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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-16
RESOLUTIONS
And Preamble on the death of
Brother Charles 4. Barton
Adopted by McConnells.
burg Lodge, No 744.
|. q. OF.


The gates of death have again
opened and Past Grand Charles +.
Barton has been admitted to that
world where sorrow and sadness
can never reign. We have seen
our brother in the glory of his
days and IN the pride of his
strength; we beheld him as he
stood on the heights of success
and while the world was shouting
its chorus-its pean for those who
have won. we saw the pavilions
of this short and transitory life
closing their shadowy curtains
about him and we
'Knew that we must part.
Day after day we saw the dread De-
stroyer win his way.
That hollow cough first rung the fatal
knell
AS on our ears its prophet warning
fell.
Feeble and slow thy once light footstep
grew;
Thy wasting cheek put on deaths pal
lid hue"
Our brother has lain down the
burdens and cares of this world
never again to take them up.
Death demanded u shining jewel
with which to adorn the cold and
silent tomb, and our brother fell in
the high noon of his life. His habi-
tatlon has been removed from the
land of time to the shores of an in
finite and bonndless eternity. His
life was buta vapor which has van
ished with the sun of the early
morn; and yet, though his life was
short, we were enabled to feel its
influence, as that influence made
itself felt in the deliberations and
meetings of our Lodge. He was
ever loyal to Friendship, Love and
Truth, and his death deprives us
of one of our most prudent coun-
scissors. AS we stand ut the open
grave of our brother we hear the
solemn words, "Man that is born
of woman, is of few days" and we
are reminded that thus shall we
too 90 the way of all the earth,
and we say with the poet;
"The soul, of origin divine,
Gods glorious image, freed from clay,
In heavens eternal sphere shall shine
A star of day"
WHEREAS, 1t has been pleasing to
the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to
call from our midst brother Charles E.
Barton, therefore be it
Resolved, That we bow in humble
and silent submission to the will OF
Him who apportions to every man his
time.
Resolved, Thatthis Lodge extends its
deepest sympathy to the bereaved wild
ow and fatherless children in this houl
of anguish and sorrow.
Resolved, That the charter of thu
Lodge be draped in mourning and tina
the members of the Lodge wear thu
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That copy of these reso
lutions be attached to the records oi
the lodge, that copy be sent to th'
bereaved family of our deceased broth
er and that they be published in tn
newspapers of the county.
Fraternally submitted.
HORACE N. SIPEs,
j. b. RUNYAN,
JOHN COMERER,
S. M. ROBINSON,
WILSON l.. MACE.
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CHARLES e. BARTON.

The spirit of Chas. K Barton,
county superintendent of schools
of this county, took Its fight from
It's earthly tenement at $3.50 o.
clock last Sunday morning, at his
home on South Second street.
The funeral took place from his
late residence at 1 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, and his remains
were laid to rest in Union Gene
terry.
While the health of Prof. Bar
ton had been declining for sever
al months, no one suspected that
his condition was in any way a
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during the last few months had
peen having his home with Cal
Summers, About a week before
his death, his son Howard came
and took his father along to ALL
ance. On account IF the fathers
age and the enfeebled condition
of his health, the trip proved too
much for him.
James Wright was born on the
18th of August, 1884, and was
aged 70 years, 8 months and %
days. He was married four
times: the first time to Miss
Walker, to whom four children
we're born; the second time to
MISS Jane Gordon, daughter of
William Gordon of Belfast town
ship, deceased, to whom five child
rem were born; the third time to
Maggie Miller, daughter of Philip
Miller, late of Ayr township, de-
ceased, to whom two children
we're born, and the last time to
Maria Kuhn, daughter of William
Kuhn, late of the Meadowgrounds
deceased, to whom five children
were born. Eight of the sixteen
children are living.
HARRY HOOVER.
Harry, youngest son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Hoover, former
ly of McConnellsburg, received
injuries, near Butte, Montana, on
the 22nd OF April, which has since
resulted in his death. He was
walking along the edge of the
Jefferson river, under rock cut
just at the time a olast was being
fred. Warning had been given
of the danger, but owing to the
noise about him, he did not hear
the warning, and was blown intC
the river terribly wounded IN the
head and back. Everything pos
slble was done for the unfortun
ate young man, but he was be
yond the help of human skill, anc
death resulted In few days.
EMILY HoKE.
Mrs. Emily Hoke, wife of th'
; late VIM. Hoke, of Latrobe, Pa.
: died at her home IN that city
Sunday, May 5th, aged about 81
! years. She is survived by tw,
children, James, and Laura, wlf
of the late Lewis Hoke-all o
!. Latrobe.
, VIM. Hoke and wife lived In tn
!. house now the home Paul Wae
. ner in McConnellsburg, for-nan.
years, and several Of their chi
dren were well known here. On
, son. George, was III the Civil Wa
. and died IN Tennessee, and j
: burned In the Presbyterian GENE
d tery ia this place.
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to his memory, a copy OF these pro-
ceedings be transmitted TO the bereav-
cd family OF the deceased.
w. scoTr Ai.ExA NDER,
GRO. A, HARRis,
H. l.. GRissiNcEe.
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JAMES WRIGHT.

James Wright, one of Ayr
townships aged citizens, who had
been residing at Back Run for
several years, died at the home
of his son Howard in Alliance.
Ohio, on Friday of last week and
was buried in the cemetery IN
that city on Monday. Since the
death Of his last wife Mr.. Wright
had broken up housekeeping, and
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pensburg; to the Chapter of Roy
al Arch Masons, and to the Com
mandery of Knights Templar, at
Cham bersburg, and to the Zem DO
Temple, Shriners, at Harrisburg.
Two brothers and q sister sur
vive him, namely, Philip, of Mid.
dletown, ILL.,; Arthur, Brming-
ham, Ala, and Miss Blanche,
Philadelphia.
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we him, namely, Philip, of Mid
ILL.,; Arthur, B;rming-
ham, Ala, and Miss Blanche,
Philadelphia.
W. l.. SHAW.
On Monday, the 9th inst,
Thompson township lost one OF
her best citizens in the person of
w. l.. Shaw, who died at the age
of So years, months and IL
days. Funeral on Wednesday
the 9Th, conducted by Rev. Dibble
of the M. f. church, Hancock,
Md.
Mr.. Shaw was an active and in
dustrious citizen, and by his ma
tive push and er ergy--hls fru-
gallty and temperate habits-was
as a consequence, prosperous.
While engaged In farming, he
was natural mechanic, and could
turn his hand to almost any kind
of useful employment, hence will
be greatly missed by his neigh
bors and friends.
A few months ago 1T was dis.
covered that he was victim of
lung troucle, which brought to
an abrupt close the life Of one
who it would seem could be lily
spared from his family and the
com munity. He was life long
Methodist, and fully resigned to
the ways of all unerring Provi'
dence.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by the following children.
namely, Nora E., wife of Harry
Hill; Blanche ", wife of David
Chestnut, Jr.; and William, Alvey,
Gayle, Bertha and Harry al
home.
The esteem in which the de
ceased was held was manifest by
the unusually large number o.
sorrowlng friends who attended
his funeral; and it was observed
that four generations, on the
mothers side, were present
grandmother, mother, child ant
grandchlld.
Thomas S., wife and daughter
and Lew D., of Mount Pleasant
and Joseph L., of Pittsburg-
brothers of the deceased, were a
the funeral.
VINCENT Fl. PRoSSER.
A telegram received here las
Saturda, conveyed the intelli
gence of the death of Mr.. Vincen
Fl. Prosser, at his late home il
Baltimore, last Friday noon. Hi
remains were taken to Hagers
town on Monday, where inter
ment was made.
Mr.. Prosser was a native of thu
county, and at the age of two am
a half years, was taken into tn
home of Thomas Kerr, of Ay
township, where he remained un
til he grew to manhood.
He was united in marriage wit
Miss Belle Burkholder, of For
Loudon, and resided in this tow
several years, being engaged !
huckstering, and later as pre-
prletor ofthe Fulton House. Fror
here he went to Strasburg, Franl
lin county, and later to Williams
port, Md, at both places bein
engaged in the hotel busines'
Closing out his property at Wi
Transport, he went to the Eas
ern Shore, Md, and bought a bi
farm. 1t was not long after thl
time that he fell from the uppe
} part Of the barn to the barnfloo
receiving such serious injury th'
he never recovered, and was
great sufferer until the time
his death.
: Mr.. Prosser is survived by b
, widow and three daughter
J namely, Miss Annie, at hon
Emma married and living III Ge
: tysburg, and Maggie, wife of D
? Lesher, residing at Williamspoi
; Md.
JAMES WRIGFT.
James Wright, one of A
/ townships aged citizens, who hi
i. been residing at Back Run I
! several years, died at the hor
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
County Superintendent Charles E. Barton
Succumbs TO Pulmonary Trouble.
Funeral Tuesday Afternoon.

DEATH NO RHsPEcTER OF PERSONS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
FOR A DIRECT PRIMARY.

The proposition of d. r. Anthony
and Grant Hornaday to nominate the
next Republican state ticket by direct
primary sounds first rate. Mr.. Anthony
also suggests that all congressional can
didates be nominated and delegates to
the national convention be elected in
the same way, which is also excellent
Such a plan, adopted by the state
committee, would probably bring about
the nomination of nearly all county
tickets in the came manner; and this
would bring the expense on each can
didate down to a point that would
make the plan entirely feasible.
incidentally, why would 1T not be a
good idea also to allow the people to
express themselves concerning the next
United States senator? OF course no
such expression would be binding on
the next legislature, but 1t would give
the people a chance to indicate their
preferences. both in the state as whole
and in the legislative districts.
BY all means let the suggestion of
Messrs. Hornaday and Anthony be
adopted-with proper safeguards, of
course. for the prevention of fraudulent
and wrong voting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10

cation to the New York Evening Post:
II am accustomed to think of Sem
ator Ross vote in the johnson trial
as the most heroic act in American
history, incomparably more difficult
than any deed of valor upon the field
of battle. But why, it may be asked,
was Ross vote more heroic than that
| of the other six Republicans, who also
voted for acquittal? There would
seem to be some difference, chiefly for
two reasons. The other men especial
ly Fessenden, Grimes, and Trumbull,
had been longer in public life, were
more accustomed to its storm and
stress, and better able to withstand
its pressure. Second and more inn
portant. the pressure brought to bear
upon Mr.. Ross was vastly greater
than upon the other men. His con-
stftuency was the most radical of all,
and it was believed to the last that he
could be inundated. He, therefore.
cast his vote in the face of the great
est difficulties. No man was ever
more foully abused. yet he bore per-
sonal abuse and retirement to private
life alike with patience and without
bitterness. If the people of Kansas
wish to atone for the injury they did
to Mr.. Ross during his lifetime, they
can scarcely do better than place his
statue in the Capitol at Washington in
the hall reserved for statues of nota-
BILE men of the several states. Such a
statue would commemorate an heroic
act, a valiant soldier, and an honest
man."
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good, moral character. and all applica-
lions must be registered. Every such
license expires on January 1, and must
be renewed The agencies themselves
must keep a complete record of all
applicants for work, where they were
given employment. at what wages,
what commission fees were paid, etc.
Any fraud, false information or the
sending OF an applicant to a disorderly
mouse is visited with severe punish
ment, and the police are to inspect all
licensed employment agencies at least
six times year. Something of this
kind has long been needed" says the
Newark News. 1T will be a protec-
ton not only to those girls whom vi
ctous agents would lure to ruin, but will
also be helpful to those employment
agencies that desire to carry on an
honorable. legitimate business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Parsons is building rs new homes this
spring.
Wichita is thinking about putting "a
special tax on automobiles.
/ The Emmett Citizen proudly refers to
the local hog buyer as "our swine mer-
chant"
The Clay Center Times claims to be a
marguerite. A marguerite. you know,
is double daisy.
The Osborne Farmer comes out this
week in a new suit of togs from head
to foot. 1t looks handsome and dressed
up-just like Kansas farmer can afford
to look.
AS evidence that Pratt is a good town
the Republican asserts that it has more
married men who love their own wives
better than their neighbors' wives than
in any other city of its size.
There is a good opening for a man
without experience to start a daily pa
per down at wellington One has just
died and the town has only three left.
Any man with experience will keep out.
Jim" Fike, of Colby, has a new steam
pillow that is operated entirely by steam.
That is, the plows are lifted and manip-
ulated as we'll as drawn, by steam
power 1t is said that one man can
thus handle the entire twelve plows as
easily as he can the old-fashioned rid
ing plow-
Deacon Walker: I once swiped SER
mon and thought 1 would unload it on
the brethren of a small out-of-the-way
town. When 1 was about half through
looked over the congregation and saw
the brother who had first preached it
sitting about half way back listening
very attentively. 49,. When a sweet
young thing meets her first disappoint-
nent in Love her mind turns at once
to deep and lasting revenge. She fixes
I'D in her prettiest and goes forth and
gets another Teller. L noticed
that in our neighborhood the fellows
who start out in the spring to shove a
lawn mower for their health, appear to
regain their strength after they have
gotten over the front yard the first time
Cawxer CITY has organized band on
the stock company plan. A share costs
$15 1t has IS members.
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HUNOR OF THE DRY

First Thespian-And the audience. nv
10y, you should have seen them. They
were glued to their seats.
second Ditto-Ah. a good way of keep
ing them theFe.-Bystander.
Redd-Been to the city?
Greene-Yes.
Redd-Where did you stop?
Greene-All over. / went in my automo-
DIE, you know.-YOnkers Statesman
Is this mornings paper in. the one
from the city,? asked the stranger in the
Sure. replied the polite clerk Been
In two days. Sentinel
I've never had any chance in this
world, but anyhow I've remained hon
est"
Don't you mean that you've remained
honest because you never had a chance"
Cleveland Leader.
Il hear Col. Bourbon's left arm was cut
off in the railway accident
Yes, sub, a most unfaWtunate occur
renee, but fawtunately his drinking arm
was entirely uninjured. Life.
Little Ethel-Mamma, don't people ever
get punished for telling the truth?
Mamma-No, dear. Why do you ask?
Little Ethel-'Cause / just looked the
last three tarts in the pantry and 1
thought I'd better tell you.-Cleveland
Plain-Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

No longer will the little children of
Kansas be permitted to play under the
Anheuser-BuSch.
The lady bug did her duty all right in
getting away with the green bug, but
she couldn't help the antics of the
weather bureau.
e.
The Leavenworth Times has adopted
the wide column on its editorial page,
presumably because the narrow kind
won't contain the broad views of the
Times editor.
This sort of a spring also throws the
Society for the Suppression of Peek-a-
boo Waists out Of job.
- =
No wonder the population of the west
has increased rapidly in the last year
and a half. Harry Orchard has been in
Jail.
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A sIDELIGHT ON ROSS.

Professor F. H. Holder, of the Uni
versity of Kansas throws another
glimmer of light on the action of the
late Senator Edmund G. Ross in vot-
ing against the impeachment charges
made against Andrew Johnson. 1t
will probably always be a debated
question as to what motive actuated
Ross. At the time of his action the
people of Kansas severely condemned
him, and even now some of the old
timers will not concede that he was
actuated by any high and patriotic
motives. Yet the state as a whole
has vindicated Ross.
This sidelight of Professor Holders
is a note that Senator Ross wrote to
his wife while he was being severely
condemned by the people of Kansas.
The note is in the possession of Mrs.
George Leis. of Lawrence. a daughter
of Senator Ross, but it is only since
his death that she would consent to
it's publication. The note was written
on senate stationery on May 2s. 1868.
and reads:
Don't be discouraged, dear wife.
it's all coming out right This storm
of passion will soon pass away and
then the people, the whole people will
thank and bless me for having saved
the countr by my single vote from the
greatest peril through which it has
ever passed, though none but God can
ever know the struggle it has cost me.
Millions of men are cursing me today,
but they will bless me tomorrow. But
few knew of the precipice upon which
we all stood on Saturday morning last.
Your aft. HuS-"
This prophecy was long time in
coming true and Senator Ross barely
lived to see it's fulfillment the ac-
acknowledgement of which was borne to
him at Albuquerque a few months
ago by General Hugh Cameron.
In commenting on the episode,
Professor Holder says in a communi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-10
THE WHEAT OUTDOOR.

The condition of the Kansas winter
wheat crop. as reported by the cor
respondents of the state board of
agriculture, is BY no means encourage
ing. The southern and Central por-
tons of the state were known to be
hard hit. but it was supposed that the
western and northwestern counties
were holding up in good shape. Now
1t appears that in only a very few
counties is the condition good.
This does not mean that Kansas
will raise no wheat. Even if it has
only half a crop the Sunflower state
may have more of this grain than any
other state. 1t may possibly be sur
passed by one or two states in the
spring wheat region. but reports from
the north indicate unfavorable condi-
lions there; SO it is not unlikely that
Kansas will continue to lead.
Kansas has become so accustomed
to raising eighty and ninety million
bushel crops that nothing short of
those figures is regarded as good. And
when nearly one and a half million
acres is Dlowed up and the condition
of the remainder is under 60. Kansas
does not regard the situation as prom
| Using although present conditions
would indicate an aggregate yield of
about 60 million bushels.
There will still be a considerable
number of million busheI' wheat
counties, although the number may be
cut down. 1t is possible that even
Sumner, the banner wheat county of
the world in days gone by, may drop
below a million bushels.
The situation has it's bright side,
however. Although upwards of one
and a half million acres of wheat is
plowed up. to which must be added
most of the oats acreage, practically
all of this will be planted to corn or
other crops. Thus in piling up the
years products and profits from the
farms it may yet yield its due quota.
There is another bright spot in the
wheat farmers sky, also. Although
their crop may be cut down to 6O,0O0,-
900 bush els, if the price is pretty well
UP towards a dollar a bushel the
monetary returns will be fully as great
as usual, while the expense of caring
for the crop will be less. The usual
returns from the wheat crop run from
so to 81 millions of dollars a year, so
that price of 90 cents a bushel this
year will make the producers as rich
as usual from the returns of the wheat
crop. and they will still have million
and a half acres of ground more than
usual for other crops.
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KANSAS COMAENT
INGRATITUDE.

thief may be honest in some
things, deadbeat may have charity
IN his soul, but an migrate has no re-
deeming traits. Ingratitude steals the
nursing bottle from the lisping infant,
1t tramples mother love under foot and
sneaks out in the night and destroys
MOWERS growing on the graves Of the
departed. Ingratitude knocks at your
door on bleak and cold days and comes
IN ana warns by your f1restde and
grows strong again by partaking of
your food and wearing your clothes.
II then repays the debt by lifting its
head with a hiss and burying poison
GUS fangs in your back. Ingratitude
pegs medicine and food of you when
lt is sick and when it grows we'll again
It laughs you to scorn because you
were so easily 1eeced. Ingratitude,
trusted with gold, steals it; trusted
with honor. betrays it; trusted with
virtue, destorys it. The thief can re-
form, the sinner repent and the prodi-
gal return, /but the soul of the migrate
is dead and the still small voice will
not penetrate it.-Osborne Farmer.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFron the Chicago News.l

From the Chicago News-1
Experience never makes fools of
wise men.
Love may be blind, but while there
is life there is hope.
Faultfinding is unlike charity, but 1t
usually begins at home.
1t isn't always safe to judge man S
past by what he says about II.
It's awfully hard to get rich accord
ing to the methods prescribed In
books.
If a man lives beyond his income 1t
is because of the smallness thereof.
Good sense is better than good
looks. but so few people are afflicted
with either.
ANY man who can get used to drink
ing poor coffee can get used to being
married.
There's an awful slump in the mar
ket when you try to dispose of exper-
fence that costs you dear.
Among other summer needs is an
elastic currency that can be stretched
far enough to cover the ice bill.
Our idea of a sensible woman is one
who doesn't care how large her shoes
are, just so they are comfortable.
It's a deplorahIe fact that the aver
age man spends too much time trying
to acquire money and too little trying
to acquire happiness.
Some men practice what they
preach, but the average doctor pre-
scribes aSlot of medicine he wouldn't
think of taking himself.