
the stormy features of the equinox
were lacking.
If you are changing your address
this spring send us word in time 50
that you will not miss a single issue
of The News. Give old as well a new
address.
II spinning tops, playing marbles,
and bicycle riding are indications of
continued warm weather we would ad
wise everybody to make garden and
plow their lots of ground.
Some lowering shrubs are already
in bloom and the leaves on the early
trees are unfolding rapidly. With the
green grass, budding tree, tlittings,
etc. no one can doubt that spring is
here.
The annual readiustment of salaries
of clerks in first and second class post
Offices thoroughout the country has
been completed and will 90 into effect
July lst. BY the new adjustment the
clerks will receive a material advance
over the old rate.
Never seek to meet evil unless to
correct it, and put in its place some
good thing which we are encouraged
to do when We remember that the soil
which gives growth to u poisonous
viii also cause a violet to grow if one
takes the trouble to plant one in its
place.
THE SPRING POETS APOLOGY.
Yes. ! understand the stigma that
attaches to the chap
Who begins to scribble verses at the
risin' OF the sap:
There's a universal pity for the poor
dementcd thing
Who indites his inspirations to the
glory OF the Spring.
There's a padded cell awaitin every
imbecilc who tells
OF the life that comes a-creepin' DER
the hills and through the dells:
But I simply have to do it, all my
seli-coutrol is gone,
For it's Spring it's Spring, tell
you, and feel it comm on
Who could help it, if particle of
music's in his soul?
All the sights and sounds of nature.
blent in one harmonious whole,
Sing an anthem to the spirit, till it's
waited to the sky,
And one wouldn't give nickle for
a sweeter by and by.
There are birds and streams a-war-
blin' and a-laughin' all the while
Aud the cunnin' little crocuses are
loOkin' up to smile.
There go-too late to stop it, for
my case is too far gone
It's the spring, the spring, | tell you
and | feel it comm on.
All the hazy landscapes dreamin'
like a baby half awake,
Waiting till old mother nature gives
another gentle shake:
Hope and courage SHINE in every
winterweary human face,
Aud the willows don a tinge Of gold
that lends kingly grace;
Fear Of cold and snow have vanished
lromeach glad sun-lover's breast
And We cast aside our worries at in
siatent Springs behest.
Never mind, I've got it written, and
the agony is gone;
For I've got to write Spring poems
when | feel it comm on.
S. W. Gillian, in Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
TERMS OF COURT.

The first term of the Courts OF T
ton county in the year shall conma
on the Tuesday following the see,
Monday of january, at 10 O'Clock q.
The second term commences on
third Monday of March, at > o'ca
p, N.
>Ihe third term on the Tuesday o
following the second Monday of Ju
at 10 O'Clock u. m.
The fourth term on the first MoIt
of October, at > O'Clock p. m.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
MAkE WAY FoR THE MAN.


Let us have peace; no craven 5
peace:
Nor sluggard's to cape and dream,
But the strenuous peace of the land $
increase,
And the powerful beat of stream:
Set the cannon of commerce roar
over the fields,
And the bugles of brotherhood play
For the arm of the man, and the
brain of the man,
And the grit of the man, make way.
Let us have peace; no timid peace
That doubtful clings to its place,
But the free, brave peace of the old
time Greece
And the faith OF patriot race:
Let the vision of virtue enrapture
the gaze,
And the bolts of integrity stay
For the arm of the man. and the
brain of the man,
And the nerve of the man, make
way.
Let us have peace no anchored
peace
That holds its sails in the slips,
But the peace that sweeps all the
strange blue deeps
With the keels of its own great ships;
With honor commanding and truth
at the helm,
And beauty to welcome the spray
For the nerve and muscle and brawn
and brain,
For the soul of the man, make way.
Charles Eugene Banks in Saturday
Evening Post.
Brother don't you know that il you
swear at these mules you won't go tor
paradise?'
Eyes, parson, but if | don't swear
at them | won't get to the end of the
row, and that's the important thing at
present."
Her Father-But, my boy, surely
you are too young to marry Aurelia.
How old are YOU
Her Suitor-One and twenty, sir.
Her Father And she is twenty-seven
to great disparity. Why not wait
half dozen years? Then you'll be
twenty-seven and she'll probably be
just about the rame age as you.
"What is your name?" inquired the
justice.
pete Smith" responded the va
grant.
"What occupation=" continued the
court.
"Oh, nothing much at present; just
round.
"Retired from circulation for thirty
days" pronounced the court dryly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Justice of the Peace-Thomas
Sloan, l.. H. While.
Constable-John II. Doyle.
Burgess-H. w. Scott.
Councilmen-D. Y. Fields, Leona
Holman, Samuel Bender, NJ. W. Ma
Clerk-Wiliiam Hull.
High Constable-W VIM. Baumgardn
School Directors-A. U. Mace. ID
a. Irwin, Thomas +. Sloan, 7.
Taylor, John Comerer, c. b. Steve
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02

Additional local trains will leave Harrisburg
as follows: For Carlisle and intermediate sta.
tions AZ 937 a. IN, 200 p. IN. and 625 p. m, also
for Mechanlcsburg Dillsburg and intermediate
stations at z 90 u. IN. and 3.l5 d. m.
Trains Nos |, 3 and 1903 run daily between
Harrsburt ana HaRerstown.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between Nev
and 10 east and between Philadelphia and
Welsh on N. & w. Railway on trains l09 west
and z east except that on Sunday the Phlia-
delphia sleeper viii run east on No. :.
Through coaches 10 and from Philadelphli
on trains and east and and west.
Daily.
Daily excent Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
MlNlNG NOTES.

The winter dumps OF Dry creek, it is said, are turning out finely and some good clean-ups are reported. Among those who are taking out good money are Paul Denhart and partners and An derScn and partners
 On Bourbon creek F. I. Reed and his partners have finished sluicing and report satisfactory returns.
 On Pe'uk creek Stanley Kuzek who owns bench off No. 3, has taken out a good dump, having worked the ground only 8 days with steam plant He is now engaged in sluicing and the dirt is showing up well. He has not found bedrock although he has sunk dis tance of 34 feet. He has tapped small lake on the tundra from which he gets water for sluicing.
 Work on the stamp mill of the Lane quartz mine on Little Uurrah, Solomon river, has been suspended. owing tc the impossibility to secure the neces- sary timber. The mine continues tc look promising.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
Who Live in This Sec.
 tiOn of Alaska.
WHO HAS SEEN THEM
Another Strange, Uncouth Story, Told and Believed on
 the Outside.

One Of the stranges stories ever tolC of this section of Alaska is he follow ing, which purports to have been re Ia ed by one Henry J. Diel CT, to a Can adian paper:
 Half he citizens of Nome, Teller Cit; and other far northern Alaskan gold towns and camps are minn- fingers, noses. ears. toes, feet and legs. Thi- statement has been brought back from the golds, e&er-' country by Henry J. Dieter, who was one of the first to enter Alaska. >ays the Hastings, Ont, Re view.
 The gold seekers have paid high price for the metal they have secured, he says. They have been 50 frozen and frostbitten that their heads and trunks are about the only portions of their bodies which have not been in- jured.
 This prosrcctor is of the opinion that there is hardly one entirely able bodied man in the entire far northern country. After hearing of his own experiences
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
NOTlCE OF FORFEITURE.

To D. C. Clark. one of tn" cO-ownerS in the placer mining claims described aS follows: Fl Regina claim. notice of ocat ion of said claim being recorded in Book 99 page y3, in the rec ords of the tupe Nome Recording District Terror claim. notice of location of said claim being recorded ill Book S9 page lH3. in the rec. ordS of the Cape Nome Recording District. Blueberry claim, notice of location of said claim being recorded in book 9H, page 2lo in the rec Ords of the Cape Nome Recording District. La Fiesta claim. notice of location of said claim being recorded in Book N'. page l96, in the rec ords of tine Cape Nome Recording district. Anchor claim. notice of location of said claim being recorded in Book y, page l95 in the rec. ords Of the Cape Nome Recording District. Fl Corona claim, notice of location of said claim being recorded in book !D. page l9i, in the rec ordS of the Cape Nome Recording District. All of the above described claims being situate in the Cape Nome Recording district, in the Dis trict of Alaska.
 You are hereby notified that I, ]. T. Hamil ton, am one of your coownerS in the above de scribed mining claims and have performed dur ing the year 1902, $l0000 worth of labor upon each Of the said mining claims for the purpose of complying with Sec. 2324 of the Revised Stat utes of the United States. And you are hereby required to contribute within ninety days after the publication Of this notice your proportion of said expenditures or your interest in said claims will become the property of said J. T. Hamilton your co-oWner.
 J. T. HAMILTON. Co OWNER Date of first publication, April IS, 1903.
 Date of last publication, July l8. 1908. 5
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
A CURIOUS
People Found on Two
 Africa Islands

London, March ll.-Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, who has just returned from the islands of Fernando Pc and Shain, in the Bightof Biafra, Western Africa, gives an interesting description of the various inhabitants of the practically previously unexplored interior Of the islands. Very few of them have ever seen a white man and they never leave their primitive dwellings in the rocks except on organized drinking bouts. The race is fast dying out from the effects of rum and palm wine.
 Tine natives are mostly quite naked, except for q curious straw bonnet. They paint their bodies with colored mud. They never wash, but occasion ally use a knife to scrape off the sur face dirt and create artificial deform- aties by tightly enwrapping their limbs.
 The Fernando Pc natives when sight ed by the whites bolted into the depths of the jungle, where they set up fear some walls. At certain hours each day tho villages are quite deserted, every one, including the children, going on carouse.
 The lieutenant could find no traces of the burial places of the natives of the island.
The Nome nugget., 1903-06-06
SELL LIQUOR
Charges Against a Rus.
 sian Priest.

Seattle, March 10.-Priests as we'll as laymen in Alaska are said to be guilty of unlawfully selling liquor to Indians according to reports brought from Valdes by passengers arriving on the steamer Portland last night.
 Deputy United States Marshal L. Bowers of Kodiak arrived at Afognak Jan. II, and served papers on several persons for their appearance before the United States commissioners court at Kodiak for the illicit sale. of intoxi- cants to natives. One was a Russian priest, who is charged with selling wine, which he procures at the Russian church ct Afognak and sells to the In- dians.
 Papers were also served on C. Pajo- man, the proprietor of store, for selling both wine and whiskey to the natives. Pajoman is the husband of the government school teacher at Afog- nak, his store being next door to the school. A large number of witnesses are to be taken to Kodiak for the trial of these cases.
 Marshal Bowers arrived at Afognak in the Alaska Commercial Company $ schooner St. Paul. The vessel was anchored in the bay and in a heavy westerly gale during the night she was driven ashore. Neither tho vessel nor cargo was seriously injured.