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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.
State Temperance Union Occupied
With Reports Today.

The meeting of the Kansas State Tenn
peranee union convention VIII close to-
night at the Auditorium with the address
by DR.. Francis r.. Clark on How Amer
ica's Good Name May Be Maintained
The music for tonight's meeting viii he
BY the Railroad Y. M. G. A. quartette.
At this mornings session at the First
Christian church reports of the field work
ers were received. A. d. Wilcox and r.
T.. Scott made reports. Rev. o. S. Morrow
read a paper on The Saloon as a De
spoiler Of Homes" Rev. E. A. Fredenha-
gen spoke on THE Saloon as a Cause ar
Crime" Tonight a free viii donation will
be collected at the meeting.
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Chicago. FEB. n-CATTLE-Receipts to-
day. $4,000 head. Market slow and weak
medium. 3.00d425; stOckers and feeders.
S22504.8e, COWS. Sl.40n4.30. heffers. $1,000
40. II I.40U260; bulls. s2.000425:
calves, S.50d7-l5; Texas fed steers, $500
A2
HOGS-Receipts today. 1000 head; esti-
mated Thursday. 5000 head. left over from
Tuesday. 6.306 head. Market 5d10c lower.
Mixed and butchers S6-6006-95. good to
choice heavy, S6.9q07.05. rough heavy, s6.6'
@s.s0; light. s6.5506.60; bulk of sales, $3.50
6.75.
sHEEP-Receipts today. 10000 head,
Market steady to strong. Good 20 choice
wethers. S4.5Qd5.50, fair to choice mixed.
8.50dA50. western sheep. $4.75N5.4O; native
lambs. $A50u6.55s western lambs. S475fs
80.
Official receipts and shipments Tuesday
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts ...... ........ 1858 22.S92 1920
Shipments ...... ....-. 3,S15 5,7SS 81
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SHARP'S BILL PASSED.
It Is Intended to Improve Militia
Situation.

The house has passed Representative
Sharp's militia bill. which conforms to
the Dick military bill, recently passed
by congress. whereby Kansas will get
a large federal appropriation for militia
purposes. The appropriation for the
coming year will amount to more than
$140,0 900.
Incidentally it is made a misdemeanor
D1oye who is a m of the militia
because the employee attends the annual
encampment or performs other military
duties. This would have applied to the
Ottawa people who threatened to dis
charge their employees who were mem
bers of the reginental band in case they
attended the Fort Riley encampment
last fall and neglected their business.
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CHICKEN STEALING BILL.
Possibility That Theft of Fowls Will
Be Made a Felony.

The chicken stealing bill came up in
the house committee of the whole again
Tuesday afternoon, and caused consid-
cradle debate. This is the bill which
makes It a felony to steal a chicken.
Tt was fathered by Adams of Sedg-
wick. and supported by Barker and
Hunter
On the other hand there was an i'm
preston that a sentence in the peni-
tertiary was too severe a penalty for
stealing a chicken. and jerks. Pringie
and Mead opposed the measure.
Finally Barnd suggested that in or
der that it might not apply to a large
class Of highly respected persons. OF
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Kanaaa Citz Prodnea Markat.

Kansas City. Feb. u-Close-wHEAT-
Receipts today, 81 cars. Quotations
May. 6S1zc; July, 661ka65Ac. cash: No. ,
hard. 6fz468hc; No 3 hard, 651zd67c; No.
2 red, 69d7012c; No. 3 red, 65067c.
CORN-April, 3S1kd38lc. May. 3S1Ac: Jul
", 3Sc. Cash. No. 2 mixed, 3SA6391sc;
No. 2 white, 40kd4lkc: No. 3 white. 40c.
OATS-No. 2 white. 351zQ36c; No. 2 mix
ed. 341zd35c.
RYE-NO. 2, 45c.
HAY-choice timothy. s125oads.5O; choice
prairie, $500.
BUTTER-Creamery, 1920; dairy. fan
cy. 19c.
EGGs-Fresh. 1916.
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Diamond in a Meteorite

New York. Feb. 11-Ia the private col
lection Of George Frederick Kunz, now
on exhibition at the museum of natural
history, is a diamond Embedded in the
center of a 40 pound meteorite- The dia-
mond is of the Durest and hardest Ear
bon, but dark in color. With several
other small particles of diamond dust it
rests IN a small jagged area of less pure
carbon about the size of a large mar
bic. The area is surrounded by SOLID
meteorite iron from our to five inches
thick.
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Coasters Strike Switch Engine.

Leadville. Colo, Feb. IA bobsled,
loaded with young people, ran into a
Colorado & Southern switch engine last
night, seriously injuring six people The
sled was racing down a steep hill and
had almost reached the railroad cross
ing when the switch engine rounded a
curve. It was too late to stop the sled
and it plunged into the drive wheels
of the locomotive. William Tappin had
his hip broken and Charles Holden ana
Alfred Gully had their backs broken
and are not expected to live. The other
members of the party are severely
bruised.
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Chicago. ILL.,. Feb. u-BUTTER-Market
quiet and steady. Creamery, 16q5c; dairy,
l5Q23c-
EGGs-Market weak. F1rsts, cases in
cluded. 16c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Twins. re:
Daisies, 1312c; Young Americas, 1876.
POULTRY-Market steady. Dressed
turkeys. 15Q1Sc. dressed chickens. 1oG13lac.
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One Mora Daath-

Pueblo. Colo, Feb. 11.-Another death
has resulted from the accident at the
steel works here Monday last. Virgil
Urine, who was assistant suoerintend~
ent Of the converter. died at the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company hospital.
A c%oroner's jury has been impanelled to
investigate the accident.
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ssIoa4.so; Texas cows and heifers. s2.loa
3.21
HOGs-Receipts today. 1000 head. Mar
ket 5nl0c lower. Pigs and lights, S6.40q
$50; packers, S670u6.90; butchers, $500
6.95-
SHEEP-Receipts today, 2.50O heao
Market steady Natives. S4.20d520. lambs,
$5.00d6.55; Texans, S.50Q400.
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Patents Igsned Kansans.

Washington, Feb. 11.-These patents
have been issued: Kansas-George w.
Combs. Leavenworth, grating machine:
Richard B. Emmons, Galena. and n.
Miller, Joplin, Mo. ore separator. lac
E. Lawrence, MorroWVille, wind mill
regulator: James H. Tracey, Sabetha
display cabinet; David E. White, Win
chester. buckle shield.
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whom he was one, it ought to be made
imperative within five miles of n old
soldiers reunion
This created considerable laughter
and came near costing the bills enact
ing clause, but Adams rallied his forces
and got it recommended, subject to
and debate
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Crew 81 dc Grampug Arrivee.

San FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE speciaI
crew which is to take the Holland sub
marine torpedo boat Grampus on her
trial trip has arrived from the east
Captain F. p. Cable, who conducted the
tests made with submarine boats on the
Atlantic side. is in charge of the 0arty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

New York. Feb. n-sUGAR-Raw sugar
firm Fair refining, 3 &16c; centrifugal. So
test. 3ssc. molasses sugar. . 15-16c. Refine
sugar firm. Crushed, S5.25, powdered. A.75.
g~ranulated. S465.
COFFEE-Market firm. No. z Rio.
$3.50.
MOLASsES-Market quiet.
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Nsw YORK Money maskes.

New York. FEB. I-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call steady, at ~ per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 1905 per cent;
sterling exchange firm. with actual BUSH
ness in bills at SA87ss minus to
s4.S71k for demand and at S4.84AnAS4ss for
60 DAVIS; posted rates. s4.S5 and SASS; com
mercial bills. $.831zd4.S4.
SILVER-Bar silver. 47%c; Mexican dol
lars. 371kc.
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and will have command of the Grampus.
Before being tested under water tine
Grampus viii be given a surface trial
with the new crew in charge. A prelim
mary submarine trial trip will be held
next week.
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Cotton Market.

New York. Feb. 11zCOTTON-Sales to-
day. 2T9 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands, $3.50; middling gulf. S9.75
Galveston, Feb. u-COTTON-Market
drn. at 9 5-16c per ID.
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Topeka Market.

HR1IIIo AMI EATL4A 6I4fC-
FURNISHED by W: o. Anderson & Co., 30
ORANGES-California Washington ma.
vel. best sizes. 2.5oQ2. 50. extra choice,
50. 3502.40: off sizes, ~$20V02.25; California
budded fruit. A.l5Q200.
LEMONS-Caiifornia, 800 size, $500
GRAPEs-Maiaga, owing to quality. SEQ
4SBSNANAs-Lower. 21kasc per ID. and
running from SI.O9N2.O0 per bunch.
professionalism per barrel: iona
thans, 500; Roman Beauty. S3.5Od4.90:
Winesaps, 3.0003.I5, Ben Davis. S2.7503.00.
Missouri Pippinss $500; York Imperials,
STRAWBERRIES few nice Texas
strawberries. &-o9u5.W per I4-quart case
per bu-i Minnesota Burpanks. soc Min
nezota Rural, Csc, Colorado Pearl. 68Q79c;
Colorado Rural 1zN45c-
SWEET POTATOES-65c per Du.
VEGETABLES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Holland. SIPS per
oNIONS-Spanish onions. S1.I5 per crate.
Kansas grown. l5c per bu.' Wisconsin req
0YSTERsENew York count. 4oc per
can: extra select. 35c per can; standard.
25c per can; bulk standard, per gallon
SIS: bulk, extra. select. $3.50 per gallon.
CELERX-California blue ribbon. Soc per
doc; California jumbo. zoe per doz.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S1J.50N12.3 per
jbl: per standar box. S4.00a4-25.
HICKORY NUTS-90c per bu.
PECANs-Unpolished, sc H.; polished.
'DATEs-Fair. 4sza5c ID; Fard. sosHo
cocoANUTs-ss.50 per sack; SOC per
dozen.
RADIsHEs-Texas radishes. 25d35c per
dozen punches; Texas green onions. 25a
per dozen punches
HONEY-Colorado. 24-rack cases, s3.6a
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
BUTTER-Country. 13c.
EGGS-Case CUNT. 13c-
POULTRY-Hens. Sc TO-. ROSTERS, 15c
each; ducks. 71kc h.; geese, &c H.; turkeys.
1Iac ID. young ROSTERS. SIC H.; live
spring chickens, Sc ID.
PRAIRIE HAY-By 90
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baledl.. 6.o0G6.50
PRAIRIE Hay Ooose) -.-...-..... 5o0a61o
ALFALFA HAY-By load, per ton...-Slo.o 90
AIFALFA HAY-Baled, per ton. S8.O0aIGOl
STRAW. per ton .S.W
Market very duh
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st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 11-WOOL-Markei
unchanged. Territory and western medf
ums, 17q19c; fine, 13qlsei coarse, 1Sq17e-
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Kansas City, Feb. II.
Omen High Low Close Yes


FURNISHED by J.. e. Gall, Commissions
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Odice 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company Kansas City. Mol
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b. - Llvestoek 1870

St. Louis. No. Feb. n.-CATTLE-Re-
oeipts today. $500 head, including 1900 head
Of LeNans- Market steady. Beef steers.
4~Aoeq5-5Qs stockers and feeders. So 40n4.90.
COWS a heifers E-25Q4-75; Texas steers,
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Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by ]. E.. CAL, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocka
Onice 40 West Sixth street. Telephone
496. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company. Kansas City, MOI
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Topeka Hfda nrarkat

IODeEa. Feb. Il.
Prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations..
GREEN SALT CURED I4AT.........6Ac
No. / TALLOW
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sion Company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No. g.. Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1851
Opening Liverpool cables. Wheat un-
changed. corn unchanged from yesterday.
There will be no session tomorrow. All
exchanges viii close account of Lincoln's
birthday.
Grain receipts at Chicago today; Wheat.
- cars; graded, O. Corn, 26S cars graded,
O Oats. 112 cars; graded, 10.
Second Liverpool cables; Wheat sd
higher, corn sd higher.
Liverpool closing cables. Wheat 7sd
lower; corn SD higher for the day.
Estimated receipts of grain tomorrow at
Chicago. Wheat. 80 cars; corn. 290 cars;
cats. 175 cars; hogs. 5000 head.
Chicago Privileges good Friday. May
Wheat-Pnts, 46s4c- calls, lg14ulsssc- curb,
18Nc. May corn-Puts. 45isa45Acs calls,
A55c, curb, 451z045asc bid.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 2S6 cars; Duluth, II cars. Last year
g holiday.
Chicago. Wheat started off weak. de-
spite the fact that Liverpool cables arc
unchanged in face of our decline of yes
terday. A great many scalpers sold out
and evened up over the holiday tomor-
row.
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RANCE Of Prices on stock.

IFu, nished BY J. {. Gail, Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
stock COMPANY. Kansas City. MOI
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Waenerss ssParsifalf' and the The
Ring" illustrated with views and
music at High School hall February 10.
90 cents.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1903-01-22

alem. 9. Q. 0anna bon gueblp
6ol., muroe gum grirsipal Der ofientli=
den Sbulen ernannt als 9lahfplaer
BON Y. B. 9oung, Der iein amt als
@ountp=Supe antrat.
u berbeen. II. Snfplge Der Rnapp=
belt BON Goblen tperoen Die ,3iiae Der
Wlilmallfee gabn in n6roliher uno
tpeitlider Gi4tung bon bier aus bor=
lGufi9 nur oreimal Der gBode perfeb=
rem, anltatt tdsli6.
Wlihion Gill. Surh iseuer
3eritDrt muroe Wtc geet q Sos Sem
eralfore uno eine Sheune Der fsrau
@unoeripn. Sbaoen SO, 900; ger=
ilherung $4,000.
II ntica. gluf benz gabngelsiie in
Der gtdbe bon bier fano man ben 2eih=
nam zines unbetannten Mannes. Wtan
glaubt, oaB Elm 9uFagier BON einem
3uge ititrSte uno iiberfabren puroe.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1903-01-22
Der 0ee auu. Ianeeu eeben.

Die erltuunlthe Antlinoigung elmer
Gntoefung, tpelhe lider bas 2sben
berlansert, madt Der Reoaeteur 8. ..
9omnep. in Gburubuseo, Sno. sd
miinlbe mitsutbeilen." ihreibt Ell, wbab
Or. Sings Seem Discovery sssen bic
Sbminoiuht bas unfeblbarite Mi.tel
lit bel 0ufen, Gertdltllneen uno Grip
pc. Gs 1T unIddbbar Fiir 9sute nit
idmahenSuneen. Mit Der nunoeroaren
Weoi3in braudt nh niemano Dor 2un=
genentSiinbuus ober Sbmmoiuht gu
fiirhteu. Die Silfe iit ausenblidli6
uno Die Sur 1T cine iid,ere." 8. 8.
0oiuell's Npotbete sarantirt jeoe soc
uno IL 6laibe uno sibt probelainen
frei.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1903-01-22
Dapitott Gomutp.

Wt. gernon, 16. San. 1908.
Nm. 6rabm 1T jeBt Der sliidlihe
Water elmer biibihen 9obtsr. - Carl
&nappe bertaufie cine g8asenlabung
Sbmeine IN gtban.- Ser Sturm am
z. Sanuar oemOlirte beinabe idmmt=
lihe Winomiiblen IN bieli9er @egeno.
Wm. 0erblt, lpelher nit e;ner Gubre
2umber BON Wt. gernon fam, pllroe
bonn Sturm ,meimal umeemorfen.
Gie 2ansiiraBe BON partltOn nah
Qiunoe loll nit Wasenfaifen teTdet
geluelen Iein, peld,e ben 6armern bonn
Shlitten gepebt wuroen. Angelus
Oerien ldBt iih fir feline fetten Stiere
cine Garlaoung Corn bonn Often ihi-
den. - Or. @eItfd piro feline praais
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1903-01-22

- ginen intereffanten n
@aft bsberbergtt oieier Sage paris.
gs mar bies Der Doctor mebicinde
Oronbpatedba, Besriinosr unb Better
bes Orbtns Der Walbldufer Hprbumes
ritas, Wie fhon aus feinem Namen
eriihtli9, lit Der Dottor elm Nonbluts
Snoianer. Gr lit pohl Der alsrerIte
Der .Hotbbdute1, Der einen atabemiz
icen Grab beiibt. Der Dottor nit
benz unausfpre4iiden Namen ents
itan,n,t benz @tdmm ber Mobaipts Sns
bianer. Gr 1T beut. 81 Sabre alt. bat
in Mmsrita bic Shulen befuht unb
bann ala Der bamaliee Bring bon
Woles auf ieiner Reile burh Canada
auf ibn aufmertfum ipurbs. Die Mittel
unb bic 0elegenbeit sefunoen. nod
Orforb gu seben unb bort ben raebiSi.
rifhen Oottorerab gu ertptrben. Sn
bic W6lber isiner Batter 3uriidgetebrt.
pibmete tr iih gang ieinen pbilantros
piidtn Neisunsen uno eriinbete ben
Orbtn. Der gum 3iped bic 6ebuns Der
Gipiliiation untsr ben rHotbhduten"
bat.
-Sn 2onbon deinen al,
lem Nniheine nah inn heurigen Win,
ter bic Tablien bic geiuhteIten Mobe,
blunlen All sperhen, unb bic GrDIuntbes
men, losIde 10 lange ben eriten plas
behaupteien, gan5 5u perbrdngen. Gait
az. slegonten 9errtn traeen iebt eine
Doblie i'm Rnopfloh; bauptiGHli9
lsht man tpeibe unb Qelbe.
Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1901-1907, 1903-01-22
Hnn1nter %.

" ptlllioe aufgeben uno am /. aebrus
az na1 gartiton 3ieben. - Ssris g6r=
m mann perlor 6 ieiner Sdafe ourh
gSolfe. Bertha 8erten, Die fleine
ao6ter bon glngelus Gerfen lieot
'pner frant am 9terbenfieber oanieber.
- -. auguit glaiep bat ais eriter ieine
2Slnomilble mieoer auiseriatet, mas
Ger S9reiber leioer nod niht bon i'd,
lelber beri6ten fam. gDeitpbaIe
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
Sipes Mill.

Our school is gliding smoothly
along with Bessie Morton as in.
structor.
Messrs. Ted and Geo. Wink
started for Wisconsin on Monday
last where they expect to get EN-
ployment.
Milton Mellott lost a fine horse
last week.
There was a shedding party
from Sipes Mill on Sunday last
went in the direction of Gem.
Mrs. Nathan Mellott is still i'm.
proving.
There was pill peddler pass.
ed down through this vicinity las
Saturday and spent the evening
with Miss Angeline Mellott.
q Mr.. Geo. Bard sold a very fine
mare last week to Mr.. Kieffer of
the Cove.
Mrs. John Bard made a trip to
Everett last Friday.
Capt. G. T. Dixon is ill at this
writing.
Pete Snyder of Gem had a dog
The dog ran away from Pete. The
dog went to Mrs. Wink's barn
one night, stole halter, elm bed
up in the haymow, fastened the
halter around a rafter, put the
other end around his neck, gnaw.
ed hole through the roof, crawl
ed out, jumped out into space -
Next morning the family found
him suspended against the barn.
The dog was dead, so he was.
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Stone Ridge.
Elliott Barber is sick.


o. j. Oakmau, j. F. Dishong
and j. Sipes are home from
Broadtop. They are going back
soon.
David Strait is home from the
sawmill.
Miss Sallie Hoop has bought a
new organ and is taking music
lessons.
G.. @. Strait and a. K. Deshong
made trip to Kearney and back
in one day recently. The dis.
tance is about 45 miles.
N. D. Strait spent Sunday with
Collie Reed.
Rev. Shull is spending a few
days at his home at Gettysburg.
Nevin Strait and Miss D. A..
Deshong were over in the Cove
one day last week. When they
came back the boys gave them a
serenade.
Miss Irene Sipes has returned
to Cove Gap after having spent a
part of last week with her pa.
rents.
Lots of music along the Run
now.
G. Garland Sipes expects to &C
to Franklin county to work soon.
David Strait and wife were
guests of Mrs. Fannie Sipes last
Sunday.
A new dishwasher at Mac
Sipes'.
The champion skunk hunters
along the Run have caught seven
skunks and mink.
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The Press says that counter.
felt coin is in circulation in Ever,
EFT. Several merchants have
been rendered it in payment for
goods, but have detected the bad
money in time to save themselves.
The money has all been rendered
by parties well known. Just
where they got it is a mystery,
but investigation is in progress.
The counterfeit coins are half dol
lars and dollars.
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Fort LittlctOn.

Our protracted meeting com
menced here Sunday night.
Mrs. Frances Patterson is Wis
iting her mother in this place.
Katie Cromer returned home
from Pitcairn last week.
Ernest Fraker who has been
employed at Pitcairn returned
home last week to improve his
health.
VIM. Wllds can sing, Rock q
bye baby. It's a girl.
William Cline who has been
spending some time with his son
Sander in Pittsburg, has return
ed home accompanied by his son
Morgan.
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STANDING ON HIS RIGHTS.

The next witness was a hard
listed, resolute yeoman with a
bristling chin beard, says the
Chicago Tribune.
"Mr. Gigson," says the attor,
ney for the defense "are you ac-
quainted with the reputation of
this man for truth and veracity in
the neighborhood in which he
lives ?"
81 reckon am" replied the
witness.
~ will ask you to state what it
is"
swell, sir, his reputation fur
truth amt no good. His rep'ta-
ton for varssity-well, that's diff
frunt. Some says he does, and
some says he don't"
"Witn ass, interposed tn e
Judge, "do you know the mean
ing of 'veraclty p"
81 reckon | do"
"What do you understand by
the word ?"
The witness twirled his hat in
his fingers few moments with
out replying.
81 refuse to answer that ques-
tion Judge" he said, ION the
ground that it might discriminate
me-"
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pills there will be awakened and
kept alive corresponding spirit
of spontaneity, so that it will make
but little difference to them what
text. books are open.
Now this aptness in teaching,
producing, as it does, growth,
meets with much hostility, from
quarters where influence or con.
troll in school matters is exercis.
ed. There is a manifest impa.
tience felt toward the slowness
which belongs to growth. Un-
less progress is visible to the OBJ.
server while he sits and watches
it is not acceptable. There is a
cry for methods of teaching that
will produce immediate palpable
effects. Applause is given to
methods which enable the pupil
to "get along FAST" which "put
the pupil through good deal of
varied NATTER" which produce
"glibness In recitation. Parents
think it fine thing to have their
children ''know a great DEAL"
and trustees and commissioners
take delight in having schools un-
der their supervision show "bril-
liancy" in recitation. Under
such circumstances mechanism
thrives. 1t is easy to be mechan.
ical. Unapt teachers multiply
and prosper, and often secure
chief places. Tacit mutual pres
ervation winks at abuses. School
books, authors and book agents
make money. Pretension flaunts
its titles and degrees. Aptness
works quietly on in unrecognized
obscurity.
The remedy, in part, is found
in rendering our Normal schools
more purely normal. Partly too
the remedy is to be found in
largelyincreasing theemoluments
to teachers generally, so that
men and women of aptness in
teaching will be induced to in
dulge their bent to enter the field
The public must be willing to
give their money to the cause of
edu cation with unstinted liberali-
ty. Strict care, too, should be
taken that the control of educa-
tional matters shall be in the
hands of those who are capable of
discriminating between the apt
teacher and the unapt, and who
are moved to the work by disin-
terested motives, and are not
capable of being manipulated by
interested parties.
To the young, the truth has a
charm which words cannot con.
vey, until they are recognized as
the sign of of the truth which the
mind comprehends.
In all that relates to the phe-
nomena of the world, the best
book is Nature with an intelligent
interpreter. What concerns the
social state of man may be best
apprehended after lessons in the
fields, the ruins, the mansions,
and the streets within reach of
the school. Lessons on an indi-
vidual object prepare the mind
for generalization, and for the ex-
ercise of faith in it's proper pro-
vince. Schools in which word.
teaching only exists, do not pro.
duce earnest and truthful men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05

The Chant bersburg and Get
tysburg Electric Railway Compa-
ny last week purchased the turn
pike from Chambersburg to the
South Mountain for $33,6O The
promoters promise an electric
road in ten weeks.