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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-26
Wells Tannery.

Miss Lizzie Sprowl, who Las
been in Altoona for some time, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cornelius
of Huntingdon are visiting rela-
tives in our valley
Mr.. Paul Allen of Chambers
burg Is guest in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Baumgardner.
Joseph Bridenstine was greatly
surprised a few days ago to find
that some one had taken S12O that
he had secluded in trunk.
Mr.. W. w. Wilson, postmaster
of Altoona. spent part of last week
hunting in our mountains. He
was entertained in the home of w.
l.. Sprowl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Spangler
have gone to McKees Rocks where
they will soon go to housekeeping.
Their many friends wish them all
that it takes to make life happy.
Our school board is enforcing
the compulsory school law. They
called half dozen patrons before
Justice Baumgardner Saturday to
determine why so many of our
children are not in school.
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THE BLACK CATS BLOOD.
Wonderful Remedy 4 Obtained a: Mid.
night.

Mayor Minghini, OF Martins.
burg, W. Va, acted as arbiter in
nelghborhood quarrel which IN
vOlved two cOlored women named
Lizzie Perkj;S and Fannie Brown.
Ia when iricli,m grow out of
diSpui~.t> Ia hoop tulliug abilities
~ 80 rlit'H OF uuo ut the women.
IN" lu''u.r cane up before the
nayOr and was Lhtu>hcd uut with
Il wealth Of detail that proved to
he amusing TO all except the earn.
c>t and strenuous parties in the
case. 1t developed durug the
trial that one of the women had
been the victim IF a disease that
called for heroic treatment con.
sistlng in the application of the
blood of black cat, caught at
midnight in the dark of the moon
with the left hand, and killed ex.
actly at a certain hour wit a
knife measuring four and three
elghths inches in length. The di.
rectlons also called for the appli.
cation of the blood of the black
cat by the foretinger of a cross.
eyed person who had once seen
the ghost of his grandfather over
the left shoulder. One Of the wo
men claimed she had been instru.
mental in curing the other of the
dread disease through the means,
and bitterly reproached her fol
her ingratitude. This was toe
much for the other woman, anC
she relented and allowed the case
to be dismissed.
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They Want Better Service.

A petition containing 2O3 names
has been sent to the postotfice de-
partment by the residents of Rob.
ertsdale, Dudley and Broad Top
City requesting better mail facill.
ties. If our neighbors up on the
mountain do not accomplish more
with Uncle Sam than citizens of
McConnellsburg, they will wish
they had saved their postage
McConnellsburg has the most
abominable mail service of any
town in the United States. All
mail from the north, east and
south reaches Mercersburg at
$50 in the morning and although
the contractor has a team there,
the mail Is held about two hours
and a half; and, then, at least
three hours are consumed in trans
porting 1t to McConnellsburg. a
distance of ten miles by turnpike.
Several weeks ago petition sign
ed by every business man in Nc.
Connellsburg asking for better
service was sent to the Postoffice
Department in Washington in
care of Congressman Mahon: but
the Department thought any old
service was good enough for Nc
Connellsburg, ,and turned it down.
If the Postotfice Department was
a candidate for High Constable of
McConnellsburg it wouldn't get a
vote.
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gress from Pennsylvania, urging
them TO work and vote against the
repeal of the aforesaid "Grout
bill, and TO assist in thwartlng
the efforts of any and all persons
who may endeavor to overthrow
a law, the policy of which has
been determined and which has
proven by experience 10 be oene-
fetal. II the statute should be
repealed. it would not only SER
lously affect the welfare of every
producer of butter, but 1t will al
so open the way for the general
sale of substitutes for DAIRY pro-
ducts, to the injury OF the con-
sumer who may be misled by such
sp bstitu tions, and fail to secure
from the markets the articles he
desires TO place upon his own ia
BILE. Very respectfully,
N. B. CRITCHFIELD,
Secetary of Agriculture.
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BURNT CABINS.

Mrs, Ellen Porter and Mrs.
Kate Webb, of Virginia, are Wis,
iting their parents, Jacob Miller
and wife.
Prof. Potts, of Bedford, was in
our town Thursday.
The G. f. people will hold Il
Halloween party at Geo. Doran s
next Tuesday night. Everybody
invited to come.
Mrs. John Locke, Of Locke's
Valley, is spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Morrow.
Miss Name Keggeries, of Fan
nettsburg, and Mrs. DR.. Jones,
of Shade Gap, passed through
our town last Monday.
Mr.. Gracy Nargle and Mrs. J.
f. Speck spent Sunday with
Mrs. Rebecca Miller, of Fannetts.
burg, the latter's mother.
Mr.. L. d. Keebaugh is singing
"a charge to keep | have" Its
a boy.
Mr.. Harry Clyman and Miss
Margaret Crouse-both of De.
corum, were united IN marriage
Tuesday, October 18th, by Rev.
j. 5. Phillips.
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NEUROLOGICAL RECORD.
Well known People Who Have Been
Called Home.
DEATH NO RESPECTER OF AGE.
John N. Lodge, Of Brush Creek Valley, and
Miss Nina Kirk, Of Taylor
Township.
JOHN NJ. LODGE.

JOHN NJ. Lodge, one of Brush
Creek Valleys most highly re.
specLed citizens, died at lns home
near En- maville, on Wednesday
evening of last week at the age of
about 6G years. Funeral on Fri.
day afternoop conducted by the
pastor of the deceased, Rev. II. G.
Collins of the M. E. church, RAYS
Hill, Pl.
Mr.. Lodge was son of Mason
Lodge, deceased, and spent most
of his life 10 i2rush Creek Valley,
with the exception of a few years
in the mercantile business p
Matte, Bedford county.
About three years ago he suf-
fered partial strnke of paraly sis
since which time he had been a
hopeless invalid.
Besides his widow, who was n
daughter of the late Timothy Hix-
son, he is survived by the follow
ing children Frank NJ, in the
Valley; James E., in Washington
State; Lewis, in Altoona; Edward
w., teacher of Buffalo school, and
Acquilla in Altoona.
MISS NINA KIRK.
Miss Nina, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. Luther Kirk, of Tay-
lor township, died at the home OF
her parents last Thursday even
ing, aged 19years, 10 months and
II days. Funeral, Saturday af-
ternoon by Rev. B. A. Salter, of
the M. E. church, and her body
was laid to it's final rest in the lit.
tie cemetery at Falrview church.
Death is always terrible when
1t enters the home, but when its
icy hands are laid on one of lovely
character just entering upon the
threshold of promising manhood
or womanhood, the fountains of
sympathy are always wide open
for the crushed hearts of the be-
reft parents, brothers and sisters.
With the exception of a slight
cold, Miss Nina had the promise
of long life and health up to Mem
Orial Day of last spring, when she
attended the exercises at Clear
Ridge. Fl ON thatplace she went
home, passed quicklyinto "rapid"
consumption, and was confined
close to her home until the time
of her death.
Seldom has a funeral IN that
neighborhood attracted such a
great number of sorrowing
friends.
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Mr.. S. E. Peck is visiting his
brother, the Editor of the News.

Mr.. Ooed II. Mellott found a
nice wristbag on Sideling Hill
mountain on road leading from
Akersville to Sipes Mills. last
Tuesday, containing nine cents
in money, a package of face pow
der, a bottle of tablets for perfum.
ing the breath, and box of paint
to freshen the appearance of the
cheeks. AS Mr.. Mellott seldom
has use for any of the articles ex-
cept the cash the owner can have
them by calling and identifying
the property.
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NeedmOre.
vote.

Leaves are having their turn.
Hunters tales are now in order.
Farmers are hustling at their
corn.
Prof. Barton attended the in
stitute here last Saturday evening.
Ed. Funk is on week or ten
days tour among the churches in
Page county, Va.
John P. Sipes and James G.
Alexander were here last week,
laying up rails on their political
fences.
Rev. and Mrs. Powers were very
busy last week getting ready for
housekeeping.
Mr.. McFadden, the well known
cow buyer, spent Sunday at VIM.
H. Lakes.
Ed. Oliver, of Great Falls, Va, &,
preached here on Tuesday evening
and Wednesday of last week.
Dennis Morgret, of Thompson,
spent Thursday evening with the
family of A. Runyan.
Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs.
Yonker, two ladies from Illinois,
spent couple of days last week
among friends here. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Winters of Timber
! ! Ridge were with them.
Lee Funk purchased an auto
mobile last week. Now, girls,
look out-that beats a horse and
buggy all "holler." Who will be
the lucky one!
Two enthusiastic clubs have re-
Gently been organized here-one
known as the Republican club; the
other, the loafers' club. The pres
ent outlook is the more promising
for the latter.
The teachers institute held here
last Friday evening was well at
tended; in fact, the house was full
to overfowing-an extended ac-
count of which will, doubtless, be
sent to the printers by the Secre-
tary. Z
Charley Kershner gave a free
graphophone entertainment last
Saturday evening for the amuse
ment of the Loafers' Club.
Politics seem so quiet that if the
candidates do not get around and
tell the people when the election
will be held, no doubt many voters
will forget the time.
The many friends of Rev.
Baugher were delighted to hear
from him through the columns Of
''The News" last week. They we'll
know it would take up too much
of his valuable time to write per-
sonal letters TO each of his friends
very often. May success continue
to crown his efforts write again,
brother.
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Charles STAINS, of Fort Loudon,
about IL years old, was shot last
week while hunting in the noun
tain near his home. Other men
were also hunting and one of the
men mistook him for a turkey.
The bullet entered his right arm
about four inches below heshoul-
der and shattered the bone very
badly. Drs. Ramsey, McLane
aud Devor found it necessary to
amputate his arm.
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wAGNER-sHERMAN.

Mr.. Cyrus +. Wagner and Miss
Eldors Sherman, both Of Knobs
villey were married ct the N. +.
Parsonage. Wednesday, October
10, 1904, by the brides pastor
Rev. J. v. Adams.
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NUMBER 6
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Home for Vacation. away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'll
Find Il Right Here.

MIR. Daniel A. Fisher, of Gem,
was among the town visitors last
Friday.
Miss Sadie Rotz is visiting rel.
atives In Waynesboro and Cham
bersburg.
Reed Ray of the Scotland S. O.
|. 5. spent Saturday and Sunday
at his home at this place.
Henry Trltle and family of near
Mercersburg, spent Sunday with
relatives in tins place.
Miss Lula Snyder, of the Cove,
is spending tins week with rela-
tiyes at Waynesboro.
Miss Nettie Knauff aud Miss
Nellie Barmont spent Wednesday
evening with Miss Katie S. Fore.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Bumgar-
ner, of Belfast township, spent
last Saturday in McConnellsburg.
Mrs. W. S. Dickson and Dr..
West We're callers at the home of
Daniel f. Fore, Esq, last Tues
day.
Merchant Frank Bare aud DR..
Sam Fraker, Of Fort Llttleton,
spent last Friday night in Cham
bersburg.
Haslet Walters and G. Il. Hix-
sou, of Akersvllle, were register
ed at the Washington House last
Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. James Doran, of
Gracey, spent last Thursday in
McConnellsburg doing some
shopping.
Mrs Emory Hessler and daugh-
ter Marion and son Harold, spent
Wednesday afternoon with Miss
Katie S. Fore.
Miss Nell Mace, Of Cham bers-
burg, is the guest of her uncle
and aunt, Mr., aud Mrs. a. L.
Mace, of tins place.
Miss Gertrude Sipes returned
home last Saturday after having
spent two weeks very pleasantly
visiting in Chambersburg.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Il, Staley, of
Allegheny City, are spending
week with the latter's parents,
ex.Sheriff aud Mrs. D. V. Sipes.
John S. Harris, Of tins place,
has another fine set of new hand
made driving harness and a set
of g )od second hand harness for
sale.
Cal Morgret, wife and little
son, Earl, of Whips Cove, spent
last Sunday night in the home of
Andrew Mellott and wife of this
place.
George ". Sipe, Of SaluyIa, and
son.in-law, Rowland Sharp, of
Pleasant Ridge, disposed ofa load
of buckwheat -four 10 this place
last Thursday.
Mr.. Scott Unger, Of Altoona, Is
taking mis- annual vacation at the
home of his parents, w. p. I'm
ger and vile in the Cove. Scott
In killing a nice wild
turkey the other day.
Mrs. Nancy Peck and Mrs.
Rhoda Garland are spending a
few days visiting in the home of
their son aud daughter, respect
ively, Mr.. aud Mrs. Jonathan u.
Peck, near Knobsvllle.
Mrs. Mary A. Kelley and MISS
Daisy Wink of this place, spent
a few days recently with the fam
lily of her brother.in.law, Rev. A.
II. Garland of Plney Grove, Md,
and with relatives and friends in
Thompson township.
Our neighbor, Charlie Stevens,
spent several days in the city last
week buying bis fall stock of
merchant tailoring goods. Mrs.
Stevens drove over to Cham bers-
burg Friday afternoon to meet
ann and they came home Satur-
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William b. r.
van, of Altoona, We're here last
Wednesday evening attending the
of the formers sister,
Miss Ella. VIII has been away
from this townabout tweuty.eight
years, but looks as youthful as a
boy half hls age.
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sMITH--HUGEs.

Oct. 20, 1904, Mr.. PeterB !.
Smith, of Bedford county, and
Miss Lydla Huges. Of Brush
Creek township, Fulton county, !,
were united ip marriage at the
residence Of the officiating minis.
ter, Rev. s, d. Houston, in Ayr
township.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10
josh billings Philosophy.

/ hav examined thcze ritch men, and
I find that the happyest time oy their
life liz when they are making their
mummy; after they git ritch and set
down TO enjoy IL. trubble begins.
Most people are anxiou- TO Kit the
fust news. I want my news about
four days old, then I think l stand
sum chance TO hear the truth.
Without trials and temtashuns man
would he nothing more than n fungus
To lie. steal and murder, are the
three most natural pashuns ov man,
and nll three oy them were committed
either I'm the Garden ov Eden or in
sight ov II.
The best way 10 manage children ~
to spank them privately and prazc
them publIkiy.
Things that must happen are a CRATE
deal eaEier 10 git along with than
things that may happen.
Mixers are strange kritters-they
seem to enjoy only thoze things they
haven't got.
1'hare IL no better evidence ov gen.
eral depravity than 20 see thoze who
fiatter the most sukseed the best.
The strongest friendships are found
amung people ov different tempera-
ments. but with the same likes and
dislikes.
Thars IN no greater tyranny than
fear.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10
WISE AND

K~leptomanaa Is always taking.
Territoss are often in a strange
state.
There b Attlc buster in the real march
OF posross
Young rlen often lose their heads In
winning The hearts OF women.
IL men lid all they intend 10 do his
torinns would have 20 go out OF the bust
ness.
A man and bis wife cannot be one un.
less each Stres up half their single
whims.
A drinking water microbe must be a
natural de,ect'vs. lie Is nearly always
Suspicious"
Men are still free to be the slaves of
passion. thin which seryltude there Is
not n worse.
Chr men are those who consider
their honor outvnlued by a certain
amount OF money.
lie who merely steals a purse steals
trash, but tss fellow that gets the o
tents q; one 10 usually in luck. particu.
larry IL the buttons match his coat.
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DIFFERENT Climates.

An Irishman returning home from
America got into conversat ton with an
Engllshman, who asked him what part
of America he hailed from.
California" said he.
Il believe" said the EnglIshman,
there are different climates near each
other there"
"well. to give you an idea" said
Pat, II was shooting n day, and my
dog, n well-trained one. set himself
across a ditch. / was surprised to
ind. on my giving him the usual token
to start, that he remained motlonless,
Going toward him 10 ascertain the
reason. I found that his tail was frost.
bitten at one side OF the ditch md
his head sunstruck on the other"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10
CHRISTMAS ON A wHALER.
In Many Instances the Great Festival
Passes uunotIccd.


How do we spend Christmas at
ear repeated the New Bedford
vhalcr captain. TO tell you the
ruth. Id have 10 look nj my log
nook TO tell you just what happened
on Christmas day In our cruises. for
we don't observe the day anything
differently from what we do with any
other day.
You see. after a ships been out at
sea for Eve or six months everybody
begins 10 lose track OF the days. They
are watched sharply enough by the
officers for the purpose OF navigation
and such, but In every other way IL
gets so that one day is like another.
and ut last we don't know any more
whether It's Sunday or week Gay.
Now. / sse." continued he. running
over the log book that he had opened.
that last Christmas day wo were OF
the Azores and struck four whale. one
Of EN- a hundred barrel fish. so you
can bet we didn't have any time left
to celebrate Christmas. And the year
before that-well," said he, chuckling.
my FIRST mate spent a good part Of
Christmas day with his crew trying 10
stay on the surface Of the south At.
lantic ocean. where It's about a mile
and a quarter deep. His boat had
been caught by q nuking whale and
smashed into little bits, and as all
the other boats were fast to ish why.
we couldn't give 'em any help. So
we comforted EN- by telling EN- TO
hold on good and hard until we could
get round TO 'em. which we did about
dusk.
I'm the meanwhile they had their
oars across what was left OF the boat
and hung there. You can bet there
was mighty little plum padding where
they waited
"No, we don't have Christmas or
Fourth Of July or other nxings on
board a whale ship, unless Il happens
to DO lying In some civilized port at
the time"
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TENS or INTEREST.

What's and serpents arr yoiccless. SO.
also. aye the porcupine. the armadillo
and the giraffe.
A areprOof chimney, made entirely Of
paper, tns been erected in Brcslau
Prussia IL Is fifty feet in height
A huse sun6sh, the largest ever seen.
was rec Entity captured ncar Santa Cata-
lima Isl md. on the coast OF California.
IL weighed about 1000 pounds
A me lcal journal declares. this, people
who dirk cows miih are more inclined
TO consp nption thsn those who use the
milk o. the reindeer, the buffalo. the
ess OF ths goat
The president Of the Republic Of An
derrl. In the Pyrenecs. gets tie smallest
salary paid by any civilized government.
II IL onls SIS q year. and he tAkks Of
asking f,r a ten per cent increase which
would make Il $3.50
The cities Of Glasgow and Noting
ham supply gas 20 the consumers, and II
Is sold q - essss a thsssanS cutsr feet
-asswt one HAN vha 4 ssos In Amer.
enc citLsN Lax ysaS Rss&asham made
a proas 81 $4,000 on ir cs nbnnt.
id,eness and consequexs dependency
are causing an Increase Of insanity
among the Indians. A year ago. the ma
tional hospital for insane Indians nj Cam
ton, q. ID, began its existcnss wsh thir-
ty-four patients: now Il - Ssvele that
number.
An expert judge 90 psaEtfncs declares
that he knows 40 esBe 81 hundred conp.
terfeits % the q aussrrs which are
now hanging - rxevate galleries Of
the United S1usR an OF which were
originally DSsasscs in Europe at very
high pssrA
Ncnsey q scgro babies are Vhste
when ION ssd 90 continue for, Yeda
Whom q woman has reachgr3 are
OF forty-two In japan, and Is e~sssayr1ed.
the author ties pick out a hsEband for
her. and compel them to nGrry. This
plan reduces the numba q old maids,
but forces many men to suicide.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10

Instances OF Remarkable Courage iE
Their Fights Against Us.

Instances OF Remarkable Courage th
Their Fights Against Us.
The Filipinos as we'll as the Ameri-
cans have q record Of brave deeds dur
lng the war with Uncle Sans soldiers.
one OF their heroes is Col. Santa
Roman.
Shortly after the outbreak OF hostili.
ties. when the firing line was just out.
side OF Manila. Col. Santa Roman
called for 200 volunteers. and with this
force he slipped one night inside the
American outposts along the shore OF
the bay. getting into the city unseen.
II was his intention to set the city
afire. attack the Americans from the
rear. and By confusing them give the
Fflipinos under Pho del Pillar an oppor.
tuniy 20 make q successful attack.
But once inside the city q patrol dis
covered the little band and opened fire.
The 200 tutrenched themselves behind
a hastily uhroun-up barriea6A and for
two hours fpagnf ssn times their mum.
Der OF AmsStean. Nearly all OF them
were killed. and oni1 a score succeeded
In cutting their way back 60 their
own Inca Col. Santa Roman was one
Of tho twenty. "
Several months later he was killed
by his own countrymen while attempt
Ing TO defend his friend and chief. An.
tonic Luna, from n band Of assasslns.
The two men killed three Of the muir
derers. however. before they fell.
You will also hear from Americans.
as we'll as from Ffllpinos. OF an Incl
dent which occurred at the time when
Gregorio der Pillar was killed In the
Fila Pass.
The insurgents were dsSos<ed to-
ward evening. after "a slL6ny fight.
AZ tho Americans naofad the top OF
the hill, which the Titpspos had been
defending. they saw Gen. Pillar mount.
Ing Q hersa- They opened ire again
and he young general fell dead. The
horse was wounded and galloped or.
but a native boy. who haa been hold.
Ing II by the bride. ptcNod up n gun.
stepped across his denE masters body.
and returned tho nrs Of mo American
soldiers. He fred two shots. then
stopped; hin smmunitlon was gone.
The Americans, admiring his brav-
cry, wished Go take him alive. SO they
ceased firing. But when they ruached
the boy he attacked them 90 awcely
with the butt OF his musetgt okst they
were obliged to shoos him SITTER all,
IL developed later mot tAic boy was
no soldier at all, bat tke valet OF Pillar.
AZ the battle % 1ceavc n Filipino
soldier astounest the Americans by
his cool dirpisy Of bravado. As usual,
the FIlipinea we're defeated, and were
scattering INTO the bamboo copses.
Suddenly one OF them halted on a
slight eminenco and fired what wns
evidently his last shot. Then he dc.
iiberately laid down his gun. A com
pauy concentrated its Ere az him. bu,
he remained unhurt. There he stood
for fully two minutes. alternately wag,
ging HIS fingers at his ears and stick.
ing out his tongue. At last. with n
gesture OF his arm that said plainly.
You make me weary" he ~sauntcred
IuIetly OF and disappeared behind the
hiil
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-10

We are all at least pleased that the
misery OF a general election is at last
over, though the fates decreed that
IL should not be ''our party" to win.