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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
~ROCKEFELLER'S JOKE.
John D., Jr., Tells Bible Class a Funny
Story.


The Bible class formerly led by John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., held the first of
the monthly dinners planned for the
season recently in the lecture o o.
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church. New
York. Each member paid so cents.
and young Mr.. Rockefeller. who was
present, cheerfully contributed that
sum-. The fifty cen dinner was his
original idea. says the New York
World.
Following the dinner the entire time
was taken up with the discussion of 4
project proposed by the pastor, thu
Rev. c. F. Aked. He wished the
young men to help him organize a lit
erary and debating society. A remarl
Of one of those who entered into thu
discussion led Mr.. Rockefeller to tell
story.
MY father said he, ''tells man!
stories, and some Of them are new
ones. The other day he told me o n
about a man who had been imbibin:
too freely and who, when he came t.
a watering trough, fell headlong int
1t. A policeman zane along and pulle'
him out. I'm all right. officer sput
tered the man, but e If you can'
save the women and children"
1t is said the story appeared SOM
time ago In an English publication.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Dumas the elder was rarely spiteful
to or about his fellow men. but one
day, when he happened to be in that
mood. a friend called to tell him II
piece Of news. ''rhey have just given
NJ. Y. the Legion of Honor" he said.
Then he added in Il significant tone.
Now, can you imagine why they
should have given it to him?"
YES" answered the great dramatist
promptly. They have given it to him
because he was without it."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

made by the honorable commissioner
of the general land Office to the effect
that on all homestead entries made on
and after Nov. l, 1907, Communication
proofs cannot be accepted unless the
entryman has in good faith actually
resided upon and cultivated the land
for full fourteen months after begin
ming residence thereon. Such resi-
dence must be continuous and must
continue to the date on which his ap.
plication for notice of intention to
make such proof is filed. Please call
the attention OF intending entrymen to
the above ruling, &c that as far as
possible misunderstanding Of the law
may be avoided"
If the Communication law had any wise
or honest purpose behind (which is
to be doubted-it was to meet emer-
gencies that might confront honest
ive-year homesteaders, who. before
the completion of q f~ive-year residence,
were overtaken by some stroke of mis-.
fortune that necessitated the abandon
ment of the long.term idea, when such
abandonment meant the loss OF the
homestead and the sacrifice Of all that
had been done upon it. The law pro.
vided in effect that any entryman who
had put in not less than fourteen
months of bona fde residence on q
bona fde homestead could--if COM
PEELED to leave it prove up and pay
for it at the government price, and
that was no more than right.
For q little steal-for one cannot
grab more than one hundred and sixty
acres by it-this Communication privi-
lege has been worked oftner than any
other, and it wasn't exactly a steal
either, for the government winked at
it and made it easy for those who at
tempted it. There was-to be sure
some pretty stiff swearing required
when it came to final proof, but when
the government permitted the appli-
cant to claim six months residence
during which he or she had never put
eyes on the land, much less feet, it
came easy to swear out the trifing re-
mainder of eight months of picnicking
on, or occasional jaunts to the neigh.
borhood. Not only for the person
who wanted the land for himself, but
for the u%nprincipled person who could
be induced to make entry for the pur-
pose of selling to another after final
proof, the Communication law as it has
been interpreted, has been a standing
temptation to crime; not SO much here
where the public domain has been al.
most valueless until recently, but else.
where where the tracts of great value
have been grabbed by land spectators
through the operation OF this law and
by the aid of entrymen.
AS q cater of honesty the law
should be repealed. 1t is only rarely
that its provisions are invoked to save
the honest settler from misfortune anG
for the little good it does that way
there is an enormous and constantly
increasing total of bad. Fourteen
months is only a trile longer thar
eight and will not count for much i
the prize sought is valuable. Their.
should be no Communication privilege
to anyone.-Yellowstone Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
The French Brand.

Customer-Why is Il pipe made from
French brier o better than one made
mist Because anything that's French
Is a little tougher than the same thing
in amy other country.-Chicago Trib-
me
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
LARGEST FLAG In World.

To hang in the great court Of the
postofice department in Washington Il
Dag will soon be made which. it is be,
lieved. will be the largest in the world
1t will be sixty feet long by about
thirty-ive feet wide. The thirteen red
and white stripes will each be nearly
three feet wide. The cost will be 5000
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
BRIGADE Of Police Women.

The chief Of the Client police. who
is organizing a brigade Of police wo
men, proposes to take on none excep,
women Of from forty to fifty. At tina,
age he thinks the sex has reached
years Of discretion and has sufficient
experience of life and human nature.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
Those Girls,

She-He kissed me when l was not
dreaming of such Il thing. Her-TTl
wager you We're not. You always were
wide awake when kissing was In sight.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
In Trainin,

In Training.
Mamma - Remember, Ivor, you'll
have to be a soldier n day.
IvOr-I know, mamma. Nurse takes
me to the barracks every day.-London
Telegraph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Jap Sword For Roosevelt.
When Taniemon IIitachiyama, the
japanese wrestler. left Japan to COM
to this country his n ambition was
to have an audience with President
Roosevelt. Because of his achieve
ments as a wrestler his native town of
Mito some years ago presented him a
solid gold jeweled sword, such as used
by the famous warriors Of Japan in
the days of old. H%itachiyama asked
permission Of his townsmen to present
this sword to President Roosevelt, and
permission was readily given. The
wrestler had the sword with him when
he called upon the president and made
= formal presentation Of it. The presi
dent said that In view Of the fact that
the sword represented the good wishes
Of japanese citizens he would accept
1t. He praised the Japanese as the
greatest ~swordsmen in the world.
Upon the return Of the president
from his western and southern trip HI
Will receive the Japanese champion
and some Of his suit of wrestlers ant
WILL witness an exhibition Of the Sumo
style of wrestling, as 1t is called IL
Japan. The Japanese ambassador vii
also be present.
Hitachiyama belongs to the old sa
mural. or warrior. class Of Japan AM
began his career as a wrestler when hi
was seventeen years old. He is nov
tAirty.four years old.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
Bucks for Sale.

Fifty head of good thoroughbred Rambouillst
bucks for sale, ct SIS per head. Also 70 head
i've to six yesrs old, at $50 per head:
BENTON SHEEP CO..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

What is just and right is the law Of
laws.-Latin proverb.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
The Country Girl.

lt is true, and more's the pity,
that some country girls are adopt
ing city airs and hs bits, and re
fusing to work, and To do things
to hep others. Normally she is
the most unseltish of women, out
when she acquires the habit of
posing, primping aud playing for
a husband with fat pocketbook,
she is not better than others who
think that S the proper thing to
do.
The country girl who has shar.
ed the cares and labors of the
home with her mother, may have
larger hands, feet, aud ears than
some of her city cousins, but that
is creditable rather than other.
wise, for students of human
science say that small hands, feet
and ears indicate small souls.
1t is the greatness of soul that
makes woman great and good,
and not the greatness of her dow
ry, nor the smallness of her feet,
hauds and ears.
You may be fooled IN a country
girl, but your chances of getting
"oman who will keep your home
comfortable and not spend more
money than you can make honest.
ly, are better in lhe country than
IN the city.
OF course there are many girls
Ia the city who would make ex.
cellent wives, but there is no
doubt that the average city girl
IS looking for the fellow with
money rather than for one who
has been trained IN some honor
able calling and is am bilious to
win out.
But after all, you look them
over pretty closely before taking
your pick, or you may get some
thing d iferent from what you
waat.-Ex.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
Clear Ridge.

Rev. Harry Daniels is holding
his protracted meeting at the M.
r. church here and he is deliver.
ing some excellent sermons. We
hope that much good may be
done and many precious souls
saved.
Mrs. Edward Evans and little
daughter came to our town last
Saturday and greeted her many
friends.
Charles Stevens received a tel.
ephone message from CassvllIe
last Saturday informing him of
the detth of his brothers. child.
Charles was soon on his way
there.
r. j. Fields has an attack of
grippe and has been housed for
several days.
B. S. Winegardner and wife
spent the latter part of the week
at George Fox's at Lemaster.
Mrs John Raker and son Nor.
man, and son Charlie and wife
and children, spent Friday IN our
town at Charles Stevens.
A. J. Fraker has been sick for
several weeks. He is not improv-
ing very fast.
There is lots of sickness in our
town.
Misses Elsie Raker and Maude
Fields came home last Friday
from their schools.
Fred Bowman is getting along
finely with our school.
j. p. Kerlin has been sick the
past week but is improving.
Mrs. Christ Wagner and son
John were IN this place Saturday.
Abram Hershey of Roberts
dale, was here last Thursday.
E. o. Kesselrlng was IN town
Saturday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
SOCIETIES

Odd Fellows-M' M'ConnellsburgL Lodge
No. 744 meets every Friday evening ia
the Cleyenger's Hall in McConnells-
burg.
Fort Littleton Lodge No. 4s4 meets
every Saturday evening in the New Hall
at Fort Littleton.
Wells Valley Lodge No. 8O7 meets
every Saturday evening in Odd Eel
lows Hall at Wells Tannery.
Harrisonville Lodge No. ITO meets
every Saturday evening in odd Eel
lows Hall at Harrisonville.
Waterfall Lodge No. 773 meets ev-
cry Saturday evening In Odd Fellows
Hall at New Grenada.
arfordsburg Lodge No. 60l meets
In Warfordsburg every Saturday
evening.
King Post G. A. F.. No. 365meets in
McConnellsburg in Clevenger's Hall
the first Saturday in every month at
p. m.
Washington Camp, No. 450, p. o.
S. of A meets every first and third
Saturday evening at their hall at Need
piore.
Tusearora Council, Royal Arcan, m
meets every first and third Monda,
evening In Cleyenger's Hall, McCon-
nellsburg.
Washington Camp No. 497, p. o. s.
A., OF New Grenada, meets every Sat-
urday evening Ia p. o.. s. OF A. Hall.
Washington Camp, No. 654, p. o. S.
OF A., Hustontown, meets every Satur
urday evening In p. .. S. OF A. Hall.
John Q. Taylor Post G. A. r., No.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
Trespass Notice.

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that The lands and premises of the Full
ton County Rod and Gun Club, an or
ganization duly incorporated by the
laws Of Pennsylvania, situated in the
townships of Wells and Brush Creek,
county of Fulton ind state of Pennsyl
vania, are private property, and that
all persons are warned not TO trespass
on said lands ana premises for the
purpose OF hunting, fishing, gathering
nuts or berries, on in any other man
ner whatever contrary to acts of as
sembly in such cases made and provid
ed as the law will br rigidly enforced.
FULTON COUNTY ROD AND GUN CLUB.
ll-28-06-tf.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Aside from ministratlon to ma
terial wants, the training of a
young life is a serious matter, de-
manding constant attention. Ill.
behavior in child is frequently
based purely upon ill-health, and
too severe punishment will breed
fear and distrust, laying the
foundation for an insurmountable
barrier between parent and off
spring. | have always demanded
absolute obedience and at all
time> good conduct, and l have
succeeded in making my child.
rem realize that their own welfare
as well as their own mfol I de-
peLd upon obeYlng me and be-
having properly. Once a child is
brought to realize this, 1t will fall
into proper ways. | have made
it a rule never to punish my
children severely, but for wrong
doing ] deprive them of some
pleasure. This subjects them to
no lndignlty, as thrashings some.
times do with sensitive children,
and the lesson is better learned,
l find. | require the truth at all
times and in all circumstances,
and | will not punish a child that
will admit Its transgressions.
Children, / have found, are very
sensible, and even at an early age
are open to conviction, If one will
only take the time and pains to
explain. But alas, so many
mothers are TOO busy Mime.
Schumann-Heink, in the Ladies
World FOR February.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
Local Institute.

The second local institute of
Bethel township was held at AL
pine school last Friday evening.
The institute was called to order
By the teacher, Orpha Snyder
and Albert Blvens was elected
chairman. The topics were well
discussed by the teachers pres
ent. The school gave a mum Der
of interesting recitations and
songs, which showed careful pre-.
paration. Owing to the bad
weather, there were only three
teachers present.-Thos. E.
Wink, sec'y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
WEST DUBLIN,

j. b. Lyon has been quite Ill
the past week. Among others
who are i'll are Verna Laidig and
some of William Hershey's child.
ren.
j. V. Deavor has a sore foot,
the result of having tramped up
on nail last July.
a. G. Sipes of Hustontown, is
employed cutting logs for ]. X.
Reeder IN @. NJ Brant's woods.
Howard Fix OF Clear Ridge, is
employed at j f. Johnson's saw
mill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
The NEW YORK WORLD.
THRIcE-A-WEEk EDITION.

Read Whereverthe English Lang lage is Spoken
The Thrice a. Week World. now
that a great Presidential campaign is
foreshadowed, hopes TO be better pa
per than it has ever been before, and
it has made It's arrangements accord
ingly, Its new service covers the en-
tire globe, and it reports everything
fully, promptly and accurately. 1t is
the only newspaper, not daily, which
is as good as daily, and which will
keep you as completely informed of
what is happening throughout the
world.
The Thrice-a- Week World is fair in
it political reports. You get the truth
from its columns, whether you are Re-
ublican or Dem )crat, and that is what
you want.
A special feature of the Thrice a.
Week World has always been it's seri
al fiction. 1t publishes novels by The
best authors in the world, novels which
in book form sell for 81 so apiece, and
its high standard Ia this respect will
be maintained in the future as in the
past.
THE THRIcE-A-WEEK WORLDS reg
ular subscription price is only 81. 90
per year, and this pays for l56 papers.
We offer this unequaled newspaper and
THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS together
for one year for $l.75. The regular
subscription price of the two papers is
200.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
GENERAL DIRECTORY.

President Judge--Hon S. Nc. Swope.
Associate Judges-W H. Bender. ID.
II. Humbert. ,
Prothonotary, &c.-Geo. A. Harris.
District Attorney-George B. Dan
iels.
Treasurer-A. G. Lauver.
Sheriff.. G. Alexander.
Deputy Sheriif-W. H. Nesbit.
Jury Commi ssioners Rotz,
A. @. Truax.
Auditors-D H. Myers, Aaron M.
Garland, w. Grant Wink.
Commissioners s. G. Gracey, VIM.
G. Davis, S. A Nesbit.
Clerk B. Frank Henry.
County Superintendent emit Chas. +
Barton.
Attorneys w Scott Alexander, J.
Nelson Sipes, Thomas F. Sloan, F.
Men. Johnston, M. II. Shaffner, Geo.
b. Daniels. John p. Sipes, S. w.
Kirk, F. p. Lynch, II. N. Sipes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
Announcements for the NJ. E. Church for
Sunday, Feb. 10, 1907.

Ft. Llttleton.-Sabba school,
$3.50 a. M; preaching service, TO-.
30 a. M, Subject Supreme Or
deal; Epworth League, 700 p. m.
Knobsville. - Sabbath school,
l;30 p. M; preaching service, o.
30 p. m.-subject Probationers
Test; Prayer and Praise service,
700 p. M; Prayer meeting,
Wednesday evening, Z o'clock.
McConnellsburg. Sab ba tn
school, $3.50 a. m class meeting,
1880 a. M; Jr. Epworth League,
200 p. M; Sr. Epworth League,
6:l5 p. m evening sermon, o..
clock, subject-The Roman Cath
olic Confession. John Conley
Grimes, Pastor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW. "

says C.G. Hays,a prominent nusi-
ness man of Bluff, Mo-, that Buck
lens Arnica Salve is the quickest
and surest healing salve ever ap-
piled to a sore, burn or wound
or to case of piles. I've used it
and know what I'm talking about.
Guaranteed by Trout's drug
store. 25c.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
THINKS POOR GET ENOUGH.
Chancellor Day Attacks Charity and Philan-
thropy.


New York, January 1o.-The
Rev. DR.. James Roscoe Day,
chancellor of Syracuse Universi-
ty, in his address to the Syracuse
Alumni association at the Hotel
Astor to night, attacked the ar.
guments in favor of the poor, and
charitable and phillnthropic
movements, which had been ad
vanced a few moments before by
J. G. Phelps Stokes and Rose
Pastor Stokes, his wife.
"What IS all this cry that is be
ing made about the poor wage
Garner" asked Day. "The wage
earners get enough for what they
do, and a great many of them get
more. 1 know the poor. l have
been among them and have stud
led them. l know that they are
the chief support of upwards of
10000 saloons IN this city; | know
that they are the chief causes of
intemperance and shlftlessness,
and then the blame is put on the
hard hearted corporations. We
should cease some of the phiian-
thropy which we practice, and
help the poor to learn their duty
and TO make them help them
selves.
81 once asked contractor why
he asked so high a price tor a
building. He SAID; Il caunot get
mechanics, and IT'S no wonder
he could not. They won't allow
mechanics to be made nowadays;
every man CHM bing over the 9TH
er to assist his own progress. |
believe there is not a greater
piece OF despotism that rules to-
day, than labor unions"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
WITH THE FESTIVE GRIPPE.
Written by One Who Evidently Has Been
There"

There"
The grippe Is the most vicious
of diseases. 1t begins in the
night and sleeps not by day. Nor
will it let It's victim sleep. Where
it comes from is not known, but
everyone is aware when it gets
there, that 1t has come to stay.
1t takes of it's things and puts
its trunk in your best room. 1t
seems to be on an indefinite leave
of absence from home to make
life as uncomfortable for its host
as possible. 1t puts its feet on
your best furniture, uses y 1ur
best linen towels to clean its
shoes, and takes especial delight
in leaving it's dirty linen about
for you to pick up. 1t assaults
you from the front and from the
rear. 1t pounds away at your
head until you can stand it no
longer: it runs up and down your
spinal column; puts your legs out
of com mission and destroys your
appetite. The grippe is the most
unfeeling and thoughtless of all
diseases. Where some diseases
are content with affecting certain
organs or certain portions of the
human frame, and letting 1t go al
that, the grippe comes in and lays
siege to the entire system of hu-
man economy. 1t knows no feel
ings of decency or consideration
1t laughs you to scorn, and when
you are alone 1t mocks your
groaning. OF all diseases spare
me from grippe. Detroit Free
Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

It's a pleasure to tell our read
ers about Cough Cure like DR..
Shops. For years DR.. Shop
has fought against the use of
opium, chloroform, or other un-
safe ingredients com monty found
IL Cough remedies. DR.. Shoop,
it seems, has welcomed the Pure
Food and Drug Law recently en-.
acted, for he has worked along
similar lines many years. For
nearly 20 years DR.. Shoop's
Cough Cure containers have had
a warning printed on them against
opium and other narcotic polsons.
He has thus made it possible tor
mothers to protect their children
by simply insisting on having DR..
Shoop's Cough Cure. Sold at
Dickson'S drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Does Coffee disagree with you
Probably it does Then try DR..
Shops Health Coffee. "Health
Coffeep is a clever con bination of
parched cereals and nuts. Not a
grain of real coffee, remember, In
DR.. Shoor's Health Coffee, yet its
favor and taste matches closely
old Java and Mocha Coffee. II
your stomach, heart or kidneys
can't stand coffee drinking, try
Health Coffee. 1t is wholesome,
noulishing, end satisfying. It's
safe even for the youngest child.
Sold by r. II. McClajn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Piles get quick relief from DR..
Shops Magic Ointment. Re
member It's made alone for Piles
and it works with certainty aud
satisfaction. Itching, painful,
protruding, or blind piles dlsap-
pear like magic by its use. Try
it and see Sold at. Dickson S
drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
DIR. ShOOp's
Rheumatic Remedy
W. S. DICKSON.
Weak
Hearts

Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nlne Of every
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II was simple indlges-
tion. II is scientific fact that all cases g (
heart disease, not organic, are not orlY
iraceable to, but are the direct result OF lnt +
gestlon. All food taken into the stoms.h
which fails Of perfect digestion ferments and
swels the stomach, putting II up against the
heart. This Interferes with the action Of
the heart. and IN tie course Of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased
Mr.. d. Kauble. Of Nevada, O says: had stomach
trouble and was n bad state as had heart trouble
whit took kodol Dyspepsia curo for about foui
KodoI Digests What You Eat
ar. relieves the stomach Of all nervous
strain and the heart Of all pressure.
Bottles only. 81 90 Size holding 2 times the trial
sire which seusfor soc.
prsparsd W :. o. DEWITT 4 co.. CHICAGO.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Group can positively be stopped
in 20 minutes. No vomiting
nothing to sicken or distress your
child. A sweet, pleasant and
safe Syrup, called DR.. Shoop's
Group Cure, does the work and
does 1t quickly. DR.. Shoop's
Group Cure is for Coup alone,
remember. 1t does not claim to
cure a dozen ailments. It's for
Group, that's all. Sold at Dick
sons drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
TERMS OF COURT.

The first term of the Courts of Full
ton county in the year shall commence
on the Tuesday following the second
Monday of January, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The second term commences on the
third Monday of March, at O'Clock
p. m,
The third term on the Tuesday next
following the second Monday of June,
at 10 O'Clock a. M.
The fourth term on the first Monday
October. at O'Clock p. m.