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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
PRAYER in Human History.

A vast historical experience lies behind
lived and died in the belief that God does
hear and answer the prayers OF His people
Men and women to-day are Just as sure
that God has heard their prayer as they
are of their existence, and this is not a
new thing in the history OF the world. II
it were OF no use men would have dis
missed it from their practice. 1t is not
like the phonograph or wireless telegraphy,
something belonging to the present gener'
alton and to that alone; the best and tho
noblest of men and women have fully and
earnestly believed in prayer. Anything
which has justified itself for twenty centur
les or throughout the whole of human his.
tory must have value, and it must have
value in experience, or the best OF man.
kind would not have INDUCED in it long
Rams Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
The Thievinu Mink.

Indians believe the following story
about the Mink. This animal was
such a thief that at last all the AMI
mails held council about the matter.
II was decided to burn him. So they
caught the Mink, built great fire and
threw him into It. AS the blaze went
up and they smelled the roasted flesh
they began to think he was punished
enough and would probably do better
in the future, so they took him out OF
the fire. But the Mink was already
burned black, and is black ever since.
and whenever he is attacked or ex-
cited he smells again like roasted
meat. The lesson did no good. how
ever. and he is still as great thief as
ever.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Faithful Sowing aud Gracious Reaping.


One OF my acquaintance, in certain
New Higland town, was an overscer III a
mandatory. with quite number OF men
indcr his care.
These men were both nhdel and pro.
,ane. Being a Christian my friend wag
deeply panied at the condition OF his work
men. Knowing his religious sentiment the
men seemed to take wicked delight in
making their superintendent umcomtort
able. Finally he proposed to them to ask
him any questions concerning the Bible
and the Christian life and he would answer
them the following day at the noon hour.
while the men were taking their luncheon.
My friend considered the proposition az
quite a serious one Tor himself, but having
made 1t with the single purpose to win
these worlmen from their wicked life he
believed that God would help him through
The questions came in promptly, As ono
might easily surmise, and the conflict be
gan. 1T took me two hours each even
ing, said the overseers, Ito prepare AN
,wers Tor the next day
But it was not long before th, faithful
and sclf.sacriicing seed sowing began to
bear fruit. The worst intidel the ring
leader the most blasDhemous ol them all
(whom we will call Robert) was wonder.
fully converted. The change that came
into his life was simply marvellous. He be
came, literally, new creature He stu
died the Bible with great faithtulness and
with increasing delight. He came to use
it with great appropriateness and skill.
His life was blessed. his JOY was full. Hb
work with Others was increasing.
The transformation in his home was
quickly seen, for my friend, visiting that
home by invitation. found most happy
household, wife and boys walking in thu
footsteps of husband and father.
One OF that intdel company OF worllmcn
failed to yield to the persuasions OF tho
rest. Later he was prostrated by illness
which proved a sickness unto death.
During that period OF distress there wa:
none so faithful, so unremitting in his AT
tentions as Robert. The kind interest and
sympathy he extended was deeply appre
cated by the sufferer, and he was led tC
commit himself fully to the care OF the for
giving Saviour. whom he had so often re
viled in the past. 20, said he, referring
to the days OF that reviing. II did not be-
lieve half | said!'
Blessed are they that SOW beside all
waters The harvest is sure to mature
and be duly gathered. The Rev q. w
Scott, in Rams Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
The Spelling Class.

Now, children, be very attentive.
What does this spell?
Ghoughphheightteau
Why. potato, of course. You don't
mean to say you couldn't guess it?
How do we make 1t out? Easily
enough.
Gh stands for p. as you will find
from the last letters in hiccough
Ough stands for o, as in dough; phth
stands for T. as in phthisis; eigh
stands for A as in neighbor; tie
stands for T, as in gazette; aad
eau stands for o as in beau. There!
That spells potato, does 1t not?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Live Stock.

Chicago - Cattle - Market nominalI
good to prime steers, 490Gj 70. poor to
medium 3. 50@i 50; stoCkers and feeders,
2 j094 Is; cows. l 60@400: heifcrs. 2.OQ
G4 Is, Gamers. .60,n2 90: bulls, 3 600
400 calves, 3,O0G.6,5 so
Hogs Market . to 10c higher; mixed
and butchers, >. 5.l5@5 80. good to choice
heavy d. 6.450b557t rough. heavy. 5.lOQa
.. 40; light, 4.65@16s0; bulk of sales, 6. 10
d5.40
Sheep Market steady: lambs steady,
good to choice wethers. 4o0@4 80; fsif
to choice mixed, 3.50Q0425; Western
sheep, 420&5.l0; native lambs, .. I56
IA Western lambs, 400@8, 90.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
A Lovable Quality,

People would try harder for trustwortbi.
ness ii they knew how lovable a quality it
is. When you know you can rely upon
any one, that whatever they undertake to
do will be done, that you can really pass
over share of your load TO them. you
cannot help liking them. On the other
hand, it does not matter how amiabe men
be if they are forgetful, if they are nn-
punctuai, If they habitually neglect, they
ones liking is apt to die out.-W. X.
N;oaI -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
The Arabic Day.

The Arabic day begins at sunset
and the particular one which begins
any month is that on which the new
moon Is first seen after sunset. Apart
from tn, cloudiness of the sky there
may be and generally is considerable
difficulty in seeing the crescent. lost
as 1t must always be n the radiance
OF the set sun and consequently there
Is always uncertainty for some time
after sunset whether the day just be
gun is to be reckoned with the last
month or as the first Of new month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
PrIee on tteads Of ps.,s.

At a meeting of the trustees of the
Lutheran orphans home at Reading,
Pa, an itemized bill for sl.39 was sub
mitted by the RAT and Mice trust
company" Rev. DR.. Kuendig ex.
planned that he would pay the bin as
he had agreed privately to pay to the
boys q cent each for all the rats and
mice they caught, to rid the home of
the pests.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23

A well known Portland. Me., mer
chant, noted above all other things
for his strict temperance habits. was
surprised few days ago on receiving
an express package containing four
sealed bottles. The consignment, 1t is
said. will certainly 60 into the sewer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
whisky Enterprise Endangered. =.

Bonfort's Wine and Spirit Circular says:
"A wave OF prohibition Is sweeping over
this country from one end to the other
that threatens to engulf and carry TO de.
is growing stronger each day, and each day
towns, cities, counties and even States are
added to that class IN which the whisky
business cannot be carried ON legitlmately."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Goodness.

The man who is good because he fear,
the punishment OF being bad is, a. best
only half good; the man who Is good be
cause he hopes to enjoy the rewards {,
goodness is only half good \ man who /,
good because he loves the principles o
goodness, man who does right because
he loves right, is all good REV ii. 5
Bradley, EpiseopalIan, Atlanta, Ga
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Censure and Criticism,

Censure and criticism never hurt any
body. Ii false, they cannot hurt you un-
less you are wanting in manly character,
and, if true, they show a man his weak
Il IT'S and forewarn him against failure
aLl rouble.--Gladstone
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23

Dean Farrar once said: do your best
Loyalty and eheerfully, aud suffer yoursel
to feel no anxiety or fear, Your times are
in Gods hands. He will direct your paths
He win bless your aims ii they be for yom
souls good"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Christ made spiritual character the result

Christ made spiritual character the result
OF struggle. That is the one fundamental
principle in all spheres OF life. We call il
the survival OF the tittest, or call it eyolu
tion, we call it competition, we call il
overcoming. What we call it amounts &c
very little but the fact amounts to a great
deal.--Rev j b. Clark, Presbyterian, De
trolt Mich.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23

Having admitted that the ungodly often
enjoy temporal prosperity, it remains to
acknowledge that the righteous are fre
quently subjected to the greatest suffer
ing of body and mind, and if possible to
ascertain the cause. Not all are greatly
affected, though it is very likely that every
heart sustains some burden.
- Even our limited knowledge of the
,riptures and imperfect religious exper-
j pces enable us to understand why believ-
ers are often afflicted. 1t seems as il some
were destined to be unfortunate. Every.
thing they undertake fails, and the hard
er they labor the more they are disap-
pointed. We. utterly repudiate the doc
with the fact that some seem to be crea-
lures of misfortune.
Many Of hfe's adversities are brought
upon ourselves. We may accuse others
or even God, but in our inner conscious
ness find ourselves confronted with the
conviction that we have been the cause OF
our own suffering. A man who attempted
to steal wheat from an elevator brought
down an avalanche of the staff. of life
which smothered him to death. lie had
trangressed the law aud brought upon
himself destruction.
Some of life's adversities are brought
upon us BY others. The social fabric ID
80 closely woven that even one thread can
not be broken without weakening the
whole. SO we suffer for the deeds Of 9th
ers. A bank Official abscounds with the
funds Of the institution and many. lose
all they possess. One partner defrauds an
other and throws him into bankruptcy.
The President is assassinated, his family
broken-heartsd and the natioH and world
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTgMPERANcE.

The Alcohol which a Moderate Drinkei
Imbibes Is SLOWLY But Surely Under.
mining His Constitution-strong Liq.
uor Aggravates All Acute Diseases,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
a Human Picture Book.

A remarkable case Of tattooing came
to light In Professor Hebra's lecture
room In a hospital in Vienna some
years ago. The man was the suo1ect
of a lecture. and one Of the spectators
at first mistook him for bronze statue
He was tattooed from head to foot
and not q quarter Of square inch or
his entire person was intact. The SKIN
presented an appearance resembling
the tracery Of an exceedingly rich CASH
mere shawl The coloring was done
with indigo principally, with enough
red inserted here and there to give 1t
effect. His name was George Con-
stantine. q Greek by birth, who with
a band OF robbers entered chinese
Tartary to commit depredations. The
gang was captured. and this man. with
others. was ordered by the ruler to be
branded in this manner. On the palms
of his hands letters were tattooed
which explained that he was 1.-The
greatest rascal and thief in the world
It took three months to tattoo him, the
indigo being pricked into the skin. Inc
designs represented elephants, lions, o.
gers and birds. with letters worked IL
between. A couple Of dragons orna-
mented his forehead. He said his body
swelled up very much at the time anu
ever since had been sensitive 10
changes in the weather.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26

State Quartette, Leigh on, Gath,
Jumps and Merrick); Ragen &
Christopher, the dancing dandies;"
Geo W.Kerr, John Cartnell, Arthur
Crawford and the Coronation Glee
Club of London, England, together
with a Silver Cornet Band of IS
picked soloists and grand sym
phony orchestra of IS under the
efficient baton of Prof. James Fin
ming.
Manager Vogel has exercised his
usual care aud good judgement In
organizing this company, which Is
by far the largest, costliest, and
possibly the best combination of
the kind booked to appear here this
season. Seats on sale at the Mccoy
Book store, Tuesday.
Parties from out of town order
Ing seats by mail or telephone will
receive careful attention:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
Postmaster Work, of Slstersville,
mas received word from Senator N.
o. J. SMITH.

Postmaster Work, of Slstersville,
has received word from Senator N.
B. Scott announcing that rural
route delivery has been grained
Sistersville with one carrier. The
route covers an area OF twenty
square miles and the carrier will be
required to travel distance Of
twenty two miles. delivering mail
each day. Sunday excepted.-Wet-
Eel Republican.
Scott had about as much to dc
with establishing rura: route
here as the man In the moon.
The route was established
practically early last fall. Scott has
nothing to do with 1t nor the post
master either. Men are appointed
to do the work, but Scott Is not the
man. Its cheap notorlety for the
Senator and demagosery pare and
anadulterated to clai m he has any
thing to do with the work.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
Chattel Mortgages.

A man who gives chattel mortgage
should always examine it carefully to
make sure it is not ION demand" Sharp
money lenders who loan funds on chat
tel mortgages often try to have this
clause inserted. and when it Is the Dor
rover may expect to part with his chat
tells at almost any moment. 1t is !;
trick by which advantage is often tax
en- Of the unwary.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
FOR COLLECTOR

I respectfully announce myself as .
candidate for the Office of Collector and
Treasurer, subject to the will OF the
n1anicipal Republican nominating con.
ventioT to be feld March the Bird and
respectfully solicit the support OF my
friends in the convention and if nomi-
mated, at the polls.
0, J. SMITH.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
A Life Saver,

"You seem to have a great liking for
large words"
well. sur" answered Mr.. ErastuS
Pinkley, II once knowed man who's"
life were saved by big word. IL"
once told me dat prevaricated. an by
de time | foun' out what dat word
meant it were too late fob me to hit
him."-New Yorker.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

All announcements for State. County
ana City Offices must be paid stricay
eash in advance. We will make no
deviation from this rule favor OF any
candidate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
Fer CITY CLERK

I.herewith announce myself az can
aidate for the Office of City CLERK
sStlect t. the Republican conveadon
to Be held March 2rd. a.
3ISH 4. M. HILLIARD.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
John W. Vosels Big
City Ainstrels


On Wednesday next will be seen
for the first time, John ". Vogers
Big City Minstrels, a vast organiza-
ton with more real talent than
with any other minstrel troupe now
on the road. The company Is d.
rected by that clever wide awake
manager, John W Vogel, who has
secured for this season the greatest
novelties In minstrelsy.
The famous and only Lew Bene.
dict, Crawford & Filming, dispen-
sers, of high class musical comedy;
the original Tommy Hayes, Amer
ica's premier bone solist;' Knetzgeg
the marvellous" ambidexterous
with clubs and hoops; Bowman
Deaves, the banjoist: the Empire
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26
FOR MAYOR

Iherezlkh anrounce myself as q candidate
fer lie Asyorship of The CITY OF SistersvAle
sV1iect to the Republican Municipal Conven
LYNN KIRTL.AND.
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
Honest Business Metno DIS.


When applied to amusements of
any character usually result in many
successes for the venture. One of
the first shows 10 adopt this princi
pie, and one that has always retain
ed it under all circumstances, is
Gentry Bros. famous Shows, and from
small exhibition, of opera house
dimensions, it has gradually grown,
until, it now represents the largest
trained animal show in the world.
Every city where the Gentry Bros.
have ever visited, their performances
are greeted with the same enormous
audiences, and the announcement of
the coming of the exhibition is eager
ly looked forward to by everybody in
the entire domain. This season
finds the Gentry Shows much en-
larged and even surpassing their
former selves. A special feature is
made of the superb street display,
which will be given on the morning
of the date of exhibition, which has
been definitely announced as Tues
day, September 81.
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
Socialist Ticket.

A convention Of the socialist party
was held in Lamar last Saturday and
the following ticket selected:
Representative NJ NJ Brown, Hol
ly; County Clerk, James c Davis,
Lamar; County Treasurer, Henry
SCHNEIDER, Holly; Superintendent,
Alma Simpson, Granada; Sheriff, U
S Grant Newman, Lamar; Coroner,
S E Welcher, Amity; Surveyor, F E
Petteys, Granada; County Judge, L
H Coleburn, Lamar; Assessor, How
ard Armtield, Amity; Commissioner,
Geo T Selfridge, Holly; Commission
er, Harley Lamson, Lamar. (No
district mentioned as to commission
ers.) U S Grant Newman, chair
man, Lamar and G Stimson of Amity
secretary.
Every candidate has filed his &C
ceptance of the nomination and will
make the race We are surprised
that Col. Brown allowed his certifi-
cate to be filed in the county clerks
Office here, but no doubt before this
it has been correctly filed by the dis
trict convention officers with the
secretary of state. No precinct Of
ficers haye been filed yet.
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14

Judge Parker WAS shown the returns
from Vermont on the night Of the
election he refused to say anything.
This is we'll. There was nothing for
him to say, except to confess defeat,
and neither his enemies nor his
friends expected him to do that al
this stage of the canvass. Nor will
his hackers have anything to say. II
the republican majority had been be
low the $4,000 line, however, the
Judge and his friends, from Tom
Taggart and David b. Hill down
ward, would have made the atmo1
sphere vocal with their paeans of
victory.
This is q Roosevelt avalanche.
Neither democrat nor republican will
make any mistake on this point.
Bell was unpopular in his party, and
shrewd republicans estimated that
he would lose votes. 1t was Roose
velt who carried the ticket through
by a majority which was never e1-l
ceeded except slightly, in the case of
1896, and was never closely ap
preached in any other year. 1t was
tho silver peril, then conceived to be
imminent, which ran the republican
lead i'll Vermont in September, 1896,
up to $4,000. Republicans as we'll
as democrats, were surprised at the
magnitude of that victory. 1t be-
toksned brilliant republican
triumph in November in the country
at large, as the democrats conceded.
This time, however, silver had only
minor place in the campaign.
Roosevelt was the issue. Feather
heads spread themselves over pages
of Parker's New York and st. Louis
newspapers in showing that not the
Chicago platform, nor the record of
the past two congresses, but Roose-
ve!t himself was the issue. They
were right, but had these poor Par
kerites possessed an atom of sense
they would have kept quiet about
that, and let the republicans tell it.
Roosevelt also was the issue in Ore.
gon, when it voted, three months
ago, and as a consequence the re
publican high water plurality of 49,
600 in 1900 was raised to "a 900 in
1904. Roosevelt will be the issue in
New York, in Indiana, in New Jer
sey, in California and every other
state in November, and Oregon's
and Vermont's verdict will be en-
phasized. As the Globe Democrat
has frequently predicted in the past
two months, the 1877 republican ma
jority in the electoral college in 1900
will be left far behind IN the election
Of 190O.-Globe Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
a Republican AvaIance In sight.

n republican Avoianco In 8lRnt.
Vermont tells the story for 1904.
The plurality for Charles ] Bell, the
republican candidate for governor, is
90 far above the 25,O0O mean that
another Landslide for the republicans
in the country at large is indics ted.
Vermont has been a reliable po
litical gauge Of the direction and the
force of the partisan currents for q
third Of . century. Whenever its
republican margin for governor in
tho September Of presidential years
went below $4,000 the outlook for
the party in the general result
throughout the country was dark.
In 1875 the republican lead dropped
to $4,000, and tho election 2 months
later proved to be so close for the
republicans that an outside tribunal,
the electoral commission, had to be
called in to settle the dispute and to
seat Hayes. In September, 1884,
the plurality went below the 25,0OO
mark decidedly, going down to 22,-
700 and Blaine was beaten two
months later and Cleveland elected.
In 1892 the republican lead in Sep
tember dropped to 10, 700 and Cleve.
land got his 1872 majority in the
electoral college in November. In
all the other presidential years Yer
mont's republican lead was above
the 25,OOO danger line, and the re-
publicans carried the country in the
November election.
There is no mistake about the Yer.
mont barometer. 1t never fails tc
tell the relative strength of the tive
parties in the country at large
Every politician knows this. Every
democrat, as we'll as every republi
can, throughout the country awaited
the result of the Vermont election
with interest. All recognized that il
would be trustworthy measure oi
the partisan sentiment of the nation
Vermont changes less in population
than does any other state. For hall
. century it has been practically
stationary. It had 314, 900 inhabit-
ants in 1850. It had $4,000 in
1900. No influx of new people
comes into that state from year tc
year to change the character of it.
personnel and disturb the even cur
rent Of it's politics. The states pol
ltical constituency is the same yes
terdsY, today and forever. wher
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14

For President THEODORE ROOSEVELT
For President CHAs w. FAIRBANKS
For Congress End Dist. ii. Nj. HoGd
For County Judge JAS. IL. WING
For Comfy Clerk w. ii. BLossER
For County Treasurer L. F. MATHEWS
For County Assessor F.. II. RosACRANs
For County Supt. j. A. RosEBRoUGH
For Sheriff G.. II. THOMAS
For County Surveyor l.. M. MARKHAM
For County Coroner FRED LEE
For Commissioner for lst
District w. w. REYNOLDS
For Commissioner for 3rd
District r. j. SAYLER
For Justices of Peace j. d. MARTIN
E. E. PIKE
For Constables s. B. WHITLow
I.C. DOWNING
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
REPRESENTATIVE.

hereby announce myself as q candi
date for Representative from the district
composed Of Prowers, Baca and Las
Animas counties in the 10Th General
Assembly, subject to the action of the
Republican District Convention.
s. F. WHITE.
The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
cho,rm....r 70. 90 Year,.

Henry Long has been choirmastsr
q St. Matthews Lutheran church.
Hanover. Pa. for flfty-nine years. He
= now 81 years old. but his voice II
still strong and he sings with an
sarnestness that is remarkable. His
choir consists Of dozen members who
sing In the German language exclu-
savely.