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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-04-20
Memorial Sermon.

Harrlsonville Lodge, |. o. o. f.
willconductappropriate memorial
services in the Greenhill Presby.
terian church, on the death of the
late VIM. G. Mann, on Sunday af-
ternoon, May 18th at 2;30 o. clock.
All members OF the Order aud
friends of the deceased are cor.
daily invited to be present. Ser
mon by the Rev. j. v. Adams,
pastor OF the NJ. f. church, Nc
Connellsburg.
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OUT or HOUSE AND HOME.
The Dwelling Of John Harr Near Big Cove
Tannery Destroyed by Fire.

Last Saturday morning be.
tween six and seven o'clock, the
dwelling house Of John S. Harr,
situated in the Corner, a mile east
of Big Cove Tannery, was with
its entire contents, totally de.
stroycd by fire which originated
IN "A stove pipe used rs Il chimney.
Such an accident Is hard luck for
any one, but it falls especially
hard on Mr.. Harr, who is old and
is a cripple, the result of a cruel
act of thoughtless rebel soldier
during the raid of '63. This is an
opportunity for every one to lend
a hand and by a generous dona-
ton restore their home to this
aged and deserving couple.
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industrious, loving wife and good
children. No man living ever had
two better wives than | have had,
(or if they had only one, there
could be none any better than
mine).
On the 9th of next October
my second wife and 1 will, if we
live that long, be married fifty
years. There were born nine
children to us, two are dead and
seven are living three sons and
four daughters, and they are all
married and doing well. sup.
pose | can say one thing that |
know all parents would feel glad
if they could say, and that is this
that | haven't a child up to this
day that ever gave me an unkind
word or ever brought any re-,
proach on us. Every child we
have living belongs to the church
some of them are Methodists
and some Presbyterians-but
attribute all this to their good
mother. Isn't happy home a
grand thing! and yet | lack one
thing-the most needful of all
tbings-but it is my own neglect,
and l will be n years old next
September, If l live that long.
We have beautiful home here
at the Cabins, moved here eieh.
teen years ago last Decem her,
and l suppose we will remain
here the rest of our time. My
wife Is going on "a, and the old
lady says l am a mighty good,
kind, old fellow yet--especially
when l am asleep.
JACOB w. MILLER.
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PINE-sHIVES.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gordon of Thompson town ship,
was the scene of a pretty wed
ding at 10 o'clock when Miss
Janet May Shlves niece of Mrs.
Gordon became the bride of Mr..
Asbery Pine of Mercersburg.- -
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Jacob Hewett, uncle of the
bride. The groomsman and
bridesmaid were Mr.. Dora Yeakle
and Miss Annie Gordon, and
Clara Gordon and Nettie Yeakle,
the flower girls.
The bride looked very pretty
gowned in white silk trim med in
applique, and the bridesmaid
wore cream silk trimmed in lace
The flower girls We're dressed in
white.
A wedding breakfast was SER
we'd just after the ceremony, and
at noon the bridal pair left for
their future home near Foltz.
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which nominated the first Supe.
rlor Court judges. | was also
elected delegate to the State
Convention in 1903. Last year
attended both conventions.
have been a delegate to the Coun-
ty convention ten times during
my life.
| have been an Odd Fellow 40
years. My lodge elected me tour
terms as representative to the
Grand Lodge,-once at Philadel-
phia, twice at Reading, and once
at Harrisburg. 1 was elected
three years and appointed one
year District Deputy Grand Mas
ter of all the lodges in Fulton
county. Odd Fellowship is one
of the grandest institutions there
is, aside from the church, which,
of course, Is above all other or
ganizations. | would say to the
young men, Join the Odd Eel.
lows: there is friendship grows
up among the members that you
do not have outside. Many a
young man has become a good,
useful man by becoming a mem.
ber of the order.
Now, in regard to my occupa-
tiou through life, | worked on
the farm from the time | was II
small boy until was about sew.
enteen years old then | served
nearly two years learning the
milling trade at Funkstown, Md,
two miles below Hagerstown. A
man by tae name of George Shat
fer owned the mill. There were
four of US working in the mill,
which was run from midnight
Sunday until midnight Saturday.
All four worked through the day,
then the boss and | would run
the mill until midnight; we would
then awaken the other jwo men
and they would run 1t until six
O'Clock IN the morning so you
see we all had to work eighteen
hours out of twenty four,-and |
never was heartler in my life.
But | didn't like the business
very well-it seemed to be so
contning-One never seemed 10
have any spare time. So | quit.
| then took up the building of
post and rail fence and farming
for about thirty years. Part of
the time the boys did most of the
farm work and ! put nearly my
whole attention to building fence,
and between the two we manag-
ed to make a decent living. OF
course we were poor people, nev-
er had anything given US in lega.
cies,-all We had we earned by
our hard labor but, after all, il
you are industrious you can al
ways get along. Labor seems
sweet to a man If he has a good,
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Mr.. Robert Fisher was called
home a few days on account of
the death of his father-in law, Mr..
Frederick Snyder.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-04-20

Mrs. Dennis Gordon and her
niece Miss Mary K. Evans of
Thompson, We're pleasant callers
at the NEWS Office a few minutes
Tuesday.
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KEEFER-MELLOTT.

AT the Office of the officiating
Justice, l.. II. While of this place
on Tuesday, April 10, Mr.. David
Keefer, Jr., and Miss Mary Mel.
lott, both OF Ayr township, were
united in marriage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-04-20

Mr.. John G.. Orr of Chambers.
burg is spending few days in
this place IN the interest of the
Cham bersburg Trust Company.
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BOOTH-ROBINSON.

Mr.. Isaac Booth and Miss Allie
Robinson, both of Bethel town.
ship, were married at the Wash
lngton House in this place, on
Tuesday morning, April 10th, by
Rev. j. V. Adams of the M. E.
church.
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BARNITX-CUTCHALL

At Hustontown on Thursday,
April IA, 1904, by Rev. B. A. Sal
ter ofthe M. f. church, Mr.. Joseph
G. Barnitz and iss Maggie L.
Cutchall, both of Taylor township
were united IN marriage.
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FORE--l'LEMING.

In Harrisburg op Tuesday Mr..
Ira Fore, a popular young mer.
chant of knobsville, was united
in marriage with Miss Amy Flem-
ing of Harrisburg.
The bride Is an accomplished
lady, and well known here. The
happy couple will return to Knobs
vile to-day, and go to housekeep,
ing IN the properly that now be-
longs to the groom, formerly the
residence of his father, Hon. John
M. Fore.
The News wishes them a long,
happy and prosperous married
life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-27
Red hair.

Nowadays people with red hair are
somewhat envied. 1t was not always
so. In Egypt, for instance, the auburn
headed were regarded with aversion.
The ancient Egyptians were so violent
" opposed to hair Of this tone that
once year they burned a maiden who
possessed bright locks in the hope OF
exterminatng or lessening what they
considered q curse.
Sentiment aside, people Of the auburn
head type have q vast advantage. They
are less liable to badness than those
who own brown or black hair. The
reason thereof is that one red hair Is
as thick as three dark hairs. With
10000 red hairs the scalp Is well
thatched. With the same number OF
dark hairs a person is almost bald.
The average number Of flaments that
the brunette belle has to comb and
brush is 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-27
The Mania For Money.

A man whose cardinal goal in: life is
to make money will steal. To such a
man stealing is fine art, upon the
possession Of which talent he congratu-
lates himself. Getting more than be-
longs to him he considers thrift; caus-
ing one man to fail that he may rise be
considers self preservation. He is not
exactly highWayman-no, he lacks
the criminal chivalry and physica. dar-
ing Of that class Of robber. BE prefers
to be a genteel scoundrel and so works
the wax Of his egotism into being
whom he esteems to be exempt from
the Ten Commandments and immune
from criticism. He is encouraged IN
this hallucination by his fellow towns
men, and as his wealth expands he
rises to loftier plane in society, ID
commerce, in politics and in religion
Schoolmaster.
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obeyed instructions.

The city editor summoned the photog-
eapher Of his staff. Colonel Welll-
Ean's house is burning" be said. "and
I want picture of the fire. Get out
there as quick as you can with your
camera and take view Of what's left
Of the building from the inside Of the
fence corner"
But" said the photographer. 'if"-
''That's the point I wart it taken
from-right in the corner"
'But think there's
"I don't care whether there's q bet
ter point Or not. You know what
want. Hurry up. You are losing time"
The photographer took his camera
and departed. a few hours later he
came in with the proof Of a picture he
had taken from the desired point OF
view.
"What is this?" said the city editor.
sThat is photograph Of the ruins OF
Colonel Welligan's house from the In
side corner Of the fence near the street" "
"I can't see anything Of the house"
"1 couldn't. either" responded the
photographer. II tried to tell you there
was q big tree standing between that
corner and the house, but you wouldn't
/ let me-"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-27
Funny Old Signs.

One Of the most notable Of old Lon
don signs, "The Dogs Head In the
Iron Pot" had its beginning In the
early years Of the reign Of that same
bluff King Hal, says st. Nicholas. 1t
stands cut, lonely figure On Black
friars road at the corner Of Charlotte
street, the sign Of wholesale iron
monger's establishment. The dog is
in the act Of eating out Of q three
legged iron pot which it has orerturn-
ed. There were also '"The Black Dog
and 'The Dog and Duck" ''The White
GREYHOUND" was the sign Of John Har-
rison in st. PaulFs churchyard, book
seller who published some of Shake
speare's early works.
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LINCOLN REBELLED.
An Occasion When Stanton Did Not
Get His Papers Signed.

An Occasion When Stanton Did Not
Get His Papers Signed.
Robert Lincoln when minister to
England told friend an incident Of his
childhood which was deeply impressed
upon his memory, so Illustrative was 1t
of his fathers character.
He was with bis father in his cabi-
net one morning during the early years
of the war when Secretary Stanton
was announced. Scarcely replying to
the courteous greeting Of the president,
Mr.. Stanton walked directly up to the
desk where Mr.. Lincoln was sitting
and said, "N1r. President, have come
for the papers that I brought you yes
terday to be signed.
"Well," said the president, with an
expression In his face something like
that Of a convicted schoolboy, the
truth is, Stanton, they are not ready"
"Well, then, those you had the day
before"
'They are not ready either" was the
answer, with a somewhat quizzical
look.
But you have had some Of them for
a whole week, and all I ask you to do
is to put your -ame to them. Come, do
it now! The whole batch will not take
half an hour. will wait while you
sign. 1t is only a tride I am asking,
and it is not like you to hinder our
work in this way"
"a trifew echoed Mr.. Lincoln, with
a deep gravity settling over his care
worn countenance "Do you know
what these papers are?'
"Of course 7 do," answered the secre-
tary. They are death warrants"
"And you call signing a death war
rant trife? Look herew And he
drew out from under his desk basket
overdowing with papers. "Here are
the papers you have brought me during
the last week and that you have been
urging me to sign, and every one Of
them will condemn a man to death II
I put my name to it. How can I sign
when I know so well what will be the
result?"
"You must sign, Mr.. President; you
must sign them. You are clogging the
wheels of government. We have been
at a standstill for a week because you
have picked out every death warrant
from the papers I have brought you.
No wonder they have accumulated.
But now we cannot wait any longer.
We must have those papers, and you
must sign them." And, seizing pen
from the rack. he dipped it in the ink
Back and forth. up and down the
room, strobe the tall form, as was his
wont when in perplexity. Suddenly bis
face cleared, and he approached the
hearth, where there was a glowing coal
fire. Taking up the poker, he stirred
up bright blaze. Then, almost run
ming across the room, he picked up the
basket Of death warrants and tossed
them all on the Goals. a tongue Of fire
seized them. and a puff Of wind blew
them up the chimney.
"There, there; good riddance" he
muttered as he saw the ashes dsap-
pear. Then he turned to Mr.. Stanton,
who stood agbast and speechless for
once, and with deprecating look said:
"I couldn't help it, Stanton; I really
couldn't, and I couldn't sign them. 1t
Is too beautiful q day to send so many
souls into eternity. l don't believe the
wheels Of government will be blocked.
Come, now, let US take walk down
the ayenue."-Youtf's Companion.
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1t is needless to say that when Mr..
Londoner's store opened in the morn
ing an ever increasing cloud Of dusky
humanity, with teeth that glistened
with the juice Of anticipation, gathered
about the entrance. Business in the
store was at standstill, and travel on
the street was blocked. No eXplana-
ton could appease the rising anger Of
that dark multitude. 1t was melons or
a riot-melons or that unheard Of thing,
a colored landslide to the Democracy.
Mr. Londoner was at his wits ends.
There were no melons in the market
and none expected. Just as Londoner
was preparing to abandon his store to
the wrath Of the justly incensed melon
maniacs car load Of magnificent mel
ons dropped into one Of the freight
sidings, and Londoner and the Repub-
lican party were saved. Nobody ever
knew how or whence that pink heart
ed mama came. The price was ex-
orbitant, but that did not matter. Lon
doner paid it with the air of man
who had ordered melons and was in
digant that the railway company had
disappointed him in not delivering them
the day before. There was not a crack
in the solid black Republican column
on election day.
But Field was not through with Lon
doner. The colored brethren had to
hold their ratification meeting to in
dorse the Republican nominations and
more especially to render thanks for
the creation Of watermelons and to the
man who had paid for them out Of sea-
son. OF course Mr.. Londoner was in
vited to attend, and when it came his
turn to address the meeting the chair
man, colored deacon Of the church
where "Possum jim" worshiped by the
name Of Williams, introduced him as
follows:
"I now take great pleasure in intro
ducing to you our friend and brother,
the Hon. Mistah Wolfe Londoner, who
has always been our true friend and
brother, who always advises US to do
the right thing, and stands ready at
all times to help US in the good fight.
Although he has a white skin, his heart
is as black as any Of ours. Brothers,
tie Hon. Wolfe LonGoner."
There was no mistaking the author
ship Of this felicitous introduction.
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Fatal Precaution.

4 farmer in Cumberland county was
driving across a railroad track when 8
train killed both bis horses and
knocked him about ten rods Oft bis
course. In the resulting suit for dam
ages the plaintiff was on the witness
stand, making out good case, when
the defendants lawyer asked him:
did you take any precaution before
driving upon the track?
The witness seemed reluctant to an
swer, but, being pressed to do so, final
" stanmered out:
"Waal, squire, took a ittle--just q
couple Of swallers, that's all-'
This started a new line Of defense
and it turned out that the couple OF
swallows were the last in pint flask
that had consoled the honest old farm
er along the road. This put new face
on the situation.-Lewiston Journal.
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NERVE ON THE GALLOWS.5
When the HaaSmaa oait, the Convict

| When the HaaGma1 Qait, the Convict
Promptly Hanged Himself.
Some time ago 4 Russian criminal
was executed in St. Petersburg. he
had during two years murdered twelve
persons, the last one being priest. The
law did not show this monster any
mercy, but speedily condemned him to
death.
Stebljanski was the name of this
wholesale murderer, and he hoped to
the last for clemency. When the death
warrant was read and the keeper in
formed him that he had but six hours
to live lie ragged and sworc to revenge
himself in the most horrible manner.
After being left alone in the cell the
first thing he did was to break his lamp,
and, procuring some matches, be set
fire to the oil. In moment the flames
broke through the windows, and the
entire building was for a time threat
ened with destruction. Fortunately the
fire was discovered in time and got un-
der control before much damage had
been done, but in the meantime ter
rible struggle ensued between the keep
ers and the criminal, who had fortified
himself with an iron bar taken from
his bedstead. The first man to enter
the cell was knocked senseless, and it
was only after being almost sufocated
with smoke that the prisoner was
finally orerpowered. Next morning the
execution took place. The condemned
man ascended the scafold with much
bravado, made a thorough examination
Of the same and finally declared the
rope was too short.
II cannot get my head in the loop"
he said, land, though it will cause me
some inconvenience to wait, will
smoke cigarette while you are having
1t attended to-"
He lighted cigarette and, turning to
the executioner, made a speech, point
ing out the detestable in his profession,
and as condemned criminal in Russia
has certain rights no one dared to in
terrupt him.
The eXecutioner, who was really q
tender hearted man, became visibly af-
fected by the moraliziDg words Of the
murderer and. turning to the crowd as
sembled before the scaffold, declared
that his conscience did not allow him
to proceed or to take a fellow mans
life, and he then and there resigned his
position and departed amid the shouts
Of the assemblage.
This caused great confusion among
the representatives Of the law, for
where could they in hurry get anoth-
er executioner? The question was,
however, solved by the condemned
man, who declared that he would ex-
ecute himself as soon as he got through
smoking. He started an interesting
conversation with the priest during
the FIVE minutes or so which he had
left and recommended that he read
Count Tolstci's latest book, which con-
tains striking remarks about the rela-
ton Of capital punishment to the teach
ings Of Christianity. He then threw
a kiss to pretty girl among the spec
tators, stuck his head in the loop and
kicked away the trap beneath his feet.
Washington Star.
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Cocoauut Clocks,

In Malay the natives keep record
Of time in the following way:
Floating in q bucket filed with wa
ter they place a cocoanut shell, having
a small perforation, through which by
slow degrees the water finds its way
inside. This opening is so proportoned
that it takes just one hour for the
shell to fill and sink. Then watch
man calls out, the shell is empted, and
they begin again.
Such trihes as minutes and seconds
are rarely needed on the peninsula.
Fancy any one asking the time In Ma
lay and being told that the cocoanut
shell was half full
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-27
Country For Children.

There should be some sort Of law
framed whereby each boy, just as IN
France and Germany each ablebodied
man performs his term Of military
duty, must spend at least three win
ters of his boy time in the country,
writes Emery Potter in Outing. And
when say country do not mean that
pert refinement Of the genteel pastoral,
the suburb. I believe it would act as
tonic to the race. There would be
wider outlooks, freer, less cramped
brains and harder souls.
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The Lo,fine Business.

My son, follow now in the footsteps
Of the loafer and make no example OF
him who is born tired, for verify I say
unto you his business is overstocked, 1,
the seats on the corner are al taken,
and the whiting places are all occu-
pied. 1t Is better to saw wood at two
bits a cord than whittle at whiting
match and abuse the government. Ny
son, whilst thou hast in thy skull the
sense of a jaybird break away from
the cigarette habit, for, 10, thy mind Is
less intelligent than store dummy.
Yes; thou art q cipher with the riM
knocked off.-Roller Monthly.
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The Sling Among the 1sraelites.


The inhabitants Of Palestine made
use In very ancient times Of the sling,
the most skillful in its use being the
tribe Of Benjamin, whose boast it was
never to miss their aim. What makes
their skill appear more surprising was
that they managed to sling with the left
hand. The men who came to David's
help at Ziklag ware no less adroit.
They used at will either the right hand
or the left. The sling was also the IA
yorite weapon Of shepherds, who with
It drove away wild beats preying on
their focks. This makes David's vic
tory over the giant Goliath less sur
prising, as he had no doubt great prac-
tice in the use Of this instrument while
guarding his fathers sheep.
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what Fashion Means.

The chief end Of fashion is not adorn-
ment or the cultivation Of beauty or
anything Of that sort. 1t is the promo
ton of trade. The design is to make
all women who can possibly afford it
throw aside, at least once year, all
the clothes they cwn and buy new ones.
It is realized, when this seasons fash
ions make last seasons raiment LOOK
so conspicuously out Of date, that no
sensitive woman can wear her last
years gown without grief. = Golfers
Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-27
The Tone OF Machinery.

Engineers judge Of the condition OF
their machinery by the tone 1t gives
out While running. Every engine,
whether stationary or locomotive, has
particular tone Of its own. The en-
eineer becomes accustomed to that,
and any departure from 1t at once ex-
cites a suspicion that all is not right
The engineer may not know what is
the matter. He may have no ear fo1
music, but the change in the tone OF
his machine will be instantly percept-
bic, will be instantly recognized and
will start him on an Immediate inTesd-
cation.