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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER

backed by the Sheriff could not
make the prices we do the next
thirty days. Come join the pro-
cession and partake of the thou
sands of bargains that await you
here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Nov Here's Where You Save.

cakes Star Soap for 25c.
i box Hold Fast shoe nails for Sc.
! ID. loose coffee DC.
) gal. oil Mt lie per gallon.
lib. nic-nacs for &c.
doz quart glass jars 43c.
prs. mems 10c. socks for 25c.
25 lbs. gran, sugar for 81. 80.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

ELSEWHERE
sells
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
HERE ARE II FEN DON'T

Don't fail to come.
Don't be skeptica
Don't wait too long
Don't miss the place.
Don't kick and crowd.
Don't ovei-buy Yourself.
Don't be broke next week.
Don't miss the opportunity
Don't get mad if someone tramps your ,
corns in the mad rush for bargains.
Don't ask US to take back or exchange
goods on Saturday. We cannot do it-too
busy.
Attend the Stock-reducing and Trade
increasing Carnival such as was never ut
tempted and carried into effect in this town.
Now we say when the doors open here next
Saturday morning, we bid you welcome.
We will be glad to see you whether you
buy or not.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

We bid You Welcome.
Harry E. Huston,
SaItillo, Penn'a.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
SIX SPOOLS OF THREAD

Clarks, Williamantic and Mer-
ricks-for sc with every purchase
of $500 or over, or if you prefer
we will give you 10 yards of any
kind of calico for 20 cents with
all purchases of $500 or over.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30
Bartlett Pears So. a Basket.

Bartlett Pears So. a Basket.
Green's Fruit Grower prints an &C
count of an incident which occurred
many years ago. Yet it is as true
now as it was then, that fine looking
fruit will sell readily at price which
is much higher than the regular market
price The moral is: Grow the very
best quality of produce and then see
that it is put up in an attractive man
ner, and you will find that the extra
pains have made great gains. The
Fruit Grower says:
During the Civil War I was keeping
a grocery at Rochester, N. Y, says a
subscriber to Green's Fruit Grower
Zone day man called at the grocery,
attracted by a barrel of fine Bartlett
pears which was standing outside the
door,
'What is the price Of those Bart
letts?" he asked.
Seventeen dollars "a BARREL" I an
swered.
isn't that pretty high price?"
Yes, but the pears are extra quail
ity."
He bought the pears at the price
asked without further comments.
The next day a farmer came into the
store with a basket of the finest Bart
lett pears [ had ever seen, and I have
been buying pears for many years in
this, the greatest fruit section of the
world. These pears were not only of
very large size, but they we're uniform
ly large and free from blemish of any
kind, and the basket was new and clean
''What will you give for this basket
of pears?" asked the plain, unpreten-
tious farmer
''What do you ask for the pears?" I
replied.
'Three dollars"
isn't that pretty good price?'
eyes, but they are good pears"
[ bought these pears, paying the
price asked On the same day man
who kept a fruit stand on the corner
Of the main street dropped in and
asked the price of this basket of pears.
Give do1lars,'' I replied.
"That is pretty high price"
Eyes, it is high price, but I want
to ask you if you ever saw such
basket Of Bartlett pears before?"
liz 1OP1lCu IlIdI IICy WClC IllC InCSl
pears he had ever seen. He paid me
five dollars for the basket. I after
wards found that he was selling those
same pears on the street for twenty
five cents each.
Bartlett pears are not worth SO
much today as they were during the
Civil War, but here is an illustration of
the fact that buyers appreciate quality
Such pears as the basket and barrel
alluded to are not grown by chance
The soil where these pears were pro-
duced was not lacking in fertility. The
Bartlett pear almost invariably over
bears, therefore the trees that bore this
fruit must have been thinned judiciously
of the surplus fruit. Then good, clean,
attractive packages were used and none
but the finest specimens were offered
for sale. 1t is folly. to mix big spec1-
mems with small ones Often the large
pears all of uniform size will bring
more money if the smaller ones are left
out than If the small ones were inc1ud-
ed in the package
NO one can doubt that great care
and skill in growing and marketing
fruit is profitable, when you consider
the tact that the fruit growers of
california are sending such fruit to
New York city and other eastern local
tiles, paying high freight rates and high
commission and still make money!
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30

ings of labor in the harvesting and
preparation Of the corn crop for feed
ing. I discovered last fall that I could
put an acre of corn into the silo at
less expense than I could husk and
shred a like acre after it was put into
the shock Then the ears must be
ground or shelled before ready for
feeding sheep or cattle, and we find far
more waste in feeding shredded fodder
than silage to any kind of stock.
I have two silos II by 20 feet, built
four years ago at a cost of less than
$50 each, including everything.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30

Subscribe for the Agriculturist-ten
weeks ten cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
Tha. Proposed School Law.

The proposed school law in sever
al particulars is not only radical
but 1t is also unfair. There Is NO
reason why the teachers fund should
be uniform. To the contrary there
is every reason why there should be
scale Of salaries. The teacher at
Adamston has more expense than
the teacher at Johnstown or some
other place more remote. The teach
err at Adamston Is entitled to more
pay, perhaps, but scarcely 90. IL he
must have the same efficiency, and
yet even then there must be an adj
justment to conditions, as some COM
munities in every line or profession
can not pay. according to ability.
Also in reference to the proposed
changes there Is no good reason why
the cities should pay the expenses Of
other places. II that he true, the
principle should be applied to roads
and other matters as well. In other
words, there is just as much reason
for general road tax as there is for
the sort of tax proposed in reference
to the teachers fund. The same
may be said of police service and so
on. The school commission acted
quite unwisely. and without good
judgment. the Telegram thinks, in
this matter. as well as several others
in its report. If the proposed law is
based on its report.
1t is to be hoped the legislature
will thoroughly thresh the matter
and get the grain of the bill, cast
ing aside the straw. which seems
quite abundant in the proposed
school law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

And what is the use to. direct at
tention to the city ordinances, al.
though the Telegram can not refrain
from the useless task? The truth
is, the city administration Is so Pc
nurious that 1t really has but one
printed form Of the ordinances and
that is SO antiquated that It -
largely out Of date. It is also start
ling to announce that the one the
city has is said to be kept under lock
and key except on rare occasions.
Assuredly 1t Is high time the City
charter and ordinances, were being
and printed. else the city
may wake up some morning to find
its charter gone altogether. except IN
an ancient code of the State.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
Miserable situation.

The Telegram has but weakly de.
scribed the sanitary conditions, de-
string to spare those in authority as
much as possible. It has done this
with the hope that the administers
ton would get down to honesty in
the matter and make an investiga-
ton, instead OF putting up blum
and making pretense at economy.
As paper that desires to protect the
rights of the people 1t will hereafter
urge that the city administration be
brought into court and show cause
why an innocent people should be
made to suffer on account of some
fad. some fancy that expenses must
be cut down as to the protection of
life.
The crematory was operating very
nicely until the administration got 1t
into Its head that It was not right
to be Cody, we say Cody, for clean
illness is essential. Then, it pro-
ceeds to fire one who was there to do
the work. Ut entertained a false
economy. 1t blamed the keeper
with its own shortcomings. It did
not enforce the law, The fact !. is,
the Telegram believes, that It did NOT
know the law and probably does not
yet, though the Law Is most specific
on this point and quite strict. Repre-
sentatives hear Official discussions on
this point and yet they never see
any one Of the ofiicials referring to
the law and regulations, which are,
or ought to be, on the books Of the
city. Special committees are APP
pointed on this question, and yet NO,
one hears any thing about what the
rules and regulations are. In fact,
one may readily conclude there are
none. notwithstanding the fact that
such were passed in due form and
never repealed.
This leads one to the conclusion
that the city needs at the head OF Its
government some one who will
familiarize himself with the laws Of
the city and not some one who takes
"a chance or merely guesses at 1t, for
getting that there have been others
in high places. who have brought
about rules and regulations which
stand now as city laws.
In reference to the crematory
every possible precaution was taken,
in the preliminary stage. to make it
what every such thing should be.
But, does the present administration
know what those laws aref Does It
do any thing to enforce them9 Does
it care? We guess not. from the re-
cent action taken. We also conclude
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
Clean Your sidewalks.

In view of the present slippery,
sloppery. condition Of most all Of the
sidewalks in the city. the following
section Of city ordinance ought to
prove interesting and inspiring to
Clarksburg residents:
"on and after the first day Of
January, 1899, It shall be the duty
Of every person owning or occupy
ing property in the city, which Is
bordered by sidewalk, to have 30
much Of the said sidewalk as borders
on his premises cleaned OF all snow
or Use within twenty-four hours af-
ter the cessation of every snow fall;
and II the said owner or occupier
shall fail to so remove the said snow
or ice, It shall be. the duty Of the
superintendent OF streets, after CIV
ing said owner or occupier three
hours notice, to cause the same to
be removed at the expense Of the
city; and all sums so expended by
the said superintendent OF streets
may be recovered from the person so
in default by an action brought ON
behalf Of the city before the mayor"
The penalty for violation Of this
section Of ordinance Is fine Of not
more than $40 nor less than 81.
The Telegram respectfully and
hopefully recalls this city law to the
minds Of those residents who have
neglected to clean up their side
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
WIN Continue the White Goods Sale

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crippled as 1t is, but it win be more
SO IL the small measure of remedial
justice that the postal clerks de-
mand. not merely as charity dole,
but as right, Is not forthcoming.
There are three demands or
grievances OF the postal clerks that
should be conceded at once and
which. may be done without the least
difaculty IL the necessary appropria-
ton Is made. An increase OF pay:
q reconstruction Of the classification
list on scientific and more gener-
Gus basis, and from these two
necessarily follow more attractive In
ducements for those who wish to en-
ter the service of the. government in
one Of the most important branches
Of our national departmental admin
istration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

The city council meets tonight. It
is understood the mayor is putting 1t
up to the council for the lack of
proper enforcement of the sanitary
laws of the city. The council has
never repealed those laws, though 1t
may have resolved unwisely for the
purpose of economy. That body
should Immediately take back that
resolution and put it up to the mayor
to enforce the sanitary laws.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

Go out into the street. face your
self to the west. tilt your nose slight
ly upwards, close your mouth and
draw deep breath. The pungent
odor you will detect is the faint
from the horses. cats. dogs, rats and
other animals that are decomposing
on the top Of that huge pile Of NTH
at the city crematory. :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

The Iowa man With eleven children
who has just been appointed to q
postnastership BY President Roose.
welt in preference to rival caudi-
date who has but one child, needed
The once. The President seems to
be in earnest about his race suicide
theory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
An Evening Echo.

As the sun develops the tree. the
plant and flower. SO does the print
ing press develop the minds of men,
and uplifts them above ignorance,
superstition and error.-w. Baldwin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

by the residents Of the city. A fair
discussion of it is perfectly proper
now and every man ought to feel
free to express his opinion about it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
Postal Clerks Underpaid.

-
The most underpaid government
employe is probably the postal clerk,
and perhaps. the most unappreciated
especially the railway post ONCE
clerk. Few men, except those who
have been or are in the service, real
~ know any thing about It. The
hardships are Tar greater than In the
ordinary pursuits Of life. The dan
gers are about as great as are to be
found anywhere. The railroads have
but little, II any, consideration. for
these clerks. The government as
represented on the trains Is placed
In one of the most dangerous posi-
tions, ON the entire train-right up
against the engine. one might say.
The hours are the longest on record,
being any where from twelve to
eighteen. The runs are continual
strain. The motion Of the cars
brings on diease. The work Is
largely manual. though the mental
part of 1t is equally taxing, and the
attentive clerk has NO time for other
business. He merely lives in the
service. knows nothing else, and, Il
he stays long enough in 1t, he can do
nothing else.
Secretary Hitchcock knows some
thing about 1t. or at least that is the
indication, since he has asked Con-
gress for an appropriation of $780,
600. available Immediately, for adj
ditional compensation to clerks and
employees in postal service.
Along this same line the Telegram
finds the following very timely ar
ticle in the Scranton Tribune and
commends 1t to the consideration OF
all interested. with the hope that the
government may clearly see the ur-
Eency of recompensing postal clerks
and employees as their duties de-
mand:
There is no branch Of the civil
service harder worked or more poor
~ paid than the postal clerical star
throughout the length and breadth
Of the country. Not only Is the
work hard, the hours long and In
termittent. but the character Of the
duty itself is exceptionally monot-
eacus. We do not claim any merit
Tor the postal clerk in that he per-
forms his task faithfully and ac-
curately. These qualifications are.
In this age. one Of the requisites to-.
permanent employment. At the
same time, 1t is essential and COM
Elementary to efficiency that the re-
Enumeration should bear an equable
relation for the work performed.
The general prosperity of the
country has nearly doubled the busi-
ness Of the postofice. but there has
been no duplication of the stan or
anything like It. Moreover. the rec
ords Of the postoffice show no in
crease in some clerks salaries for
many years past, and promotion is SO
tardy that 1t is almost imperceptable.
Against all these drawbacks, there
Is only one qualification, the per-
manency Of the employment. This
Is something to be sure, but no one
can say that It is enough.
The postmaster general and his
Immediate subordinates recognize
the average inadequacy OF the sal
aries paid to postofiice clerks, but as
long as the congressional appropria-
ticn for the service remains what it
Is, 1t is beyond the power of the
executive to remedy the grievances.
The postal service is seriously enough
:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

Some inquiry has been made as to
when the election ON the proposed
bond issue Is to be held-before or
after the regular spring election. A
glance at the bill persuades one that
1t is to be before the city election. ~
it win repeal a part OF the present
code.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01
Fifteen thousand people ,enioy

Fifteen thousand people enjoy the
distinction today Of knowing their
garbage is being burned: But, do
they? Perhaps. the administration
might assure them 1t is being burn
ed. but how does It known The Tele-
gram win attend the meeting Of city
council tonight. and especially get
information ON this subject:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

It is gratifying to note that the
removal Of the capital to Clarksburg
is at last not a partisan measure.
Democratic papers now endorse the
contention the Telegram has adj
vanced ON this subject.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

that it does not care, for the reason
that 1t thinks 1t is wiser than its
predecessors. which is q mistake
that brings a smile, when one thinks
of It. So amusing is It that the
average-thinking man shakes his
sides with laughter at its real
Righteousness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

walks in the hope that it win prompt
them to their sense Of duty; and al.
so to do them a favor as Edward J.
Doyle walked up the street this
morning with Q copy Of the city or
dinance containing this section in
one pocket and a mean, look in his
eyes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

The bill providing for the taxation
of bachelors In this State seems to
have been pigeonholed somewhere In
the capitol. The bachelors must be
pretty strong in the commonwealth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

The people want to know what is
going to be done about the garbage
question. They have the right to
know.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

The bond issue is a matter Of much
and general importance. The Tele-
gram regards It so. and there ought
to be full expression on the subject
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-01

And this is crematory day, also
council meeting day! May We be ex-
cused from saying it is an epoch.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-05-03

IS.
"Oa sont les autres? r6p6ta Tim
placable tortionnaire.
PARTS, rala lie notaire, sur la
route de Morlaix.
-J'en 6tais STR, fit Jean Prigent
avec une sorte dc de rugissement.
En- route pour Morlaix, camara-
des"!
Dun geste il montra le notaire q
ses compagnons. Les quatre bras
hercul6ens l'enleverent malgr6 ses
Girls.
"Voulez-vous reposer chez vous,
madame? demanda le jeune hon.
me respectueusement d la comtes-
Sc.
Mon. ft-elle. J'ai hate de re-
monter q cheval''.
Quand ellie cut franohi le seuil
du MANOR ct que Jean iui cut to-
Du l'6trier, celui-ci revint sur ses
pas.
Les hommes qui p%ortaient Jorge
Darros 6tait encore au pied du per-
IRON. lis interrogerent lie jeune
chef.
"Qu'en faut-il faire?
-D6kosez-le sur les marches,
r6pondit froidement Bocenno, qui
tira l'uu des pistolets de ga ceintu-
re.
GRACE! piti6! suplia encore le
lache criminel.
-C'est l'affaire d Dieu ct non a
moi, r6pliqua l'imp1toyable JUICE.
Quill reeolve ton anne ct la sau-
ve."
Et, appuyant la gueule du pisto-
let derri6re l'oreille du tabellion, q
TOUGHER la nuque, il lui fit sauter la
cervelle.
Au dehors, sur la route, il donna
un ordre BRET q ses compagnons.
"Vingt hommes pour accompa-
gner Mapiaouank. les dix autres
avec moi. II est midi; il fault qua
want ce solr nous ayons %rejoint Kill
lerlon. La vie du chef en- depend.
Allons, frAres, hardi! Tous sur Nor.
laix!"
Les trente hommes 6taient a Che
val. lis sc s6parerent ausssit6t en-
deux groupes. Ceux qui escortaient
Amellne SO deterrent dams les che
Minis sous bois Les autres prirent
avec Jean Prigent la grande route
de Morlaix, au galop de leurs be-
tes.
&c fut une course rapide, hale
tante, qui les mena en- moins de
trois heures q la bifurcation des
votes que leurs sdversaires avaient
suivies quelques heures plus tot.
II y await Ia, a IN kilom6tre dams
les terres, masquee par les andres
ct les b%uissons, une maison basse
qu'on ne pouvait voir de la route.
Les cavaliers sly %ralllerent les uns
apr4s les antres.
Une femmes encore ]enne les y
recut au fond dune sale basse au
sol de terre battue. Jean linterro-
gea sur Iheure.
"Sais-tu quelque chose, 'Jeannll
d Louarn?' demanda-t-il.
Ainsl interpelj6e, la femme SOU
rit ct fit IN geste 6vasif. Puts ellie
repondit:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-05-03

J pie, n'avait lien de grand. Ce la.
quais d6vou6 ]usqu'au crime 3 son
ma1tre aurait pu lui donner DIES lie.
cons de noblesse. LIE gentllhomme
await Fame dun laquais au sens
d6primant de ce mot.
"Ecoute dit Killerton q son com.
pagnon de d6bauches, je viens dc
! prendre une grande resolution; j.
to la communiquerai en- chemin
|O'est tot vas porter au fort Taureau
pordre de fusiller le prisonnier AT
recu de cette d6peche."
Eft il tendit q Saint Julien le pl
quill venait de cacheter ct sur le'
quel il await mis- sa grife.
I'll est heureux, reprit-il que
Mathur,n matt point 6te lei, car j
lui eusse peut- etre conf6 le secret
Ralph assure que c'est I'm tra1tre
ITEMS! ricana lie citoyen Pin.
sard, il a trouve celia tout seul, CT
Ralph; je lui en- fails mes compli
ments."
Les trois hommes prirent congo
du notaire tou]ours 6tendu sui sor
sofa. Dehors lis enfourch4rent
leurs betes, que Saint Julien await
attaches par la bride aux anneauz
du muir ext6rieur. Puie, poquant
des deux, lis gagn6rent par lie plus
court la route de Morlaix
A la bifurcation des trois chaus'
s3es, don't tune, celle que devait
prendre Ralph. menait vers le ter
ritoire de Lannion par le chemir
de Plouaret, lis s'arret6rent. Killer
leur montra les deux points oppo'
s6s de l'hcrizon.
"Je joue ma partle supreme. dit
il gravement. II fault que demain,a
parellle heure, Alain Prigent All
l,cess6 de vlvre, parce que, DANE
trois jours, la fotte anglaise aura
d6barqu6 six mile hommes sur ls
cote de Primel. II ny pas hut
cent soldats q Morlaix, ct tous LEI
autres .sont retenus q Brest. Je vais
livrer dun seul coup la Bretagnt
ct deux repr6sentants d la vlelllt
Angleterre".